On Jun 6, 2:06 pm, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 06/06/2010 16:31, rantingrick wrote: > > > > > On Jun 5, 9:22 pm, ant<shi...@uklinux.net> wrote: > > >> I ask the group; should we try to create a new GUI for Python, with > >> the following > >> properties?: > > >> - Pythonic > >> - The default GUI (so it replaces Tkinter) > >> - It has the support of the majority of the Python community > >> - Simple and obvious to use for simple things > >> - Comprehensive, for complicated things > >> - Cross-platform > >> - Looks good (to be defined) > >> - As small as possible in its default form > > > Yes i one hundred percent agree! The only problem is i am the only > > one! Good luck finding others to climb into this boat. From the > > beginning there has has been this really weird love-hate relationship > > with Tkinter in the Python community. I myself experience this > > emotional attachment every day as i wish for Tkinter to be more > > "pretty" and "feature-rich" whilst at the same time loving it's > > simplicity. Tkinter seems to be Python's whipping boy and nobody wants > > to whip another, so we are stuck in limbo with a lobotomy. > > > Heres an idea though, why not expand Tkinter with some new really cool > > widgets...? Hmmm...? That TIX package is a real PITA and could use a > > re-write. Can you believe it took until py3.0 for Tkinter to get a > > combobox :-O! Yea i know! :'-( > > Patches are welcome at any time. I look forward to seeing your first > contribution. > > Kindest regards. > > Mark Lawrence.
Hello Mark, Are you maintaining Tkinter or Tix or both? There is a nagging issue with Tix that needs fixing. Upon subbclassing some widgets and when using the import Tix and import Tix as *. Maybe it is already fixed in 3.0 (i have not checked) but we need to fix it. I am still currently rewriting Tkinter Tix and IDLE in my spare time but got a bit busy lately. Anyhoo, i would really like to bring some patches, upgrades, and just a general spit shining to the entire three- plexx so let me know. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
