On 3/11/07, iain duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A while back I built a TurboGears app that utilized XRC (see > > http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/UsingXmlResources) templates that > > wxPython can render as GUI elements. The "main" application (compiled > > as an .exe) was little more than a bootstrap loader that downloaded a > > zipfile of Python modules from the TG server and then rendered each > > "page" of the GUI via XRC. Aside from the initial downloading of the > > Python modules, it worked more or less like a web application: whenever > > a new "page" was needed, it fetched the XRC description from the server > > and rendered it. It worked great, giving all the advantages of a web > > app (centralized administration and ubiquitous access) and all the > > benefits of a GUI app (sophisticated UI controls and local system > > integration). Further, because all the database access was done via > > normal HTTP (I used pycurl), the GUI app was well-insulated from the > > underlying implementation and much of the server-side code was reusable > > for an actual web application as well (the GUI served as the > > administrative interface for controlling a public-facing website). > > hmm, that sounds pretty handy. Any opinions on here about the > appropriateness of pythoncard vs dabo vs ra wxPython for this sort of > thing? Especially as concerns being able to leave the model code intact > for both web and desktop access? ( I personally don't mind the C++'ish > ness of raw wxPython if it works better in other areas )
Based on PyCon talks, Pythoncard takes a lot of the pain out of wxPython. Dabo seems to be aimed squarely at replacing Filemaker. I know the Dabo guys spent a lot of time fighting wxPython. I must confess that I haven't used any of these. I'm just regurgitating talks I've gone to. -jj -- http://jjinux.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
