[Suggestion] GUI builder

simonkrauter / NiGui

Cross-platform desktop GUI toolkit written in Nim

MIT License

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[Suggestion] GUI builder #4

Closed ghost closed 7 years ago

ghost commented 7 years ago

I think it would be possible to create GUI editor, so you can design GUI with simple WYSIWYG interface at least with exact controls positions (not with automatic controls placing)

simonkrauter commented 7 years ago

Reasons why I think it's not a good idea (at least for now):

I don't like the concept of GUI editors, so I won't create one.
Static control positioning is bad for user experience and should not be used.
NiGui is in a too early stage.
I think it takes a lot of effort to create a GUI editor. Maybe look at https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ to get an idea about it.

ghost commented 7 years ago

@trustable-code thanks, now I see why it's a bad idea

ghost commented 7 years ago

@trustable-code sorry for offtopic, but how can I make text area read-only?