Attempt to push Pythoncard to a 1.0 status is now underway. A temporary website has been created at:
http://code.google.com/p/pythoncard-1-0/ The official website continues to be http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ Pythoncard is such a wonderful package that it would be a shame to allow development for the package to go stagnant. The Python community deserves to continue enjoying the simplicity of Pythoncard for creating a GUI Python application. In the last few years, I've added a number of widgets and functions to the package. The present effort is to simply incorporate all of the changes I've made to the package, create an installer, push it out the door and announce to the world that Pythoncard 1.0 is here, and is here to stay. Here's a partial list of widgets and functions added: Widgets: PDFWindow, FlashWindow, MatplotlibCanvasWindow, MultiSelectionList, Drag-&-drop enabled tree control, IEHTMLWindow Backgrounds: MDIParentWindow, MDIChildWindow, MDISashWindow, multi-panel Background Window, Tools: Updated layoutmanager supporting the newly added widgets, and a revived action manager (provide list of actions or events associated with widgets in a context-sensitive fashion - no more needs to memorize which widget can do what). and others. I realize that there are other GUI packages that enjoyed far more support from the Python community in the last few years and have, as a result, a more extensive feature list, and more modern looks. My hats off to those developers. So, please re-frame from responding to this message or send me emails regarding xyz package and how that one is "better", more "modern" than Pythoncard, or that xyz package had xxx feature already. I like Pythoncard because it's so simple for most GUI applications I build that it's almost laughable. I've benefited tremendously from having Pythoncard around and now it's my turn to chip in and repay a small debt to Pythoncard. For x-Pythoncard users (and particularly developers), if you are unable to lend a helping hand, please at least join or re-join the Pythoncard mailing list and let your voice be heard. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
