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> Do they have complex widgets like grids and stuff? Yes, they all have complex widgets like grids and stuff. Grids being layout managers, not widgets.

maxxxxx 9y ago
I guess I meant grid as in data grid to show data from a database, not layout. With wxWidgets it got tedious once you needed sorting, filtering or paging. On the web I have a lot of choice, also in .NET. Not so much in qt or wxwidgets. I have seen some very nice Java desktop apps recently so maybe that's a good choice now despite a not so good reputation.
- wander_homer 9y ago
  What do you mean with you don't have much choice with Qt? Its view-model architecture lets you basically use any source of data you like in the backend.
  - maxxxxx 9y ago
    I am talking about UI widgets like grids with sorting, grouping, filtering, resizable headers or diagrams, charts, gauges and other stuff. On the web and in .NET you have dozens of choices that look very good whereas on qt I haven't seen much third party support.
    - wander_homer 9y ago
      Can you post a screenshot of such a "grid" widget? Because in Qt a grid just refers to a layout where you can place arbitrary widgets.
      - maxxxxx 9y ago
        Look at this for example: https://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WPF/Grid/ https://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WPF/Grid/
        rootlocus 9y ago
        Qt has a built in table widget [1], which although it's very powerful, doesn't come with that many features out of the box. And neither does .NET (or HTML), because what you linked is a 3rd party component which costs a lot of money. Not sure where you could buy something like that for Qt though. 1. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtablewidget.html http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtablewidget.html
        maxxxxx 9y ago
        "costs a lot of money" It's super cheap when you have to get something done quickly. The functionality you get is insane. I have looked around for qt but there wasn't much. And what I found didn't look very good.

maxxxxx 9y ago

I guess I meant grid as in data grid to show data from a database, not layout. With wxWidgets it got tedious once you needed sorting, filtering or paging. On the web I have a lot of choice, also in .NET. Not so much in qt or wxwidgets. I have seen some very nice Java desktop apps recently so maybe that's a good choice now despite a not so good reputation.

wander_homer 9y ago
What do you mean with you don't have much choice with Qt? Its view-model architecture lets you basically use any source of data you like in the backend.
- maxxxxx 9y ago
  I am talking about UI widgets like grids with sorting, grouping, filtering, resizable headers or diagrams, charts, gauges and other stuff. On the web and in .NET you have dozens of choices that look very good whereas on qt I haven't seen much third party support.
  - wander_homer 9y ago
    Can you post a screenshot of such a "grid" widget? Because in Qt a grid just refers to a layout where you can place arbitrary widgets.
    - maxxxxx 9y ago
      Look at this for example: https://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WPF/Grid/ https://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WPF/Grid/
      - rootlocus 9y ago
        Qt has a built in table widget [1], which although it's very powerful, doesn't come with that many features out of the box. And neither does .NET (or HTML), because what you linked is a 3rd party component which costs a lot of money. Not sure where you could buy something like that for Qt though. 1. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtablewidget.html http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtablewidget.html
        maxxxxx 9y ago
        "costs a lot of money" It's super cheap when you have to get something done quickly. The functionality you get is insane. I have looked around for qt but there wasn't much. And what I found didn't look very good.