[maemo-developers] Write once, run on WinXP, Ubuntu, Maemo; which graphical toolkit?

[From: tz]

You also seem to have requirments for the development environment.

But to just run, Python with Gtk+ is the only set I know which I can
find for all three easily.  WxWidgets I think is also under Python.

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:42 AM, Hugo Rabson <eeyore at burp1.com> wrote:
> SUMMARY
>
> I'm trying to establish the best set of tools to build an application
> that will run on Windows XP, Ubuntu (i386) and Maemo. Options include:-
> * Eclipse+Java+SWTDesigner+H2+Hibernate+SWT (with Jalimo for Maemo)
> * Komodo+ActivePython+buzhug+storm+WxWidgets (under Python), all of
> which should port well to Maemo, which 'loves' Python.
> * NetBeans+Java+H2+Hibernate+WxWidgets (under Java), which should be
> fine on Maemo+Jalimo+WxEmbedded
> * Eclipse+C+GTK+Hildonizer for Eclipse + some ORM&SQL for C (MysqLite?).
> This will look great on Maemo because of the Hildonizer stuff.
>
> The last option might do, because I've been writing C for 20 years and
> SQL for 15. I just don't like using C for databases. It feels wrong.
> Java seems eminently right, yet Java's Swing toolkit is not available
> for Maemo. That's why I'm looking at Eclipse + SWTDesigner, but
> SWTDesigner costs almost $300 and I don't like Eclipse very much
> (perhaps I'm just not used to it yet). Netbeans+Java+WxWidgets would be
> great, except that it looks as if the Java port of WxWidgets is no
> longer actively supported.
>
> Comments? :)
>
> TIA,
> Hugo
>
>
>
> DETAILS
>
> Task:
> 1. Create software app. It has a database back-end, a GUI, some simple
> graphics & WIMP stuff (windows, icons, menus, pointers). Mostly, it is a
> system for stock control, report generation, technical manual
> manipulation, etc.
> 2. Make sure it runs reliably on WinXP, Ubuntu (i386 Linux), Maemo
> (Linux on the ARMEL[?]).
> 3. The application and its data files must reside on a USB thumb drive.
> The app must not write to or read from the host computer's hard disks,
> nor may it rely on any software on the local drives (other than the
> standard IO libraries and device drivers that come with the stock
> WinXP/Ubuntu/Maemo distro).
>
> Problems:
> 1. Program must run reliably on all three systems.
> 2. Program & database must reside on a thumb drive or SSD chip.
> 3. It is OK to have >1 executable (one per OS/platform) but they must
> share the same database (on-chip).
> 4. The user interface must appear consistent in its representation both
> the functional needs of the app and the look'n'feel of the each platform.
> 5. In an ideal world, the development platform would enable me to write
> the software on my "powerful" HP laptop, then field-test it on the Eee
> and the N810.
> 6. I don't want to spend half my time hand-coding getters, setters, etc.
> I would rather design the database and then do test-driven writing on
> the smaller subroutines, then work my way up to the bigger, GUI-related
> functions.
> 7. I want the database to be SQL, in case I have to switch languages,
> platforms, etc. at a later date.
>
> Possible solutions:
> 1. For Windows & rapid development : Eclipse + Java + SWTDesigner
> (Instantiations.com) + H2 sql engine + Hibernate ORM + SWT. For the Eee:
> JRE+JVM. For the N810: Jalimo.
> 2. For Windows & rapid development : Komodo + ActivePython + buzhug/H2
> sql engine + storm ORM + WxWidgets under Python. For the Eee & N810:
> Much the same.
> 3. For Windows & rapid development : NetBeans + Java + H2 + Hibernate +
> WxWidgets under Java. For the Eee & 810: Much the same.
> 4. For Windows & rapid development : Eclipse + C + GTK + some ORM&SQL
> ---> Windows executable. For Eee & N810: Each gets their own exe.
>
> #2 would also probably generate one executable for Windows, one for Eee,
> one for N810.
>
> If only Swing ran reliably on the N810, I would stick with NetBeans and
> Java. I'm currently trying to compile OpenJDK via IcedTea on the N810
> but it's taking a while. smile
>
> Any comments?
>
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