Re: FW: [perl-win32-gui-users] Website - Code snippets gallery

2004-11-23 Thread Alex Lee
I think you guys are right. There probably is a very limited market, but on the other hand I think a book itself will generate publicity. This is how I see it as and why i think publishing is useful. 1a) the book would generate is own publicity and with this some legetimicy - thus I think it would

RE: FW: [perl-win32-gui-users] Website - Code snippets gallery

2004-11-23 Thread Frazier, Joe Jr
Disclaimer: I have only used Tk a few times, and HATED the look and feel. This is the reason I switched to Win32::GUI. I have never used wxPerl/wxWindows, but it is a great tool from what I have heard/read. From what I have seen in tuts, this is closer to Tk in style and is a bit more verbose

RE: FW: [perl-win32-gui-users] Website - Code snippets gallery

2004-11-23 Thread Frazier, Joe Jr
I have to agree. I expect people would be much more likely to buy a book on Tk(as they have been buying for years) or even wxPerl because of the cross platform nature of these two products. Good luck getting AS to package a cookbook with ActivePerl. They are 3 years behind on the Win32::GUI pp

Re: FW: [perl-win32-gui-users] Website - Code snippets gallery

2004-11-23 Thread Jez White
Hi, I must admit I would buy a win32::gui cookbook:) I think the market for a real book is a little limited though - in my view the biggest problem with win32::gui is it's exposure. I still come across developers who are using TK or web based front ends for win32 apps simply because they didn