wxWidgets vs. Qt
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:37 pm
Hi,
For some reason I can't post in the Development Forum so I'm posting here. Is that Forum reserved?
I've been using MoneyManagerEx for a while and made a small contribution some time ago. I've also been following what others are asking for. This lead me to do some reading about wxWidgets and other frameworks that allow us to develop platform independent software.
At face value, it seems something like "Qt" would allow us to develop a richer UI. For example, it has better support for rendering HTML - in fact - it includes WebKit and will allow much more interactive reports etc. The wxWidgets HTML rendering implementation is very simple and doesn't support CSS or many of the good things one can do with HTML that will enhance MoneyManagerEx reports.
Not knowing the history of MoneyManagerEx myself, I can imagine there might be good reasons for not using Qt but perhaps we can open that discussion? Maybe licensing, complexity or perhaps just personal preference was the main motivation?
Pieter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(toolkit)
For some reason I can't post in the Development Forum so I'm posting here. Is that Forum reserved?
I've been using MoneyManagerEx for a while and made a small contribution some time ago. I've also been following what others are asking for. This lead me to do some reading about wxWidgets and other frameworks that allow us to develop platform independent software.
At face value, it seems something like "Qt" would allow us to develop a richer UI. For example, it has better support for rendering HTML - in fact - it includes WebKit and will allow much more interactive reports etc. The wxWidgets HTML rendering implementation is very simple and doesn't support CSS or many of the good things one can do with HTML that will enhance MoneyManagerEx reports.
Not knowing the history of MoneyManagerEx myself, I can imagine there might be good reasons for not using Qt but perhaps we can open that discussion? Maybe licensing, complexity or perhaps just personal preference was the main motivation?
Pieter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(toolkit)