[vtkusers] VTKDB : GUI for VTK (was [DEMO] amira)

[Bob Palank]

Wish List - I think the diversity of Vtk users would best be served by
creating a GUI that could be offered in multiple languages in a cafeteria
style in which the potential user could select a delivery platform, a
programming language,
a type of GUI.  I would think that the GUI would generate code to be run
within tcl or passed to a C+ compiler.
The Principia tool is a nice start but would be even nicer if it would
expose the code it's generating.
Is it time to collect these thoughts and emails in a separate website
exclusively for a Vtk GUI?
BR
    Bob Palank
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Beall <mbeall2 at simmetrix.com>
Cc: VTK users list <vtkusers at public.kitware.com>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [vtkusers] VTKDB : GUI for VTK (was [DEMO] amira)


>
> I'd just like to throw in one personal opinion on one aspect of
> this. I know some people will disagree with this, but I feel that
> a project such as this should probably use C++ as its implementation
> language (with, perhaps, some kind of scripting capabilities, if needed,
> provided by wrappers to another language, like VTK does), because:
> - using other languages that are wrapped around the C++ implementation
> of VTK adds complication and overhead.
> - debugging something written in mixed languages is typically much
> more difficult.
> - you're likely to find many more people interested in contributing
> to such a project that are C++ programmers than language X programers.
>
> Again this is just my personal opinion. At this point, if this project
> goes forward, I don't see myself or my company being able to contribute
> much in the way of time (right now any time related to VTK is directed
> at solving performance issues). However, if in the future we did have
> time, we're much more likely to contribute if there isn't the overhead
> of: learning a new language, installing and learning appropriate
> debugging
> tools for that language, etc.
>
> mark
>
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