Re: [gtk-list] GTK for Win32

[Moshe Vainer <moshev easybase com>]

Another thought, why not write UI in Java/Corba?
You can use JDK 1.2 (it'll be production when you finish),
It contains CORBA client build in, and JFC which is a very nice and powerfull
GUI toolkit.
This way you get not only Linux/Win32 portability, but any other Java
platform...


Good Luck.

Brian Semrad wrote:

> I don't know what your stance on Win32 is and I'm sure that this subject
> has been brought up before but please here me out.
>
> My company develops custom software for large manufacturing firms. Our
> customers require support for our client interfaces to run on Windows
> NT/95, but we have been growing more and more dissatisfied with
> Microsoft over the last few years to the point that we are planning to
> move all of our server development over to Linux. As for the client
> software, we will be required to provide Win32 based clients for the
> forseeable future.
>
> Our software is built on cross platform modules that we developed which
> provide the core components for all of our applications. Until now we
> have been doing all of our UI code with MFC and Active X.
>
> We are unsatisfied with those solutions and are wanting to develop, a
> Windows/Linux cross platform solution for our client applications user
> interface software. Based on the following statements:
>
> 1> We are doing this out of need. We are going to find a solution to our
> problem over the next 12 months. We have contracts that will be
> delivered as early as Nov. 98 which will be based on this development
> effort.
> 2> We will be allocating full time programers to the project.
> 3> We would like to benefit the Linux community if possible during the
> process and would have no problems GPL'ing the source.
> 4> We want to be able to develop a single code base for client
> applications which can be compiled for Win32 and Linux without changes.
> 5> We will be using OpenGL to provide 3D views of the production
> processes.
> 6> We will not be using any 3rd party or proprietary software packages
> for inclusion into the source.
> 7> We understand that a good set of windowing libraries is dificult to
> design and would like to build on the work of others.
>
> What is the feasability of developing a native Win32 version of GTK+
> that does not use MFC or Active X? If a full version is not feasable how
> about a partial port? What are the major areas of concern? If the answer
> to the above questions is no, do you have any other suggestions or ideas
> for us?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> --
>
> Brian Semrad
> Advance Software Technologies
> bps@southwind.net
> phone:(316) 283-5777
> fax: (316) 283-5362
>
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