Re: [Caml-list] Does LablTk have a future?

[Matt Gushee <mgushee@havenrock.com>]

Jon Harrop wrote:

 >>> Yes but we gain the ability to have a better interface on all 
platforms.
 >>
 >>
 >> Well, "better" is rather subjective. And not having the native
 >> interface means that people will say "oh, look, this is a non-standard
 >> OCaml program" instead on looking at the application itself.
 >
 >
 >
 > True. I think this is the lesser of evils though.


Hmm, I'd like to think so. Jef Raskin[*] wrote something to the effect 
that we need better interfaces than what we have now, and something 
better will necessarily be different--with which I heartily agree.

But in terms of "industry acceptance" in the near term ... I've been 
involved in a number of discussions of why Tk is awful (or not), and one 
point that always comes up is that users allegedly don't like Tk apps 
because they look different.

-- 
Matt Gushee
Englewood, CO, USA