Re: [Haskell-cafe] GUI
However, I want to know if there has been any practical standardisation in the GUI area. Last time I looked at this it seemed some decisions had been made (bind to existing api - wxWindows?). I am waiting for some real standardisation and a mature API before I jump ship from Java for my day-to-day programming. wxHaskell is available at http://www.wxhaskell.sfnet.org/ It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS X. It has many GUI controls, database access, is well documented and perfectly stable. We use this toolkit for a Bayesian network tool, Dazzle. See http://www.cs.uu.nl/dazzle/images/screenshot.jpg for a screenshot. Have fun, Arjan ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] GUI
On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 11:44:49AM +0100, Arjan van IJzendoorn wrote: wxHaskell is available at http://www.wxhaskell.sfnet.org/ It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS X. It has many GUI controls, database access, is well documented and perfectly stable. We use this toolkit for a Bayesian network tool, Dazzle. See http://www.cs.uu.nl/dazzle/images/screenshot.jpg for a screenshot. It seems a bit of a stretch to call wxhaskell perfectly stable, when it seems that the API changes with each release... It's definitely a working interface, but I wouldn't really call it a stable one. I guess it is stable in the sense that it doesn't crash. -- David Roundy http://www.darcs.net ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] GUI
It seems a bit of a stretch to call wxhaskell perfectly stable, when it seems that the API changes with each release... It's definitely a working interface, but I wouldn't really call it a stable one. I guess it is stable in the sense that it doesn't crash. Yes, you are right. I meant the latter meaning of the word 'stable'. The interface has changed considerably at version 0.8 but will hardly (if at all) be changed at 0.9. Maybe Daan himself can shed some more light on the matter. Cheers, Arjan ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] GUI
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Matthew Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know this question is probably going over old ground - so I apologise in advance. However, I want to know if there has been any practical standardisation in the GUI area. Last time I looked at this it seemed some decisions had been made (bind to existing api - wxWindows?). I am waiting for some real standardisation and a mature API before I jump ship from Java for my day-to-day programming. There are also bindings to other existing toolkits: Gtk and FLTK. Both of these projects are (I believe) aiming to have a roughly similar medium level API as wxHaskell has chosen. The aim being to make it easier for users to switch toolkits. As has been noted, none of these projects have hit complete API stability, though wxHaskell and gtk2hs are nearing version 1.0 releases. I would certianly advocate aiming for a common medium level API that covers a core subset of each toolkits functionality. Of course there will always be differences between the different toolkits, particularly in their scope. Duncan ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
