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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: 'Graphics' of libwy
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:38:15 +0100
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On 17/12/2024 17:53, Paavo Helde wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

I haven't looked at NeoGFX in any detail - a one-person GPL'ed PC gui 
library is not something I would find useful for my work, for a good 
many reasons.  (But good luck to the developer anyway.)

Certainly lambdas can significantly simplify a lot of event-style 
programming.