Posted by jfabry on Nov 22, 2013; 3:39pm
URL: https://forum.world.st/Writing-a-GUI-Where-to-start-tp4719254p4724355.html


On Nov 22, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Stephan Eggermont <[hidden email]> wrote:

>> About Glamour, isn'it used to create Browser? How can i create a typical window?
>
> What is a typical window? Spec gives too much freedom and not enough
> structure for 'typical’ applications.
>
> Almost every window in your smalltalk system is a browser.
> Nearly all would be significantly less code when build with Glamour.


I agree with Stephan that it is less code to write a browser-like user interface with Glamour. That is the advantage of using a domain-specific solution, like Glamour. However if you are writing something that falls outside of the domain, i.e. a user interface that is not a browser, it will become difficult with Glamour.

So I also agree that the question is: what do you mean with 'a typical window'? What is it that your UI should do ?

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