Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-11 Thread Joel Hedlund
> UI design requires a different skillset than programming. It can be a > very frustrating and thankless task as well. It is incomparably easier > to see the flaws in existing interfaces than correcting them (or even > creating the said interface). Make sure to start with something simple, > and le

Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-11 Thread Istvan Albert
Joel Hedlund wrote: > ideas from you people to get me going in the right direction. Despite my > GUI n00b-ness I need to get it good and usable with an intuitive look > and feel. UI design requires a different skillset than programming. It can be a very frustrating and thankless task as well. It

Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-11 Thread Joel Hedlund
> This will probably be a major, but not humongous project. wxPython, > pyGTk, and pyQt all have the architecture and basics you'll need, it > will probably be about the same amount of work to create in all of > them. Pick the one that best suites your licensing and platform needs. Thanks for the

Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-10 Thread Neil Cerutti
On 2007-01-10, hg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joel Hedlund wrote: >> Thanks for taking the time! >> /Joel Hedlund > > I do not know if PyGtk and PyQT have demos, but wxPython does > and includes PyPlot: an easy way to look at the basic features. PyQT does come with an impressive plethora of demos

Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-10 Thread hg
Joel Hedlund wrote: > Hi! > > I've been thinking about writing a good multiple sequence alignment > (MSA) viewer in python. Sort of like ClustalX, only with better zoom and > pan tools. I've been using python in my work for a couple of years, but > this is my first shot at making a GUI so I'd ver

Re: Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-10 Thread Chris Mellon
On 1/10/07, Joel Hedlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I've been thinking about writing a good multiple sequence alignment > (MSA) viewer in python. Sort of like ClustalX, only with better zoom and > pan tools. I've been using python in my work for a couple of years, but > this is my first s

Need startup suggestions for writing a MSA viewer GUI in python

2007-01-10 Thread Joel Hedlund
Hi! I've been thinking about writing a good multiple sequence alignment (MSA) viewer in python. Sort of like ClustalX, only with better zoom and pan tools. I've been using python in my work for a couple of years, but this is my first shot at making a GUI so I'd very much appreciate some ideas