GUI or Advice?

[VBMan]

I need to know what a Windows programmer would need to know to develop small GUI apps on the Unix/Linux enviroment. Any pointers would be apprecated. Thanks!

~Ben

 

[newbieatassembly]

On linux - you will probably use ncurses if you want to let people use the program without X-windows.
Tcl/tk - another programming environment

GTK - also a gui which requires X.
Motif or lesstif programming.

Any one of the above can be used for GUI. Tcl/TK is similar to C.
Knowledge of C/C++ is essential. Thats all.

 

[noka]

For getting good results very soon you should take a look at

http://vtcl.sourceforge.net/

If you want to program in C you have to learn as much as you are used to in "Visual C++"(tm). There are some graphic libraries available under the different unix-flavours. Gtk and Lesstif are without these license-problems ;-)
noka

 

[mbaranski]

Another good one, if you want to develop apps for the GTK+ is glade, at

http://glade.pn.org,

it's a simple GUI builder that will allow you to write callbacks etc for linux. If you're a VB person, it may be a little harder than you're used too, but VB is pretty high level. Also, don't forget about Java, Forte for Java from SUN is pretty good, too. As always, I hope that helped!

Disclaimer:
Beware: Studies have shown that research causes cancer in lab rats.

 

[Lim]

Qt !!!
100% portable GUI on C++

http://www.trolltech.com/

Try this much more easy then MFC and can be easly compiled on UNIX.
We have moved to this and now there is no need in porting our GUI(almost).

 

[noka]

If you are developing in a commercial environment don't forget to pay for qt!

http://www.trolltech.com/products/purchase/pricing.html

;-)

noka