I agree, Tk is still the only option for most serious projects
(Win32::GUI is still, after all, a beta); though it still isn't
entirely stable, either.
Also, be aware that the Tk widgets are ported from XWindows,
and are similar, but not identical, to the familiar Windows
controls. Tk also tends to be significantly slower.
David Hiltz wrote:
>
> > This may be a silly question and please let me know if it is but I was
> > wondering what the major differences where [besides syntax] between Perl/TK
> > and Win32::GUI. Obviously, the latter is only available on Windows but are
> > there any other reasons to use one over the other on the Windows platform?
>
> Tk is more complete and is better documented ("Learning Perl/Tk"). I
> think Win32::GUI is still fairly new and does not support some of the
> features of Tk. Win32::GUI is also unstable in certain areas. The latest
> version 4?? broke some of my code.
>
> As for look and feel I think Tk looks just fine. I like the fact that
> I can run the same code up on my Sun workstation.
>
> I'll probably come back and visit Win32::GUI in 1/2 year to see how it
> has matured.
>
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> David Hiltz
> Unix System and Network Administrator
> Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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