Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
since I'm developing in Tkinter, I'm intrigued by your comment that: "It allowed me to do things in hours, which literally took weeks with tkinter, " please elaborate! Cheers S -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-20 Thread Andrew E
John J. Lee wrote: The key question from my point of view is: can I write commercial sell-if-I-want-to applications using Qt? If it is GPL, then I guess the answer is 'no'? Yes, you can write commercial apps. It's multi-licensed (commercial, GPL, etc.): you get to pick the license(s) you want to

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-20 Thread John J. Lee
Andrew E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hans-Peter Jansen wrote: > > .. > > While in PyQt world, I found these advantages: > > + conceptually vastly superior > > + powerful api/widgets/features > > + fast as hell due to the efficient binding of a quite efficient lib > > + cool tools, that are u

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-20 Thread Duncan Booth
Swaroop C H wrote: > For those who don't know, Qt 4 on Windows will be available under GPL. > So, you can write a (GPLed) app using Qt 4 and run it on Windows, Mac, > Linux and even embedded! > Yes, but the FAQ implies to me that they really don't want to encourage people to use the GPL: > Q:

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-20 Thread Andrew E
Hans-Peter Jansen wrote: .. While in PyQt world, I found these advantages: + conceptually vastly superior + powerful api/widgets/features + fast as hell due to the efficient binding of a quite efficient lib + cool tools, that are unicode/translation aware + very efficient programming environme

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-19 Thread Hans-Peter Jansen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've narrowed down my toolkit selection for my project to wxPython and > pyQt, and now i'd like to hear any opinions, war stories, peeves, etc, > about them, particularly from anyone who's used _both_toolkits_. I'm > only mildly interested in the IDEs and UI designers fo

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-19 Thread Jarek Zgoda
[EMAIL PROTECTED] napisaƂ(a): I've narrowed down my toolkit selection for my project to wxPython and pyQt, and now i'd like to hear any opinions, war stories, peeves, etc, about them, particularly from anyone who's used _both_toolkits_. I'm only mildly interested in the IDEs and UI designers for ea

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-18 Thread Swaroop C H
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:55:23 +1100, Mike P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally for ease of use Qt is the way to go. I'm really looking forward > to Qt 4 coming out, and then sometime later PyQt 4. Then I'll be able to > develop with my favourite APIs (Qt, OpenGL, and OpenSceneGraph) under a >

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-18 Thread Mike P.
"RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Of course, the licensing terms may still be too restrictive for those > that want to create comercial closed source applications and can't > afford the comercial license of Qt. That is why, for many, wxPython > will remain the pre

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-18 Thread RM
Of course, the licensing terms may still be too restrictive for those that want to create comercial closed source applications and can't afford the comercial license of Qt. That is why, for many, wxPython will remain the preferred choice. Being that you are inclined use Xemacs and xterm for your

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-17 Thread Simon John
"so is there already a binary for qt/pyqt/eric3 available or when can i excpect qt4 to be released? " I think that pyqt4 is going to be a long way off, obviously further away than qt4. i have compiled qt 3.3.3/pyqt 3.1.3 using mingw/vcc6 for windows using the instructions i linked to in my previo

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-17 Thread Ken Godee
tc wrote: Has anyone compiled binaries for qt/pyqt/eric3. i'd really like to try it. at the moment i work with wxWindows and BoaConstructor which i'm actually not so happy with. design of gui's with wx is not very efficient... so is there already a binary for qt/pyqt/eric3 available or when can i e

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-17 Thread foobar
tc wrote: > Has anyone compiled binaries for qt/pyqt/eric3. i'd really like to try > it. at the moment i work with wxWindows and BoaConstructor which i'm > actually not so happy with. design of gui's with wx is not very > efficient... > > so is there already a binary for qt/pyqt/eric3 available or

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-17 Thread tc
Has anyone compiled binaries for qt/pyqt/eric3. i'd really like to try it. at the moment i work with wxWindows and BoaConstructor which i'm actually not so happy with. design of gui's with wx is not very efficient... so is there already a binary for qt/pyqt/eric3 available or when can i excpect qt

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-17 Thread Giovanni Bajo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've narrowed down my toolkit selection for my project to wxPython and > pyQt, and now i'd like to hear any opinions, war stories, peeves, etc, > about them, particularly from anyone who's used _both_toolkits_. I'm > only mildly interested in the IDEs and UI designers fo

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-16 Thread Simon John
I used to be a wxPython lover, but it was mainly due to the crappy PyQt licensing terms, rather than any merits of wx (although I like the native LnF). After trying to do a large-ish project using wxPython, I found that I was limited by the lack of widgets and the layout system. My latest project

Re: wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-16 Thread Scott Frankel
I have just started using wxPython. I selected it over pyQT for licensing reasons. I'm no gui app expert. But that said, I've found the toolkit approachable and the user community very helpful. Scott On Mar 16, 2005, at 9:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've narrowed down my toolkit selection

wxPython vs. pyQt

2005-03-16 Thread eholbroo
I've narrowed down my toolkit selection for my project to wxPython and pyQt, and now i'd like to hear any opinions, war stories, peeves, etc, about them, particularly from anyone who's used _both_toolkits_. I'm only mildly interested in the IDEs and UI designers for each, as i want to do as much as