Is there a Python library for easily writing zoomable UI's?

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Is there a Python library for easily writing zoomable UI's?

My next work is going to be heavily focused on working with data that is best understood when organized on a two-dimensional zoomable plane or canvas, instead of using lists and property forms.

The library can be based on OpenGL, GTK+ or Cairo. It should allow me to:

build widgets out of vector shapes and text (perhaps even SVG based?)
arrange these widgets on a 2D plane
catch widget-related events
zoom deeply into a widget to reveal additional data
arrange widgets in a tree
animate widgets fluidly

It wouldn't hurt if it would also allow for some databinding or model/view concept.

+3 A:

Qt has this covered... check PyQt

Javier 2009-03-23 13:54:34

I want to use GTK+ since it feels native on Ubuntu, the primary target platform.

paniq 2009-03-23 14:48:05

Qt now (for a while) has had a QGtkStyle which makes it look completely native even on Gnome, as in other window managers.See: http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2008/05/13/introducing-qgtkstyle/

ChristopheD 2009-03-23 19:37:56

Thanks for the hint, QGtkStyle solves another problem of mine. But now that I had a look at PyQt, I'm seriously put off. Certainly the library has everything, but I think that custom types, C++ signatures and signal handlers with type infos feel too weird to be considered. I stick to what I know ;)

paniq 2009-03-24 09:45:25

+2 A:

I think Clutter is perfect for you.

From the web site:

Clutter is an open source software library for creating fast, visually rich and animated graphical user interfaces.

Clutter is written in C, but it has great Python bindings.

A very similar project is Pigment:

Pigment is a 3D scene graph library designed to easily create rich application user interfaces.

Manuel Ceron 2009-03-24 02:32:42

Worked with clutter before, and had a few issues with stability but I guess there is no way around it. Will also have a look at Pigment.

paniq 2009-03-24 09:46:44

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