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QT vs. WX

Name: Anonymous 2009-02-05 5:59

Now that QT is published under LGPL is there any reason at all to use wxwidgets?
Which one of these do you think is superior for developing crossplatform state-of-the-art multimedia production software?

Name: Anonymous 2009-02-05 7:59

Everyone knows that multimedia apps require a custom toolkit that looks and feels COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from any other program.

Take a look at Winamp, iTunes, Pro Tools, Garage Band, Premiere, Cinelerra, Renoise, CoolEdit, etc. etc. All of these highly successful and popular programs have a distinct and unique user interface. This is what makes or breaks a program! If a program fails to stand out and DEMAND to be used, it will be ignored like every other lousy piece of low quality shareware. A standard toolkit results in a boring application -- and this is fine for a word processor or mail client, but only because there is no creativity in those fields. When you base a MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION SUITE on a standard toolkit, you are effectively telling potential users that your program is not creative, thus implying that it is a poor match for their overwhelming creative talents. Therefore, a customized UI is the only choice.

The only thing better than a custom interface is a skinnable one. This way, each user can change the look and feel, and even rearrange all of the widgets, thus unleashing MAXIMUM CREATIVE POTENTIAL.

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