Re: Mono-winforms-list Digest, Vol 110, Issue 2

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Thanks a million, this is probably what I'll do in the future.

Thanks again,
Dan

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Baltasar Garc=C3=ADa Perez-Schofield <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, Dan,
>
>
> Thanks Baltasar,
>> Since it's deprecated, what do you suggest I use instead?
>>
>
> Ufff... here be dragons.
> http://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/
>
> Winforms would be ideal if it was finished, since you would not have to
> write any other code. Unfortunately, it is not. Take into account that
> there is not support for WPF.
>
> Okay, probably the best graphic toolkit available, when talking about
> completeness, for C#/mono, is Gtk#. Gtk# is able to show windows and
> graphics of any kind (Cairo), in Windows, Mac and Linux. It's a good
> option, I think the best one currently, though it is also maybe
> temperamental and capricious in how to show widgets to the user (it think=
s
> it knows better than you). Since you would paint in the window canvas
> though Cairo, I think you're safe, though. You also have an installer for
> each platform.
> http://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/tutorials/
>
> You can use Stetic, included in the MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio
> environment, or still use Visual Studio if you're ready to code the GUI b=
y
> yourself (this what I personally recommend).
>
> QtSharp is cool, since it gives you access to Qt, a great toolkit, for C#=
.
> However, I don't know how easy is to distribute a cross-platform
> application with it.
> https://github.com/ddobrev/QtSharp
>
> Xwt is an effort to create a truly toolkit which is native for each
> platform. I don't know about its maturity, though.
> https://github.com/mono/xwt
>
> As you can see, there are lots of options, none of them totally good. I'd
> stick to Gtk#: either create a specific UI for Linux, or even replace you=
r
> curent view with a Gtk# one, which will be cross-platform. I mean, provid=
ed
> you are ready to "re-code".
>
> Anyway, you app with Cairo (included with Gtk#) could be interesting.
>
> -- baltasar
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks a million, this is probably what I&#39;ll do in the=
 future.<div><br></div><div>Thanks again,</div><div>Dan</div></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1=
2:29 PM, Baltasar Garc=C3=ADa Perez-Schofield <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi, Dan=
,<br><br><br><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D""><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Baltasar,<div>Since it&#39;s=C2=
=A0<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">deprecated</span>, what do you suggest =
I use instead?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Ufff... h=
ere be dragons.<br><a href=3D"http://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/</a><br><br></div><div>Win=
forms would be ideal if it was finished, since you would not have to write =
any other code. Unfortunately, it is not. Take into account that there is n=
ot support for WPF.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Okay, probably the best gr=
aphic toolkit available, when talking about completeness, for C#/mono, is G=
tk#. Gtk# is able to show windows and graphics of any kind (Cairo), in Wind=
ows, Mac and Linux. It&#39;s a good option, I think the best one currently,=
 though it is also maybe temperamental and capricious in how to show widget=
s to the user (it thinks it knows better than you). Since you would paint i=
n the window canvas though Cairo, I think you&#39;re safe, though. You also=
 have an installer for each platform.<br><a href=3D"http://www.mono-project=
.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/tutorials/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.mono-projec=
t.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/tutorials/</a><br><br></div><div>You can use Stetic=
, included in the MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio environment, or still use Visu=
al Studio if you&#39;re ready to code the GUI by yourself (this what I pers=
onally recommend).<br><br></div><div>QtSharp is cool, since it gives you ac=
cess to Qt, a great toolkit, for C#. However, I don&#39;t know how easy is =
to distribute a cross-platform application with it.<br><a href=3D"https://g=
ithub.com/ddobrev/QtSharp" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ddobrev/QtS=
harp</a><br><br></div><div>Xwt is an effort to create a truly toolkit which=
 is native for each platform. I don&#39;t know about its maturity, though.<=
br><a href=3D"https://github.com/mono/xwt" target=3D"_blank">https://github=
.com/mono/xwt</a><br><br></div><div>As you can see, there are lots of optio=
ns, none of them totally good. I&#39;d stick to Gtk#: either create a speci=
fic UI for Linux, or even replace your curent view with a Gtk# one, which w=
ill be cross-platform. I mean, provided you are ready to &quot;re-code&quot=
;.<br><br></div><div>Anyway, you app with Cairo (included with Gtk#) could =
be interesting.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br></fon=
t></span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div>-- balta=
sar<br><br></div></font></span></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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