CostaRica schrieb: > TinyERP is an already built application, am I wrong? I need to create > a very special application aimed at an Optometrist office, which > requires something more than a one-size-fits-all application. It is > actually using a MS Access application, but needs the integration of > four stores in a database server. Is GTK+ with python a better option > to develop?
I was just recently faced with the same descision - a cash desk application in a club. The key issue was usability, which in that case meant fast + reliable, using a limited intput method (touch-screen). So far the project didn't really kick off, but I considered two options - Firefox in Kiosk-mode + a TG-app with all the bells and whistles - Qt (my preferred toolkit, YMMV) In the end, a colleague who used to work in a club herself told be that speed is crucial. Speed, that in that case - club-cards being read by a barcode scanner, and the UI reflecting that, rapidly changing screen on a finger's touch and so forth - couldn't be reachd reliably with a browser. At least it would have been harder to optimize for that, as a toolkit gives you better control about the rendering and the event-loop. So _if_ the project finally will come to live, I'd go for the Qt variant. mainly because triggering a UI-change is something that could be done from the backend there, not just polling using AJAX. This is not to say that you must do so. Just consider what your client really needs. Web2.0-interfaces rapidly grow better, but IMHO still lack some snappiness that might be of need. If not, or if web is good enough, go for it. The lack of deployment-trouble, strong interface customization even by non-programmers and easier programming model are heavy plus-points. Diez --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" 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/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
