Why not use QT as the underlying GUI library? As you noted it is platform independent. It is something of a bitch to build, but most GUI libraries are.
On 22-Jan-2003 David Sankel wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I believe that haskell would have great benifit from > a platform independant specification for a graphical > user interface module or set of modules. I've been > blessed with a lot of time on my hands so I'd be > willing to organize this project if needed. > > Since there are several working haskell gui > libraries out there, I would like this to be a > collaboration project with those who are experienced > in this area. Input and ideas from users would also > be a part of the collaberation. > > The goal would be a specification much like the > haskell report that could be freely implimented and a > reference impementation. > > This is an informal proposal for a proposal and > would like to get some feedback for the following > ideas. (please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > 1. Platform independance: The QT widget library is a > stunning example of how platform independance is > achievable without sacraficing speed. I am not > suggesting that we build haskell-gui off of QT but > might use major components of it as a model. > Eventually, the library could have three backends; the > Windows API, the X API (or gtk perhaps?), and the Mac > API (the name illudes me at the moment). > > 2. Signals support: Having a signals mechanism is > essential for large gui projects. > > 3. Dynamic widgets: All widgets should have dynamic > size and should have the ability to be resized by the > measurement of their contents or their parents. This > could be done in a way similar to QT widgets. > > 4. GUI GUI builder: Widgets should be flexible > enough to have the ability to be incorporated in a GUI > GUI builder program, such as QT designer. The storage > for a GUI builder might be direct Haskell code or some > intermediate format. > > 5. OpenGL incorporation: haskell-gui should have > some sort of OpenGL widget as OpenGL is the most > standardized and multiplatform graphical library > availible. Perhaps the hgl software could be > incorporated in this aspect of haskell-gui. > > 6. Custom Widgets: It should be easy for one to > create his or her own custom widgets from scratch > using Haskell code or by some modification of the > standard ones. > > Please give your feedback and suggestions for this > project proposal proposal. If there is enough > interest, I'll get this thing started. > > Kudos, > > David J. Sankel > Head Consultant > Electron Consulting (www.electronconsulting.com) > > > > _______________________________________________ > GUI mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/gui -- ---------------------------------- Seth Kurtzberg M. I. S. Corp. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 22-Jan-2003 Time: 10:57:26 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Haskell mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell
