GUI development on Linux....?

Question

Does anyone know how to make GUI(Graphical User Interface) on Linux platform??? Do u use X-Windows programming???
Still better, can u draw GUI on Windows and move it to Linux?
I just came across a Cross-platform development toolkit called 'Qt' by 'Trollltech'....Has anyone heard of it or has any experience on working with it?

I just want to create a GUI for a small application i m developing in Linux..

Answer 1

Yes, Qt is a popular cross platform environment. There is some commercial software developed using it especially in the medical and energy industry where UNIX and Linux are widely used.



For Linux GUI you could just write it in Java using Swing or NetBeans or Eclipse. Or you could try using Mono which is a Linux version of .NET which in theory could be ported to Windows .NET with minimal to no effort depending on what assemblies you use.



You can use X-Windows but it is a bear to learn. Been around forever but not exactly a RAD environment.



My advice is to just stick with Java unless you going to do something that just needs lots of processing speed.

Answer 2

NetBeans can be used for developing GUI applications.

You can google netbeans and download it for platform that you are looking. The development is via IDE, and you can use Java. There are other language support as well.



Drawing GUI in windows? I did not understand this part. Do you mean creating an application in windows and porting to Linux. If that is the case then you can develop the application in windows, build the installation and then use Wine. Wine runs under linux and helps you run windows applications. Sorry if I did not understand your question.

Answer 3

use QT3/QT4 software. its more like a visual basic/delphi