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Marc Saric wrote:

> Hi All
>
> Just a newbie question: I want to write a GUI-tool for a
> FORTRAN-program-package (communication goes via input-and configuration
> files for that program for now) and I had a look at wxWindows and
> Tkinter.
> To me it seems that wxWindows provides a lot more prebuild highlevel
> parts like notebooks and tree views. On the other hand Tk might be more
> widespread, especially on UNIX (I plan to do the program for both UNIX
> and Windows with a focus on UNIX due to the FORTRAN package).
>
> Any advice to which GUI I should use??
>
> --
> Bye,
>
> Marc Saric
>
> Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie
> Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11
> 44227 Dortmund
>
> phone: +49 231 133 2168

Marc Saric:
|Just a newbie question: I want to write a GUI-tool for a
|FORTRAN-program-package (communication goes via input-and configuration
|files for that program for now) and I had a look at wxWindows and
|Tkinter.
|To me it seems that wxWindows provides a lot more prebuild highlevel
|parts like notebooks and tree views. On the other hand Tk might be more
|widespread, especially on UNIX (I plan to do the program for both UNIX
|and Windows with a focus on UNIX due to the FORTRAN package).
|
|Any advice to which GUI I should use??

If Tkinter and wxWindows are your candidates, I'd recommend reading the
Tkinter vs. wxPython thread from June:

http://x47.deja.com/=dnc/dnquery.xp?ST=PS&QRY=*&defaultOp=AND&DBS=1&format=threaded&showsort=score&maxhits=100&LNG=ALL&subjects=tkinter+%26+wxpython&groups=*python*&authors=&fromdate=&todate=

A little long, but averaging it all together you'll probably get a
well-rounded perspective.

Randall