Author: Graeme GeldenhuysGraeme Geldenhuys
Date: Oct 10, 2006 06:52
Hi,
I started working on a Free Pascal widget set not relying on any large
GUI libraries like Qt, GTK, etc... It uses Xlib (Linux) and GDI
(Windows) directly. It is fully Object Oriented where it makes sense.
My second rewrite has been based on the dormant fpGUI and fpGFX
projects, so you can say it will become the next version of fpGUI. Why
must all widget sets be written in C/C++ when we have Object Pascal!!
Long term goal is to add it as a new widget set option in Lazarus,
though the API will be developer friendly (something like Qt) so that a
GUI could be created without a GUI Builder and minimal lines of code.
The layout managers and auto sizing controls also remove a lot of the
burden from the developer, making a GUI Builder less of a requirement.
The fpGUI development team [ Me, myself and I ] is looking for
developers willing to join this project. I have made the source code
available on my sever using SubVersion. The class documentation is
also available on my server, and is coming on nicely.
fpGUI is not yet production ready, but it is rapidly getting there. I
have set a target, to get fpGUI to a usable state by the end of the
year. With your help, it could be sooner.
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