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hansel · 01-30-2009, 04:22 PM

Hi All,

BREAKTHROUGH: this is really really REALLY cool!!!

I finally (after a long search, lots of downloads, lots of compile attempts) found a gui toolkit for the Iliad: UIP. It has the following properties:

Simple to learn
Lean and mean: 2 .so library files, total 0.6 MB. That's inclusive the binding for Lua. It is small because it uses the gtk libraries on the Iliad
Scriptable: program in Lua (if you want, C/C++ is possible), no need to compile.
Cross platform: you can use it to build apps for Linux / Windows, and run the same code on your Iliad

I've managed to port it to the Iliad. I'll make a decent package for it later, but I am so happy now that I wanted to let you know! I can feel the karma already ;-)

Have a look here to see what this is all about...

Sample: screenshot, Lua source
More screen dumps. The gtk examples is what you get on the Iliad (B&W of course)
Main page: http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/iup

I think that this toolkit (in combination with Lua and Antartica's xepdmgr) boost the development of small smart apps for the Iliad.

Have fun!

01-30-2009, 04:22 PM	#8
hansel JSR FFD2 Posts: 305 Karma: 1045 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe, Sol 3 Device: iliad	Update... GUI toolkit for Iliad Hi All, BREAKTHROUGH: this is really really REALLY cool!!! I finally (after a long search, lots of downloads, lots of compile attempts) found a gui toolkit for the Iliad: UIP. It has the following properties: Simple to learn Lean and mean: 2 .so library files, total 0.6 MB. That's inclusive the binding for Lua. It is small because it uses the gtk libraries on the Iliad Scriptable: program in Lua (if you want, C/C++ is possible), no need to compile. Cross platform: you can use it to build apps for Linux / Windows, and run the same code on your Iliad I've managed to port it to the Iliad. I'll make a decent package for it later, but I am so happy now that I wanted to let you know! I can feel the karma already ;-) Have a look here to see what this is all about... Sample: screenshot, Lua source More screen dumps. The gtk examples is what you get on the Iliad (B&W of course) Main page: http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/iup I think that this toolkit (in combination with Lua and Antartica's xepdmgr) boost the development of small smart apps for the Iliad. Have fun! Last edited by hansel; 01-30-2009 at 05:03 PM.