Gbor Farkas <gabor@nekomancer.net> wrote:
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> David Kastrup wrote:
> >Gábor Farkas <gabor@nekomancer.net> writes:
> >
> >>Jakub Narebski wrote:
> >>>I wonder if PyGTK is as portable as Tcl/Tk...
> >>GTK does not run natively on osx, tcl/tk does.
> >>
> >>
> >>p.s: there are some ways to make GTK run on osx, like running it using
> >>the apple x11-server, but then it looks ugly and does not have the
> >>native' feeling,
> >
> >Doesn't Tcl/Tk also look ugly and does not have the native feeling?
> >But at least a user does not have to invest much work to get there.

On both Mac OS X and Windows (Cygwin and MSYS) Tcl/Tk has a native
look and feel.  I don't have git-gui looking completely like a native
Mac OS X application, but it is close enough that its fine for its
current state of development.  On Windows it fits in alongside the
rest of the c**p^H^H^H^Hawesome programs on that platform.

git-gui only looks horrible on UNIX X11, where Tk has just not gotten
the level of UI improvement that it has on Mac OS X and Windows.
I'm waiting for Tk 8.5 where the Tile extensions have been added
to the base system.  We should be able to do some nice improvements
there.

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> hmm.. he at least needs the X11 server installed (which is not 
> by-default installed). but that's probably installed for a developer.

For GTK, yes, you need the X11 server.  Most users do not have the
X11 server installed, even though it comes on the Mac OS X DVDs
shipped with every computer.  So GTK without a finished native port
is not the best choice for Mac OS X users.

For Tcl/Tk, no, the X11 server is *not* required.  Apple ships a
native Aqua port of Tcl/Tk as part of the stock Mac OS X system.
The port looks pretty good alongside other Mac OS X applications.

-- 
Shawn.
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