Re:Pharo 9
by codesnik on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:35AM
(#27844469)
hm, does Pharo have native-looking GUI now?
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Well, let's say "better" :-) There was a Smalltalk with a native Windows GUI (Dolphin) but the developers couldn't seem to make any money out if it.
"ParcPlace VisualWorks Smalltalk emulates all the supported operating systems GUIs in Smalltalk …
Digitalk (now ParcPlace) Visual Smalltalk uses more of the underlying operating system GUI, for better performance but at the price of only supporting a common subset of GUI controls …
IBM Smalltalk maps the Motif GUI widgets onto the underlying operating system widgets.This means you get a very rich kit to build your GUI, but the widgets operate at near native speed. You have the best of both worlds."
p87 "VisualAge for Smalltalk" 1997
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/4instantiations/sg24482...
aka What's the difference between Swing and SWT,
see this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27843214