Alternate GUI
[1/4] from: mattsmac::hotmail::com at: 12-Jan-2004 17:22
This is sort of a late addendum to the post about REBOL being behind. What
I want to know is, because REBOL is so good at what it does (internet
communication, encryption, database access, etc.) but the GUI of /view is
lacking, if there is a way to use an alternate GUI designer, such as Visual
Basic or C++ and have it access some underlying REBOL functionality. I know
that using /view/pro you can access C++ classes and libraries, but what I
want to do is kindof backwards to that. Any input?
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[2/4] from: AJMartin:orcon at: 24-Jan-2004 11:47
Matt wrote:
> I want to know is, because REBOL is so good at what it does (internet
communication, encryption, database access, etc.) but the GUI of /view is
lacking, if there is a way to use an alternate GUI designer, such as Visual
Basic or C++ and have it access some underlying REBOL functionality.
I'm using Rebol and a dialect to generate C# classes (.cs files) then
compiling the C# to form a Windows program. Would something like that help?
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[3/4] from: greggirwin:mindspring at: 12-Jan-2004 21:15
Hi Matt,
MM> ...if there is a way to use an alternate GUI designer, such as Visual
MM> Basic or C++ and have it access some underlying REBOL functionality. I know
MM> that using /view/pro you can access C++ classes and libraries, but what I
MM> want to do is kindof backwards to that. Any input?
No easy way at this point. I've seen the occasional request to have
REBOL available as a DLL or static lib, which could be a cool way to
do things, but I don't know if it makes sense for RT.
Depending on your needs, you could write the UI in one tool and then
use some IPC mechanism (e.g. sockets) to send data to a REBOL app for
processing. In some cases that would work well.
-- Gregg
[4/4] from: mattsmac:hot:mail at: 13-Jan-2004 15:23
>I'm using Rebol and a dialect to generate C# classes (.cs files) then
>compiling the C# to form a Windows program. Would something like that help?
The only problem with doing it that way is that I need the more intricate
REBOL functionality, like RSA encryption and I think I would lose that
functionality doing it that way wouldn't I?
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