On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 12:46 -0600, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
On Jan 18, 2008 12:32 PM, Leo Mauler [email protected] wrote:
There are a few command line applications for which I would like to have a GUI, or for which I've found a GUI I'm just not happy with. I use mencoder and transcode a bit but I'm not happy with the GUI frontends I've found for those applications. I also have a friend who is interested in the Astrolog astrology application but who is very unhappy with the command line interface, a potential Linux convert if a GUI can be discovered. KAstrolog has been out of development for so long I can't seem to compile the thing.
I haven't written any code in ten years so I'm looking for something to create GUI Frontends without too much programming experience.
Python + PyGtk + Glade can be pretty quick
I'm a fan of MonoDevelop, if you want to go the managed code route. It's incredibly easy to use, and I'm sure there are ways of running a command and capturing output, although I admit that I don't know what they are.
Of course, Glade is a wonderful application that will fit your needs. If you want to have an IDE that does most of the project work for you, I recommend Anjuta. It has Glade built right in, and works great for simple applications, especially if you plan to write code in C.
Hope that helps.
--Jestin