[Mono-winforms-list] Gtk# or Mono Winforms for Linux-only project

[Stefanos A.]

The problem with Tao is that it doesn't support WinForms on Mono.


Την Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:44:53 +0300,ο(η) Vitor Hugo Barros  
<vitor.h.barros at gmail.com> έγραψε:

> Hello Daniel!
>
>
> I've sucessfully worked with OpenGL graphics using the Tao Framework.  
> This
> framework has bindings for OpenGL, OpenAL, SDL, DevIL, Lua, ... and it  
> works
> great with mono (officially supported) both on Linux an Windows!
>
> Maybe you could give it a try <http://www.taoframework.com/> and check  
> if it
> suits your needs.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Vitor Hugo Barros
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Stefanos A. <stapostol at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Την Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:07:14 +0300,ο(η) Daniel Lidström
>> <daniel.lidstrom at sbg.se> έγραψε:
>>
>> > Hello!
>> >
>> > I'm in the process of evaluating ways to use Mono on a Linux  
>> platform. It
>> > would be interesting to hear your opinion on what GUI toolkit to use.
>> > From
>> > what I understand, Gtk# is a little bit more mature than Mono  
>> Winforms,
>> > although the latter is progressing fast it seems. I have a few
>> > requirements
>> > though:
>> >
>> > *  Must support 3d graphics somehow (we use OpenGL now, in a C++
>> > environment)
>>
>> This is possible on both WinForms and GTK# throught OpenTK.GLControl
>> (http://www.opentk.com) and Gtk.GLWidget respectively
>> (https://sourceforge.net/projects/glwidget/).
>>
>> > *  GUI Designer must be available
>>
>> AFAIK, MonoDevelop has a GTK# designer and I *think* there is a Mono
>> WinForms designer available. Anyone knows for sure?
>>
>> > *  Must be possible to create custom controls
>>
>> This should be possible with both.
>>
>> >
>> > When you have the luxury of starting more or less from scratch, which
>> > toolkit would you suggest?
>>
>> Many will probably disagree, but I find the GTK# API a little awkward to
>> use (being autogenerated and all). On the other hand, GTK# right now
>> integrates *much* with the desktop compared to WinForms. My suggestion
>> would be to write a few apps on both APIs and see which you like better.
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