> So you're really aiming at incorporating a gui-api for Python, so that it can > be pointed at the backend of choice? Something similar to what the DB-api > achieves for databases?
Yes, that's essentially what PyGUI already is. It doesn't attempt to model directly any specific existing toolkit, but rather to define an abstraction which can be realized with most existing toolkits. See the home page at http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python_gui/, and http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python_gui/version/Doc/index.html has a description of the abstract API. What I think we should do for Py3K is a bit more extensive. I think we should try to make sure than any Python distribution includes PyGUI plus one or more bindings appropriate for that distribution. For example, a Linux RPM might include the bindings for GTK+ and wxWidgets (presuming it's ported to wxWidgets), the Jython distribution would include the bindings for Swing, the Mac OS X distribution would include the bindings for Cocoa, etc. The source distribution would include the binding code for all the bindings, but of course autoconf would figure out which of those to build. Let's get "batteries included" working on the GUI front. > That certainly seems like a laudable goal. Advanced usage might still need to > dig into the underlying GUI framework directly, but a common front-end could > cover the needs of basic apps. That's the general idea. Things like PyGTK and wxPython will always exist, and some people may need them, but the PyGUI basic framework should suffice for most uses. I think, with a good graphics subsystem (the Canvas widget), you can really do quite a bit. Bill ------------------------------------------ Bill Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (650) 812-4763 FAX: (650) 812-4258 PARC -- User Interface Research Area http://www.parc.com/janssen/ _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
