Re: [gtk-list] Re: Qt versus Gtk+

[Kent Schumacher <kent structural-wood com>]

David wrote:

> Hi!
>
> >I can't imagine that anyone would make the decision on whether to
> >use Qt versus Gtk+ on the basis of a few percentage points of
> >performance.  If there were more than a few percentage points,
> >I doubt you would need a benchmark.
>
> Well, this much is true but I thought that it would be interesting none the
> less. And unfortunately, in the real world, people DO make a choice over a
> few per centage points of performance.
>
> DAVID
>

I'm sorry I sounded a little harsh.  Your idea considered a more open
minded treatment than I gave it.  I think what I intended to say was that
Qt and Gtk+ have HUGE differences from a programmers perspective, and
a few percentage points of performance are not likely to be the deciding
factor in which widget set the programmer chooses.

I've been through this process of deciding on a widget set for implementing
(porting) a suite of several hundred programs, and I never considered
comparative performance.  I worried about comparative widget features,
compatability, and stability, and acceptable performance from
the widget set.

>From a curiosity and tuning standpoint, I would love to see a comparison done.

Caffienatedly,
Kent