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List:       ruby-talk
Subject:    Re: gui with ruby
From:       Alex DeCaria <alex.decaria () millersville ! edu>
Date:       2010-05-18 11:18:46
Message-ID: f568c03e6fcf6e898e61e9b9609d7590 () ruby-forum ! com
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Mark Kirby wrote:
> could someone please reccomend a good program to create a gui for my
> ruby programs
> 
> thanks...

I've written programs in both Tk and FXRuby, and dabbled with wxruby.  I 
like FXRuby the best, mainly because it's given me the least trouble as 
far as getting it loaded, finding documentation, and being able to write 
code quickly.   It's not perfect, but it works for me.

I did like Tk when I was using Ruby 1.8, but it was a royal pain to 
transition Tk to Ruby 1.9.  The biggest drawback with Tk is you have to 
install a separate Tk package, and even after getting it running with 
Ruby 1.9 my programs load very slowly (oddly enough, the same programs 
loaded much faster with Ruby 1.8).  I've gotten frustrated enough that 
I've abandoned Tk and gone totally to FXRuby.

There is a nice FXRuby book by Lyle Johnson that I recommend.

--Alex
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