GUI development direction
807575May 8 2002 — edited May 9 2002I am trying to get a feel for where Sun is heading with GUI development tools. The visu tool (XDesigner) included with Forte C++ installs with "support" for integrating a numer of widget sets into the base program. However, I have never been able to create a fully functional widget set-specific version of the visu tool with the supplied integration files. The CDE widgets can be integrated somewhat successfully, but other user_widgets directories like that for Motif 2.0 are missing files, and it's clear that these were never tested before pressing the CDs. Without these additional widgets (combo boxes, tabbed panes,...), it's not possible to create a reasonably modern GUI. These problems are not addressed with each new release or update, which indicates that it must not be a priority for Sun or other developers. I've asked about this on various tech support calls to Sun, but no one had information. Does anyone have any clues to Sun's direction regarding modern GUI development with C++?