On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 09:37:09PM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote: > > So, can anyone point out what they think the best toolsets are for > learning how to write GUI interfaces in C/C++? So far I've found that > Qt seems to have a lot geared towards the beginner. Am I correct in > that assumption? I also like the fact that programs written in Qt are > portable to other platforms. > > Just looking for some color on how to get started in this area. >
I got started using gtkmm (gtkmm.sourceforge.net). It's the C++
interface to GTK+, and it's served me well the short time that I've used
it. For some background, I taught myself C++ from Stroustrup's book (a
great book, one every C++ programmer should own and read) before going
to the Uni for C++. (There I learned some really bad C++ programming
habits, but back to the point.) It comes with full documentation, as
well as integration with libsigc++, a library for signals in C++. (It
was originally part of gtkmm, and then got split off.)
I've heard some good things about Qt, but I wouldn't use it because if
you decide that you want to write code for profit by yourself, you have
to pay for its license. On Windows (which, sadly, makes up most of the
desktop arena), it is quite expensive. Plus, I just never could wrap my
head around Qt for some reason. (Probably because it was Qt version 1.)
Happy to help,
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