[Mono-winforms-list] Using Windows Forms over Linux

[Robert Jordan]

Dimitris Karantonis wrote:
> Hi to all,
> 
>  
> 
> I am new to .net development over Linux platforms (I have always used MS
> Visual Studio platform) and I would like to ask what is the best way of
> implementing a Window Forms application in order to be able to deploy it on
> both Windows and Linux OS.
> 
>  
> 
> 1)      Should i use MS visual Studio 2008 on my Windows Machine to develop
> the application and then use some tool in order to migrate  the application
> to the Mono format?

You don't need to "migrate to Mono format" because you can use
the assemblies produced by VS under Linux.
So (1) is definitely an option.

> 
> 2)      Should i use a Mono plug-in for the MS Visual Studio platform and
> develop the application?

Do you mean this tool: http://go-mono.com/monovs/?
It's the most convenient way.

Robert