On 06/06/2010 22:11, rantingrick wrote:
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.
I don't maintain either, I'm looking forward to seeing you do it.
Regards.
Mark Lawrence.
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