Hello all i like to build desktop application , that will be must user friendly in view what i mean is that the look and feel will be natural in the way the user used to see windows apps . and this toolkit/framework to be as much as possible easy fast to develop from the developer side in c++ .
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Could we ask some more questions, what do you mean by user friendly(system integration easy keybingings/Accessibility)?
Which platforms(windows only? You seem to indicate this, if so xp-7? Would fairly easy crossplatform support be a plus))?
Do you want a form builder? an ide? special libraries?
open source or closed source? do you mind paying?
- qt is probably the most recommended option although there is also
- FLTK
- Juce
- wxwidgets
- gtk+(c based or use with gtk-- a c++ wrapper)
Roman A. Taycher
2010-02-08 09:09:40
+1 - QT is probably the most warm and fluffy of the widely used GUI toolkits but a little more elaboration on what you're trying to do wouldn't hurt.
ConcernedOfTunbridgeWells
2010-02-08 09:58:42
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I'd go with Qt.
It's a mature cross platform library that is easy to setup and to use. There's also a ton of resources available. The QT designer can also help you to quickly create your forms. There's even a visual studio plugin for it!
Chaoz
2010-02-08 09:55:52
I see that Qt is now available under the LGPL license. Previously, it was only GPL or commercial, which was a show-stopper for me.
Emile Cormier
2010-02-08 18:21:41
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As others have pointed out Qt is a great choice. I went through the same search when I started coding C++ coming from Delphi, and this is where Qt shined. It was the only option I found that offered a complete solution: GUI, DB access, cross-platform system calls (file-access, start-processes), XML, native platform configuration (text files in *nix, win-registry, etc), multi-threading.
It was a one-stop shop for everything I needed.
Gianni
2010-02-08 12:32:29