Re: Added MDI support to Pythoncard (was MDI - childwindows within a window)

I evaluated Dado and yes, for what it does, it does it very well.  For myself, 
I 
don't need database features.  I just need simple User Interfacing.  For that, 
Pythoncard fits my bill.  I've probe around Pythoncard enough that if I need a 
new control, I can crank one out without too much trouble (exact the ones I 
couldn't get working - as listed in previous emails).

I believe for most people that just need quick User Interfacing type of 
applications, Pythoncard remains a viable option.  I've benefited greatly from 
Pythoncard and so within my limited ability, I am happy that I can contribute 
(a 
little)
 --
John Henry



----- Original Message ----
> From: Peter Decker <[email protected]>
> To: Kael Fischer <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 10:27:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Added MDI support to Pythoncard (was MDI - 
>childwindows within a window)
> 
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Kael Fischer <[email protected]>  wrote:
> > Python card is great.
> >
> > But I  caution people  stating out on large computationally or database
> > intensive projects that  while pythoncard makes the easy stuff very
> > easy, it makes that hard  stuff harder.  Note that even using wxPython
> > getting the process-based  and thread-based multitasking working
> > properly can be hard and is  essential in any program that uses the
> > cpu, disk and network intensively  and still needs wx to be responsive,
> > draw progress bars,  etc.
> >
> > I'm warning about big data here (for a GUI anyway): trees  with
> > 1000's-10,000's of nodes, grid data stores with ~1M  cells.
> >
> > I've written some cool programs in python card, but they  never scaled well.
> 
> I used PythonCard for a few projects, and was  impressed by how easy it
> was to put together a simple app. But I know exactly  what you mean
> about scaling. And while I don't do heavy database apps, I do  have to
> save settings, configurations, etc., and this was a very  manual
> process in PythonCard.
> 
> After I discovered Dabo a few years ago,  I have only used PythonCard
> occasionally, and each time I find myself missing  Dabo. It's a much
> cleaner wrapper around wxPython, and it comes with data  binding built
> in. And to get back to the subject, MDI forms have been a part  of Dabo
> since the beginning.
> 
> Dabo is still being actively developed,  and its user base is growing
> all the time. You should definitely give it a  try (and no, they don't
> pay me to say this! I'm just a big fan!).  http://dabodev.com
> 
> -- 
> 
> #  p.d.
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