> 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.
Nothing is.
> 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.
Tk is slower but I wouldn't say "significantly".
I was actually writing a GUI designer in Win32::GUI (what better way to
learn the capabilities of a module). I had it so I could drag buttons,
text, labels, etc around in a window and click and the object would be
placed. I could also do rudimentary sizing of the objects. I could then
save the screen and the corresponding Win32::GUI code was written to a
file. It was a little rough around the edges but it worked. Heck of a
lot faster then using screen coordinates in the "trial and error" method
and much easier to use then a layout manager. I put the project on hold
because the latest build broke some of my code and I also need better
mouse and keyboard event handling.
These things may already exist but without decent documentation I
don't know how I would find out about them. I've written to this
group with questions but haven't gotten responses to the problems listed
above. Oh well.
> 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.
> >
> > -----------
> > David Hiltz
> > Unix System and Network Administrator
> > Northeast Fisheries Science Center
> > ######&@&######
>
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