[LuaCheia] IUP [was: wxWindows vs. FLTK]

["Martin Spernau" <martin@...>]

>From what I read from Jamey statement below, we should then try and find out
how hard it is to port IUP to other (further) platforms.
I have the strong feeling that the listed platforms (win32 and *IX) are
'just' those that where needed up to now.
-Martin
From: "CRIBBSJ" <CRIBBSJ@oakwood.org>
> I used it (actually, iuplua) for a couple of small applications.  IMHO, it
> blends in VERY well with lua.  It didn't feel like I was using a "grafted
> in" binding to a gui library.  It felt more like part of lua itself.  It
has
> some cool widgets like the table widget, which I used a lot for a
> multi-column listbox.
>
> The only real complaint I had about it was that it "looked" a little old.
> What I mean by that is that the look of applications (at least on Windows)
> looked a little old fashioned.  Of course, that might have been the result
> of my inexperience with IUP (or maybe my lack of artistic talent!).  I
> understand that they are working on a new version of IUP that will
probably
> be addressing these issues.
>
> Mark Stroetzel Glasberg, one of the guys working on IUP, was my main point
> of contact and he was extremely helpful.  In fact, being "C" illiterate, I
> could never get the thing compiled on Windows, so he built me a custom
> interpreter with lua, iuplua, luasocket, and luasql.
>
> What you guys are proposing to create would be great for lua.  One of the
> reasons I stopped using lua is that I could never get an interpreter built
> with all of the extensions I wanted.  I wish you guys success!
>
> Jamey
>