[aplusdev] Article on A+ and Linux

[Alexander Skomorokhov]

> 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.

That's okay. I receive ALL this list messages twice for some reason:-)

> > GUI of A+ is also cross platform!
>
> How so?  I don't see A+ for Win.

Right, I had to write "cross platform except of Windows"
You know, that the interpreter itself works under Windows. Thanks to Adrian
Smith.
>From this point the easiest (IMHO) way to make A+ "cross platform including
Windows"
is to create port to Tck/Tk, the most popular cross platform GUI used in
_MANY_
languages/systems, including Python and APL2.

> 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
Yes, wxWindows is quite an impressive thing. I only wanted to say that
"A+ API -> call A+ from Python -> call wxWindows from Python" looks too
artificial and complicated. But "A+ -> call wxWindows" is very a good item
for wish list.

> 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.
The most attractive feature of A+ GUI (to me) is "automatic synchronization
of widgets and variables". I am not sure that it may be done if even
interface
A+ to wxWindows  exist.

> "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler."
>
>                                              A. Einstein
Did Albert say this about cross platform-ing? ";-)"

Sasha.