[Chicken-users] FLTK and CEGUI

[Brandon Van Every]

On 7/8/07, Adhi Hargo <address@hidden> wrote:
> Well then, either we focus on wxWidgets, or FLTK (!).
> I don't mind the latter, IMHO its interface is quite
> clean and simple, a total opposite to wxWidgets albeit
> somewhat limiting usage. Never encounter a buggy FLTK
> app either (lack of exposure?).

I recently looked at Crazy Eddie's GUI System http://www.cegui.org.uk
because my primary interest is games.  FLTK screenshots are quite ugly
in this regard and don't assure me that it's appropriate for games,
although at least it's OpenGL based.  CEGUI in contrast is used in the
Ogre and Irrlicht 3d engines, which are pretty much the leading open
source engines right now.  It's got much better screenshots from a
gamer's standpoint, clearly demonstrating skinning capabilities.
Having development driven by major open source projects is also
important IMHO.

I realize that not everyone's a game developer or cares about such
capabilities.  But I thought I would mention it since it's something I
might be interested in.  It deserves consideration for those who think
an OpenGL based GUI is the way to go.  Also the license is better:
CEGUI is MIT, FLTK is LGPL.


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every