RE: [boost] Re: GUI library - another one

From: David Turner (dkturner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-03 13:56:14

Hi

> A GUI library, just like a Sockets or XML library, is a huge 
> undertaking. Many 
> libraries addressing these areas have been started, but have not been 
> finished due to "planned feature bloat", i.e., the authors 
> and reviewers 
> wanted too much out of the first version of the libraries. 
> Don't be afraid to 
> say "that's version 2" to a feature; bonus points if you have 
> a paragraph or 
> two in a "Future Directions" document that explains how such 
> a feature fits 
> into the library.

Excellent point.  DrawingArea is hereby removed from the pending widget
implementations list :-).  What I expect is that individual platforms
could provide extensions or hooks for more elaborate features, such as
OpenGL widgets.

It's about time to start deciding what should be included, I think.  At
present, we have

Window
Label
Button
Grid
Text-entry

I plan to add

List
Selection
Menu
Tab-set / Notebook

And possibly

Divider

With these tools, I think the requirements of a great many C++ project
could be satisfied.  Anything glaringly obvious that I've left out?

Is a multi-line text input control necessary?

Regards
David Turner