Re: @robin: wishes

Am 09.11.2015 um 20:06 schrieb Kevin Ollivier:
> The bottom line is, if every developer and their cousin wanted to 
> build desktop GUI apps in Python, we most likely would not be having 
> this problem. Have you considered that the problem is simply that 
> there isn't a growing demand for cross-platform GUI development in 
> Python, or at least a demand to make it even better than it is right 
> now? And that without such demand, it is unlikely the project can find 
> active contributors or funding opportunities?
Slightly off-topic:
Well, actually, I know that there are many people who would consider 
Python as their favorite language, if only
the learning curve for GUIs would not be that steep.
E.g. I'm working in the semiconductor industry where there is a huge 
need for e.g. measurement programs.
You would not believe, how many Visual BASIC 6.0 programs are still 
around. When looking for a replacement tool, the available choices are 
e.g. LabView, Matlab, C# and Python. Without an easy to use GUI builder, 
Python can't win this competition (even though most measurement programs 
don't really need a GUI and the actual GUIs are extremely simple).
Another point which is keeping some people away from Python is the 
transition from 2 to 3. Unfortunately wxPython is one of the major 
problems with this.

The nice thing with wx is that it does not jump on the HTML5/Javascript 
bandwagon.
E.g. with Qt the traditional desktop widgets are more or less a dead end 
and there's no C++/Python
api for the more recent Qt Quick approach, which makes development a pain.

Back to the topic:
I think that there's no realistic chance to have anyone else than Robin 
to complete the transition to Phoenix.
E.g. I had a look at the missing ActiveX support in Phoenix over the 
weekend and I don't see a chance to implement this.
(Fortunately for me, html2 will do the job for my application.)


Regards,

Dietmar

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