On Apr 18, 2013, at 10:37 PM, OKB (not okblacke) <[email protected]> wrote:
> It seems that originally there was the idea that Dabo could wrap various
> GUI toolkits, but that attention wound up focusing on wxPython because
> that was where there was momentum. Has there been any thought about
> trying to sidestep the wxPython bottleneck and make progress toward
> Python 3 by starting to add support for another toolkit (e.g., Qt or
> GTK)? I'm just wondering if people have a sense of how hard this would
> be and how useful it would be versus waiting around for wxPython. I
> adore Dabo and I dread the task of trying to write GUI apps without it,
> but it seems like unfortunately wxPython has not turned out to be the
> best choice in terms of forward momentum (which probably couldn't have
> been foreseen).
>
> Any ideas on this?
It's most certainly possible, but I see a big reason why I'm skeptical
that another toolkit will ever be wrapped: it's a HUGE amount of work!
Probably 90% or more of the time I spent working on Dabo has been
related to wxPython. I know that there is no way that either Paul or I would
have the time available to undertake this, so it would depend on someone else
carrying the torch.
We chose wxPython because in 2004 it was the clear front-runner in both
features and cross-platform performance. Python 3 was just a glimmer in Guido's
eye. Things have changed in the last 9 years.
-- Ed Leafe
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