Re: question about Ptk new version

> >>> Tcl/Tk has many OO systems,
> >>>       
> >> I view that as a drawback :)  I like the fact that Perl/Tk "is OO",  
> >> and that there is only one flavor to choose from, for consistency.
> >>     
> >
> > you're right, quite many people say this.
> >
> > Still, this drawback is not a reason to include entire GUI toolkit into Perl
> > extension.
> > Name other example of this approach.
> >   
> 
> The problem with making statements like this, is that with something 
> like Perl, it's very likely that there *are* other examples.
> While it is true that the majority of GUI-related modules are bindings 
> to toolkits that have bindings in other languages, Perl/Tk
> is not alone in its approach. Prima is another example - it's a very 
> nice, and often overlooked GUI toolkit.

I did not forgot about Prima, and it is very interesting indeed, from
many points of view.

But this is not an external GUI lib slurped into perl extension, this is
GUI toolkit written for Perl (AFAIK)

So they invented GUI lib within Perl.

Still, they will gain more popularity if they will be more
cross-language :)

Vadim. 


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