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Re: Native Tk
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tako Schotanus)
Thu Jul 20 01:51:26 1995
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 17:02:12 +0200
To: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
From: sst@bouw.tno.nl (Tako Schotanus)
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>On Tue, 18 Jul 1995, Philip Brown wrote:
>
>> > Hey, Tk is not another language it's just a library, set of graphic
>> > routines. We are not talking about Tcl interpreter - just Tk functions
>> > accessible as Java classes with native methods.
>
>> the X window stuff is "just a library".... but every time I hear a java
>> develop;er talk about interfacing to it from user code, they don't sound too
>> happy "-)
>
>That's true :-)
>
>But... Tk is designed in 'object way'.
>There are classes of widgets (windows) like Text, Entry, Canvas, etc.
>Class instances - objects can be configured (color, size and many
>more), packed, destroyed, etc. Widgets has their bindings and defaults.
>They are manipulated by internal 'methods' rather then by external functions.
>
>So, interfacing Tk will be easier then interfacing different libraries, I
>hope.
And just imagine being able to use Tk with a *fast* language! :)
Of course I could use Tk with any of the other scripting-languages, but or
they're not *much* faster or the language is just too different for me to
go and learn it (so no SchemeTk :).
- Tako
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