On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 09:33:37PM -0800, S Yuval wrote: > Hello, > I'm curius to know how to write user-friendly front ends to programs. > I'm referring to programs like KPakage, GnoRPM, aptitude and dselect and the > various setup utilities for the Apache server that wrap around a console > based utility (rpm or dpkg, for example). How do I design the console based > programs? Should I implement an extensive command line argument interface > for them? How do I parse the output produce? What language is most suitable > and easiest for writing the user-friendly interface (for instance, Tcl/Tk? > Python?) ?
I'd use debconf as an user-inteface, and perl or python or any other scripting language you like to perform the real work. -- Francesco P. Lovergine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
