[aplusdev] Article on A+ and Linux

[Bob Cain]

I wish replies to this list went to the list.  I never realize that
until one doesn't appear on the list for a while.  Sorry to send you
this twice, Sasha.

Alexander Skomorokhov wrote:
> 
> GUI of A+ is also cross platform!

How so?  I don't see A+ for Win.

> I do not think that wxPythod adds
> something
> reasonable to a native A+ GUI. At least for OLAP stuff.

wxPython is just the Python extension module that encapsulates the cross
platform wxWindows C++ class library.  I don't know if A+ has the object
oriented symantics which Python does that would allow the equivalent of
the wxWindows (or any) class library be to encapsulated in an A+ library
but it sure would be desirable.  Such a library for A+ would create wxA+
which would be isomorphic to wxPython.

It would also be very desirable to port A+ to a wxWindows implementation
of its operating GUI so as to make A+ run on all the platforms for which
wxWindows exists (and that's all OS's that I am aware of) as well as to 
be able to develop an application that will run on any such platform.

Much would be gained by aligning A+ with the wxWindows cross platform
architecture.  For more on what it is all about and where it stands go
to:

   http://www.wxwindows.org


Bob
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"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler."

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