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Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by Tistron »

For me this looks like what I have been longing for since why_'s shoooes migrated to jruby after why_ left: a simple way to throw together a gui over some semi-private tool.

Not that this couldn't be used for "real" apps too, but that's not what I need.

Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by fermigier »

I find the concepts (i.e. "SWT without Java") behind libui (https://github.com/andlabs/libui) exciting, and I could picture myself using it someday (through its Python bindings).

I'm a bit worried, though, that the project is described as "mid-alpha" and hasn't received a single commit since January this year.

Could anyone familiar with the project comment on its current state ?

Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by rapsey »

fermigier wrote: post #5

I find the concepts (i.e. "SWT without Java") behind libui ( https://github.com/andlabs/libui ) exciting, and I could picture myself using it someday (through its Python bindings). I'm a bit worried, though, that the project is described as "mid-alpha" and hasn't received a single commit since January this year. Could anyone familiar with the project comment on its current state ?

Useless except trivial ui's

Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by cmroanirgo »

rapsey wrote: post #3

Libui is kind of dead and so limited I am surprised people still bother with projects like this.

The README kind of addresses this:

> if there is only a need to build a small simple application, Glimmer DSL for LibUI could be a good convenient choice due to having zero prerequisites beyond the dependencies included in the Ruby gem. Also, just like Glimmer DSL for Tk, its apps start instantly and have a small memory footprint.

Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by matheusmoreira »

fermigier wrote: post #5

I find the concepts (i.e. "SWT without Java") behind libui ( https://github.com/andlabs/libui ) exciting, and I could picture myself using it someday (through its Python bindings). I'm a bit worried, though, that the project is described as "mid-alpha" and hasn't received a single commit since January this year. Could anyone familiar with the project comment on its current state ?

I don't think it's a good model. User interfaces go beyond using native controls. Every platform does things differently, users have different expectations. Trying to create a single application for all users leads to lowest common denominator software that never feels quite right for any user. Like Qt applications.

The right thing is separate user interfaces for each platform. More work and more expensive but it's the right way.

Re: Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native Cross-Platform GUI Library

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Post by misnome »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #8
fermigier wrote: post #5

I find the concepts (i.e. "SWT without Java") behind libui ( https://github.com/andlabs/libui ) exciting, and I could picture myself using it someday (through its Python bindings). I'm a bit worried, though, that the project is described as "mid-alpha" and hasn't received a single commit since January this year. Could anyone familiar with the project comment on its current state ?

I don't think it's a good model. User interfaces go beyond using native controls. Every platform does things differently, users have different expectations. Trying to create a single application for all users leads to lowest common denominator software that never feels quite right for any user. Like Qt applications. The right thing is separate user interfaces for each platform. More work and more expensive but it's t…

Right, but this sort of thing isn’t usually used when that’s an actual option, like a small team or single developer.

Things like this and QT aren’t usually the alternative to “native applications for every platform”, it’s the alternative to “Native application only runs on one platform”, or “Uses Electron”.

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