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Python GUIs: Abandoning TkInter and welcoming wxPython?

Hank Fay Hank.Fay at p98.f112.n480.z2.fidonet.org
Thu Jul 1 08:17:28 EDT 1999 
From: "Hank Fay" <hank at prosysplus.com>

Is it possible to use ActiveX controls in any of these GUI's?  Then you've
got a large choice of controls.

Hank

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Al Christians <achrist at easystreet.com> wrote in message
news:377BC620.F5553FF5 at easystreet.com...
> I looked at Fox and put it aside because I need a grid control.
> wxPython seems to be the winner for Windows in that category, even
> though the grid is pretty minimal.
>
> Any other candidates with a grid?
>
> Al
>
>
>
>
> Lyle Johnson wrote:
> >
> > I've already worked up the binary distribution of FXPy for Windows; I
just
> > forgot to mention it in the previous post. The binary installer can be
found
> > at:
> >
> >     ftp://ftp.cfdrc.com/pub/FOX/FXPy-0.99.42-win32.exe
> >
> > I haven't worked up a binary distribution of the (C++) FOX distribution
> > itself, primarily because it changes most every day :) But that is in
the
> > plans as well.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lyle
> >
> > Mikael Lyngvig wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:07:51 -0500, Lyle Johnson <jlj at cfdrc.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >Just to add fuel to the fire, we now have a Python interface to FOX,
a
> > > >cross-platform GUI toolkit:
> > > >
> > > >    http://www.cfdrc.com/pub/FOX/fox.html
> > > >
> > > >The latest version of the Python wrappers can be picked up at:
> > > >
> > > >    ftp://ftp.cfdrc.com/pub/FOX/FXPy-0.99.42.tar.gz
> > > >
> > > >I don't know how the speed of FXPy would compare with some of the
others
> > > >mentioned (Tk, wxWindows, Qt, GTK, ...) but it would be worthwhile
for
> > > >some independent opinions.
> > >
> > > I'm downloading it now.  The http URL is wrong, it should be
> > > http://www.cfdrc.com/FOX/fox.html.
> > >
> > > The presentation seems promising, but I'd like to suggest a binary
> > > distribution for PC/Intel computers.  I know this is not common for
> > > Unix distributions, but it's the norm for PCs.
> > >
> > > -- Mikael
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