[Clipart] Fwd: Re: resurrecting the clipart browser project

[EnzoAeneas]

Signed up for ccHost and Inkscape. I will make an announcement later
today or tomorrow.

The "primary" toolkit will be the well-known GTK, but I will be
keeping a WX version closely updated, as it is also open source and
cross-platform.

The language will remain Python, but at some point, I may try a port
to Java via Jython and recode some parts to take advantage of
libraries in Java.

I will attempt to update this list regularly, but if you want to
follow the progress, you better off going to the google project:
http://code.google.com/p/ocal-browser/

There is a general discussion group for the project, but I would
appreciate it if all bugs be reported as "issues" at the google code
site.

Thank you all for your suggestions and input.

--Kevin
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> Oh, you should announce this project on the inkscape lists too...I think
> people will be quite interested in it as well!
>
> Jon
>
> On Sat, 2008-11-29 at 20:25 +0000, enzoaeneas at gmail.com wrote:
>> So far I have checked out pyGTK (with Cairo) and wxPython (with
>> wxSVG). They are about even among interested parties so far, but
>> voting is still open.
>> Other possibilities include pyQt (with QtSVG) and Mozilla Gecko (SVG
>> support is built-in, has python bindings)
>>
>> I like Martin Owens' idea of creating a library capable of being
>> integrated into other projects, so I am looking at separating the
>> application into these logical parts:
>>
>> 1. OCAL repository abstraction (local and remote)
>> 2. Interface/contract for UI
>> 3. Implement UI using different GUI toolkits, starting with voted
>> favorite.
>> 4. Implement command line renderer (for software that does not have
>> python integration).
>>
>>
>> The Google code project (http://code.google.com/p/ocal-browser/)
>> has a Google Group now:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/ocal-browser-discuss/topics
>>
>> Join and contribute if you have ideas or comments.
>>
>> --Kevin
>> On Nov 26, 2008 8:45am, EnzoAeneas <enzoaeneas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Since I do not have a mac myself, would anyone be willing to test my
>> >
>> > code on the one?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Also, I'd like to put the choice of initial GUI toolkit to a vote. I
>> >
>> > will be prototyping over the next few days, but I can finalize after
>> >
>> > voting. Let's say we tally them up on Sunday.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > My requirements are built-in SVG support or available through a GPL
>> or
>> >
>> > LGPL compatible third party library, but I would still like to use
>> >
>> > python as the primary language, if only for my own edification.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --Kevin
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Tobias Jakobs
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Am Mittwoch, den 26.11.2008, 13:14 +0000 schrieb
>> enzoaeneas at gmail.com:
>> >
>> > >>
>> >
>> > >> > How well is gtk working with Mac OSX?
>> >
>> > >>
>> >
>> > >  It works via X11, but Imendio AB is activ porting it to Mac OS X
>> >
>> > > natively. [1]
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > Regards,
>> >
>> > > Tobias
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > [1] http://developer.imendio.com/projects/gtk-macosx
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > >
>> >
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