nanogui: FLTK and Nano-X
Subject:
Re: FLTK and Nano-X
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Date:
13 May 2000 09:55:03 -0000
Message-Id: <20000513025341.B2326@www.easysolutions.net>
> FLTK is lighter but more limited. For very small embedded things I imagine
> the limits dont bite you and size is the big one
The widget sets are less rich that gtk, etc, however the framework is
very easy to work with. You can extend and create widgets to do
whatever you need to very easily by extending the base classes. Whats
curious though is the extended support for GL stuff..., very
interesting aspect of FLTK.
My underlying point is that the base of fltk may be "less rich", but
in a way it's more rich especially for the embedded sector because it
has all the primitives you need to create something truely rich.
Theme support I believe is coming in fltk2.0 along with lots of other
cool stuff. Overall I think it's a wise decision to opt for this
widget set for an embedded device. I've found it easier to work with
than gtk, but that's just my assesment. (i.e. it doesn't burden you
with rarely used widgets like other widget sets do)
Shane.
