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color=#0000ff size=2>Boa constructor for Python. Its got a few glitches, so I'd
recomend getting the most recent version possible, but its a Delphi-like ide
(not just a gui builder)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>that generates pretty good x-platform code. I love it. The
gui designer has a few glitches that can occasionally be frusturating, but its
all wx-python, and it doesnt hide any code from you, so its always hand
fixable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=238252300-25072006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If you want to live on the bleeding edge, and don't
haemorage at object-pascal (hey, I learned on pascal, I still love it), lazarus
is pretty much a Delphi clone thats surprisingly good. Its still got some holes,
specifically the drag-n-drop database stuff is pretty immature (read do it by
hand), but it generates real fast code, is pretty damn cross platform, and yeah,
its what kylix should of been.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=238252300-25072006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>As for Java, I tend to run off screaming at the mention of
it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> plug-bounces@plug.org.au
[mailto:plug-bounces@plug.org.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Posix Guy<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Monday, 24 July 2006 11:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> plug@plug.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[plug] Free multiplatform IDE for OO GUI development?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I'm going nuts with the choices along with the available books and
learning material about this subject.<BR><BR>I'm trying to avoid java, because
of its ram hogging and very slow ways. I'm looking for a free IDE that works for
both linux and the other world. I think a GUI designer can speed up application
development. I'd rather write code for the individual parts and functions of the
program rather than the effort of coding the details of how the GUI looks with
all the buttons and events.<BR><BR>Things I've looked at, but lost or confused
if it's worth the learning curves:<BR><BR>* GNAT GPL: Ada<BR>* Python (can't
find a free drag and drop gui designer or how to install/use/go with it)<BR>o
wxpython<BR>* Eclipse?<BR>* Java Netbeans?<BR><BR>Anything that lets me think in
plain terms of classes, attributes, methods, and objects is fine by me. It just
seems easier to UML diagram and plan out programs that way.<BR><BR>Overall, I'm
trying to create a linux (multiplatform) client for this very old-schoolish
game:<BR><A
href="http://www.agegames.com/mw/">http://www.agegames.com/mw/</A><BR><A
href="http://www.lordsofconquest.com/medieval.exe">http://www.lordsofconquest.com/medieval.exe</A>
(the actual client)<BR><BR>No, I'm not the GM, but cloning or making a linux
client available is on my list of things to do for the next 1-3+ years. I've
written a game like this for the Commodore 128 with sprite management, but
networking wasn't around back then.<BR><BR>----------<BR>* Zoner PhotoStudio 8 -
Your Photos perfect, shared, organised! <A
href="http://zoner.com/zps">http://zoner.com/zps</A><BR> You can
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