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Re: FLTK [FEATURE REQUEST] [message #37435 is a reply to message #37422]

Thu, 04 October 2012 17:26

lectus
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Brazil

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I've used both. Here's my opinion:

FLTK is highly portable and draws its own widgets (same look on all platforms), but it can look ugly (depending on users' taste).

FLTK is only a tiny GUI toolkit.

FLTK uses LGPL license with additional permission for static linking.

U++ is also quite portable but it tries to mimic the native look and feel (users will be immediately comfortable with your app).

U++ also has SQL and other good stuff.

U++ has BSD license, you can use it for whatever you want.

U++ executables are a little bigger than FLTK, but for most applications it's ok, because you get additional features.

U++ has powerful widgets like the array control.

I'd use U++ unless you have very specific reasons to not do so.

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