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From: Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee>
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Subject: Re: 'Graphics' of libwy
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:53:04 +0200
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On 17.12.2024 18:30, David Brown wrote:
> 
> I think if there is ever going to be a standard gui library for C++, it 
> will be written specially for the purpose.  That has some big advantages 
> - if the designers decide they need extra language features for signals 
> and slots, for example, then those can be added to the language rather 
> than using an external tool.

For curiosity I looked at the https://neogfx.org page. Among other 
things it says: "C++ lambdas have made traditional signals and slots 
redundant".

It also promises "modern C++20 design" and "no reliance on macro-based 
code generation".

NeoGFX itself has a too restrictive license (GPL), but at least it 
suggests that C++ nowadays is expressive enough to actually allow for 
some kind of self-contained and concise GUI library.