[aplusdev] Article on A+ and Linux

[Derek Neighbors]

> >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.

I disagree, 3 years ago this was a true statement, right now I believe 
wxWindows to be the most popular cross platform. IMHO.  It is largely 
poplular because it transforms to NATIVE widget sets.

> > 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.

I think I was misunderstood here, read last mail I sent about wxPython 
used for front end to A+ OLAP engine, not A+ itself. :)

-Derek