Re: Tk

[Malonowa <malonowa@wanadoo.fr>]

Hung(2) Chao(2)-Kuei(4) wrote:

> > but with younger ones you need to maintain their interest with some
> > graphics and things.
> And html can do these, too :-)

Yep.

>
>
> > Do you know a lot about TK? I'm just starting with this - it looks like
> I feel tk promising too. But for scripting, I like perl better than
> tcl. So I am currently investigating the perl/tk combination. Actually
> if you have no strong reason to use perl, perhaps python's Tkinter
> would be even better. Anyway, tk has been ported to work with many
> languages. Sorry, my notes are in Chinese (on my web page). But why
> bother with mine when there are a lot more better tutorials in English?
>         http://www.sco.com/Technology/tcl/Tcl.html#Tcl-Intro
>
> Tk (be it used with Tcl, Perl, or Pyton) can be used to wrap
> existing command-line apps in nice GUI. And it's relatively
> easy to learn. (Though not easy to master.)

My reason for Tk is that I can use it on the following platforms

Windows, Mac, RiscOS, Unix/Linux

Since my business is edusoft I'm presently holding an opinion that if I can
rapidly develop apps. to run on the first three - which presently I can't do
in plain old C and Assembler, then I may be able to persuade them to give
away the Linux versions since it won't cost them anything and would be good
for their PR should they decide to enter the market commercially at a later
date.

It also means that Linux software I develop can be easily integrated with
existing systems.

There are good tutorials on the net but the problem is that I can't download
them as packages so I must remain connected whilst reading them. I already
have a monthly phone bill of around $400 or more so I'd need to get something
I can read off-line.

Roman.