> Python is already distributed with Tkinter, and it gets used as the standard > cross platform GUI toolkit. The addition of PyGtk will give the standard > distribution a more viable cross platform capability.
But will it? what gui toolkit is required by the C specs or distributed with all (any?) of the C compilers? Yet C still appears to be usable on any platform. Including things like TKinter result in people using it for single platform apps when they would be better of using the standard GUI for their machine of choice. Where is the benefit of that, sure I know people don't have to use it but if it's pushed as the gui for python then windows people are going to look at it and say nah, lets use VB, it looks better, "like a brought one mate" Better I think to have a GUI chapter in the docs that mentions the available toolkits and where they can be found, and a brief talk on cross platform or single platform. Chances are most applications will continue to be single platform for years to come. > Is it bloat in the standard library that is of concern? No, it's perceived bloat for new users, why should a new python person on linux be bothered with wx when they know all other apps are using gtk+, why should a windows person be bothered with gtk+? About now you might have guessed that I personally don't rate "cross platform apps" as a benefit or even useful... I imagine that the gui part is trivial compared to all the "how do I get this to print on every conceivable OS?" type problems anyway -- * Rob Brown-Bayliss * ================= * zoism.org _______________________________________________ pygtk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk Read the PyGTK FAQ: http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/
