Fortran - GUI Build with Tcl/Tk vs. Winteracter/GINO

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GUI Build with Tcl/Tk vs. Winteracter/GINO

tornado Jeff

2005-06-06, 3:58 pm

All,

I have a graphical DOS Fortran application and I wish to build a MS
Windows GUI front-end and I was wondering; which is a better tool to
build the GUI the quickest and keep it easy to understand and
maintain/upgrade and provide for easy porting to other OS's in the
future? I was always interested in the Winteracter or GINO path to
keep it all in Fortran however I have come across Tcl/Tk and I am
interested in it's possibilities (sp?). Does anyone have any
experience with either or both to make a recommendation? I'm compiling
with CVF 6.6. I've tried IVF but was not happy with it so I'm sticking
with CVF till the next IVF major release.

Thanks in advance,
Jeff Krob
jkrob 'at' comcast.net

Arjen Markus

2005-06-08, 8:58 am

tornado Jeff wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I have a graphical DOS Fortran application and I wish to build a MS
> Windows GUI front-end and I was wondering; which is a better tool to
> build the GUI the quickest and keep it easy to understand and
> maintain/upgrade and provide for easy porting to other OS's in the
> future? I was always interested in the Winteracter or GINO path to
> keep it all in Fortran however I have come across Tcl/Tk and I am
> interested in it's possibilities (sp?). Does anyone have any
> experience with either or both to make a recommendation? I'm compiling
> with CVF 6.6. I've tried IVF but was not happy with it so I'm sticking
> with CVF till the next IVF major release.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeff Krob
> jkrob 'at' comcast.net

Well, I have good experiences with Tcl/Tk - I have even created
a small library to make using it from within Fortran easier:
<http://wiki.tcl.tk/4004>, but I am prejudiced, I guess.

Regards,

Arjen

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