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It’s be helpful to have some concrete examples of where one might run into limits with the minimalist frameworks and why a larger framework is required to overc
by davidcuddeback 6y ago
It’s be helpful to have some concrete examples of where one might run into limits with the minimalist frameworks and why a larger framework is required to overcome those limits.
- mwcampbell 6y agoTwo words: internationalization and accessibility.
- rootlocus 6y agoTables, tree views, popup menus, floating / docking windows, flexible layouts, file dialogs, animations.
- ahungry 6y agoIUP, which this wraps, does have most (all?) Of those
- overgard 6y agofile open/save dialogs, i18n, drag and drop, image formats, web views, any sort of accessibility, themability that actually fits into native platforms, sometimes the ability to open new windows, many common controls that we just take for granted now that you have to implement yourself, sometimes limited amount of events you can reasonably handle based on the design of the api (IM gui's for instance). I wouldn't say never use an minimalist framework. It can be handy for embedded debugging tools or for toy projects. But I wouldn't use one of these things for an application that I thought might have a few thousand users and some sort of life span.
- davidcuddeback 6y agoThanks for the list. I'll keep these in mind for my next GUI project. I've used Qt a few times for hobby projects, but was thinking about trying something else for my next GUI project.