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- Date: 16 Feb 1996 09:43:00 +0100
- From: wsog@softsite.co.at (Walter Sommergruber)
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- Subject: Re: cros-platform (mac-ms-windows) development
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- Kerr Gibson (kerr@math.ohio-state.edu) wrote on 15.02.96
- about "Re: cros-platform (mac-ms-windows) development":
-
- > One question this brings up to my mind. Is there anything out there that
- > will convert previously created programs from one platform to another- or
- > does everyone recommend buying a cross platform kit and porting your code
- > to it?
-
- No chance. But I know two tools to compile Windows-MFC applications
- for Unix - they are not cheap and buggy.
-
- > Another issue is what to do about technologies that your program uses on
- > one platform that do not exist on another. What do people do about that?
- >
- > I guess what I'm really saying is, do these cross platform builders really
- > only work with the most generic of programs or can they be made to fully
- > utilize the capabilities of the varying platforms? E.g. OLE, applescript,
- > java, etc.
-
- There are features like OLE that are not very simple and where it's
- hard to implement them on other platforms. But in general, a good cross
- platform tool should enable you to use most of the features. One
- good example is the Zinc Application Framework. Under windows there
- is a concept of notebooks/tabbed queues for a window with several
- sub-windows which you can reach via tabs. This feature is not
- available on many platforms, but Zinc makes it usable for
- Dos, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and Unix - with ONE source code.
-
- BTW: If you want more infos about Zinc, take a look at
- http://www.softsite.co.at/softsite/szince.htm (english)
- http://www.softsite.co.at/softsite/szinc.htm (german)
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- Walter Sommergruber The Software Site
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