QGnomePlatform VS Glimmer

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QGnomePlatform

QPlatformTheme for a better Qt application inclusion in GNOME (by FedoraQt)

Glimmer

DSL Framework consisting of a DSL Engine and a Data-Binding Library used in Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework), Glimmer DSL for Opal (Pure Ruby Web GUI), Glimmer DSL for LibUI (Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for GTK (Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML), and Glimmer DSL for CSS (by AndyObtiva)
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QGnomePlatform Glimmer
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258 488
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4.8 8.2
8 months ago about 1 month ago
C++ Ruby
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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QGnomePlatform

Posts with mentions or reviews of QGnomePlatform. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-09.

Glimmer

Posts with mentions or reviews of Glimmer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-23.
  • Shoes makes building little graphical programs for Mac, Windows, Linux simple
    13 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Feb 2024
  • What would an ideal language for teaching new programmers be like?
    2 projects | /r/AskProgramming | 28 May 2023
    Here's the github for the glimmer GUI library . https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer
  • Emerging Rust GUIs in a WASM world
    2 projects | /r/programming | 14 May 2023
    I don't quite understand why you would need to only create a web application. I see the future much more similar to like what glimmer (but in ruby https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) is doing. Write once, run verywhere.
  • GTK or Qt from a user point of view
    4 projects | /r/linux | 4 Sep 2022
    Qt is probably the more sophisticated toolkit, but GTK has a few things going. I love its language support + CSS. I wrote tons of ruby-gtk3 apps and hopefully ruby-gtk4 soon. No such thing exists for qt (ruby-qt died years ago). I actually write in a mostly GUI agnostic manner; andy pushed this to a new level though: https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer
  • Glimmer DSL for SWT Table Cell Data-Binding of Background/Foreground/Font/Image
    2 projects | dev.to | 2 Sep 2022
    # From: https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md#hello-table require 'glimmer-dsl-swt' class HelloTable class BaseballGame class << self attr_accessor :selected_game def all_playoff_games @all_playoff_games ||= { 'NLDS' => [ new(Time.new(2037, 10, 6, 12, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Milwaukee Brewers', 'Free Bobblehead'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 7, 12, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Milwaukee Brewers'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 8, 12, 0), 'Milwaukee Brewers', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 9, 12, 0), 'Milwaukee Brewers', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 10, 12, 0), 'Milwaukee Brewers', 'Chicago Cubs', 'Free Umbrella'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 6, 18, 0), 'Cincinnati Reds', 'St Louis Cardinals', 'Free Bobblehead'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 7, 18, 0), 'Cincinnati Reds', 'St Louis Cardinals'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 8, 18, 0), 'St Louis Cardinals', 'Cincinnati Reds'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 9, 18, 0), 'St Louis Cardinals', 'Cincinnati Reds'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 10, 18, 0), 'St Louis Cardinals', 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Free Umbrella'), ], 'ALDS' => [ new(Time.new(2037, 10, 6, 12, 0), 'New York Yankees', 'Boston Red Sox', 'Free Bobblehead'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 7, 12, 0), 'New York Yankees', 'Boston Red Sox'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 8, 12, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'New York Yankees'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 9, 12, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'New York Yankees'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 10, 12, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'New York Yankees', 'Free Umbrella'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 6, 18, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Cleveland Indians', 'Free Bobblehead'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 7, 18, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Cleveland Indians'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 8, 18, 0), 'Cleveland Indians', 'Houston Astros'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 9, 18, 0), 'Cleveland Indians', 'Houston Astros'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 10, 18, 0), 'Cleveland Indians', 'Houston Astros', 'Free Umbrella'), ], 'NLCS' => [ new(Time.new(2037, 10, 12, 12, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Free Towel'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 13, 12, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Cincinnati Reds'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 14, 12, 0), 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 15, 18, 0), 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 16, 18, 0), 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 17, 18, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Cincinnati Reds'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 18, 12, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Cincinnati Reds', 'Free Poncho'), ], 'ALCS' => [ new(Time.new(2037, 10, 12, 12, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Boston Red Sox', 'Free Towel'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 13, 12, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Boston Red Sox'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 14, 12, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Houston Astros'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 15, 18, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Houston Astros'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 16, 18, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Houston Astros'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 17, 18, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Boston Red Sox'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 18, 12, 0), 'Houston Astros', 'Boston Red Sox', 'Free Poncho'), ], 'World Series' => [ new(Time.new(2037, 10, 20, 18, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Boston Red Sox', 'Free Baseball Cap'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 21, 18, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Boston Red Sox'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 22, 18, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 23, 18, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 24, 18, 0), 'Boston Red Sox', 'Chicago Cubs'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 25, 18, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Boston Red Sox'), new(Time.new(2037, 10, 26, 18, 0), 'Chicago Cubs', 'Boston Red Sox', 'Free World Series Polo'), ] } end def playoff_type @playoff_type ||= 'World Series' end def playoff_type=(new_playoff_type) @playoff_type = new_playoff_type self.schedule=(all_playoff_games[@playoff_type]) self.selected_game = schedule.first unless selected_game.nil? end def playoff_type_options all_playoff_games.keys end def schedule @schedule ||= all_playoff_games[playoff_type] end def schedule=(new_schedule) @schedule = new_schedule end end include Glimmer include Glimmer::DataBinding::ObservableModel TEAM_BALLPARKS = { 'Boston Red Sox' => 'Fenway Park', 'Chicago Cubs' => 'Wrigley Field', 'Cincinnati Reds' => 'Great American Ball Park', 'Cleveland Indians' => 'Progressive Field', 'Houston Astros' => 'Minute Maid Park', 'Milwaukee Brewers' => 'Miller Park', 'New York Yankees' => 'Yankee Stadium', 'St Louis Cardinals' => 'Busch Stadium', } ATTRIBUTES = [:game_date, :game_time, :home_team, :away_team, :ballpark, :promotion] ATTRIBUTES_BACKGROUND = ATTRIBUTES.map {|attribute| "#{attribute}_background"} ATTRIBUTES_FOREGROUND = ATTRIBUTES.map {|attribute| "#{attribute}_foreground"} ATTRIBUTES_FONT = ATTRIBUTES.map {|attribute| "#{attribute}_font"} ATTRIBUTES_IMAGE = ATTRIBUTES.map {|attribute| "#{attribute}_image"} attr_accessor *([:booked, :date_time] + ATTRIBUTES + ATTRIBUTES_BACKGROUND + ATTRIBUTES_FOREGROUND + ATTRIBUTES_FONT + ATTRIBUTES_IMAGE) alias booked? booked def initialize(date_time, home_team, away_team, promotion = 'N/A') self.date_time = date_time self.home_team = home_team self.away_team = away_team self.promotion = promotion self.ballpark_image = [File.expand_path('hello_table/baseball_park.png', __dir__), width: 20, height: 20] self.booked = false observe(self, :date_time) do |new_value| notify_observers(:game_time) end end def home_team=(home_team_value) if home_team_value != away_team @home_team = home_team_value self.ballpark = TEAM_BALLPARKS[@home_team] end end def away_team=(away_team_value) if away_team_value != home_team @away_team = away_team_value end end def date Date.new(date_time.year, date_time.month, date_time.day) end def time Time.new(0, 1, 1, date_time.hour, date_time.min, date_time.sec, '+00:00') end def game_date date_time.strftime("%m/%d/%Y") end def game_time date_time.strftime("%I:%M %p") end def home_team_options TEAM_BALLPARKS.keys end def away_team_options TEAM_BALLPARKS.keys end def ballpark_options [TEAM_BALLPARKS[@home_team], TEAM_BALLPARKS[@away_team]] end def to_s "#{home_team} vs #{away_team} at #{ballpark} on #{game_date} #{game_time}" end def book! self.booked = true self.background = :dark_green self.foreground = :white self.font = {style: :italic} "Thank you for booking #{to_s}" end # Sets background for all attributes def background=(color) self.game_date_background = color self.game_time_background = color self.home_team_background = color self.away_team_background = color self.ballpark_background = color self.promotion_background = color end # Sets foreground for all attributes def foreground=(color) self.game_date_foreground = color self.game_time_foreground = color self.home_team_foreground = color self.away_team_foreground = color self.ballpark_foreground = color self.promotion_foreground = color end # Sets font for all attributes def font=(font_properties) self.game_date_font = font_properties self.game_time_font = font_properties self.home_team_font = font_properties self.away_team_font = font_properties self.ballpark_font = font_properties self.promotion_font = font_properties end end include Glimmer::UI::CustomShell before_body do Display.app_name = 'Hello, Table!' end body { shell { grid_layout text 'Hello, Table!' background_image File.expand_path('hello_table/baseball_park.png', __dir__) image File.expand_path('hello_table/baseball_park.png', __dir__) label { layout_data :center, :center, true, false text 'BASEBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE' background :transparent if OS.windows? foreground rgb(94, 107, 103) font name: 'Optima', height: 38, style: :bold } combo(:read_only) { layout_data :center, :center, true, false selection <=> [BaseballGame, :playoff_type] font height: 14 } table(:editable) { |table_proxy| layout_data :fill, :fill, true, true table_column { text 'Game Date' width 150 sort_property :date # ensure sorting by real date value (not `game_date` string specified in items below) editor :date_drop_down, property: :date_time } table_column { text 'Game Time' width 150 sort_property :time # ensure sorting by real time value (not `game_time` string specified in items below) editor :time, property: :date_time } table_column { text 'Ballpark' width 180 editor :none } table_column { text 'Home Team' width 150 editor :combo, :read_only # read_only is simply an SWT style passed to combo widget } table_column { text 'Away Team' width 150 editor :combo, :read_only # read_only is simply an SWT style passed to combo widget } table_column { text 'Promotion' width 150 # default text editor is used here } # This is a contextual pop up menu that shows up when right-clicking table rows menu { menu_item { text 'Book' on_widget_selected do book_selected_game end } } # Data-bind table items (rows) to a model collection (BaseballGame.schedule), # mapping columns in declaration order to row model properties (attributes) # By convention, every column property can be accompanied by extra properties # with the following suffixes: `_background`, `_foreground`, `_font`, and `_image` # For example, for `game_date`, model could also implement these related properties: # `game_date_background`, `game_date_foreground`, `game_date_font`, `game_date_image` # That is done in order to let the table widget set extra properties if needed. items <=> [BaseballGame, :schedule, column_properties: [:game_date, :game_time, :ballpark, :home_team, :away_team, :promotion]] # Data-bind table selection selection <=> [BaseballGame, :selected_game] # Default initial sort property sort_property :date # Sort by these additional properties after handling sort by the column the user clicked additional_sort_properties :date, :time, :home_team, :away_team, :ballpark, :promotion on_key_pressed do |key_event| book_selected_game if key_event.keyCode == swt(:cr) end } button { text 'Book Selected Game' layout_data :center, :center, true, false font height: 14 enabled <= [BaseballGame, 'selected_game.booked', on_read: ->(value) { value == false }] on_widget_selected do book_selected_game end } } } def book_selected_game return if BaseballGame.selected_game.booked? message_box { text 'Baseball Game Booked!' message BaseballGame.selected_game.book! }.open end end HelloTable.launch
  • _why's Estate
    5 projects | /r/programming | 19 Aug 2022
    The other project, which is a bit more akin to Shoes, is the glimmer suite. https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer
  • Six programming languages I’d like to see
    28 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jul 2022
    In the ruby realm, this seem like what you are looking for...

    https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer

  • New Glimmer DSL for LibUI Apps: RubyCrumbler and Rubio-Radio
    4 projects | dev.to | 25 Jun 2022
    Every once in a while, I get approached by people who ask a lot of questions about my Glimmer Ruby gems, but never complete any work in them, which is quite surprising given the fact that it takes less than a minute to run a Glimmer sample, less than 10 minutes to write one, less than an hour to build a small desktop app, and less than a day to build an app MVP (Minimum Viable Product).
  • What to use for making desktop apps windows/Linux
    2 projects | /r/ruby | 13 May 2022
    Check out glimmer https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer
  • Glimmer DSL for Tk Hello, Progressbar & Theme!
    2 projects | dev.to | 4 Apr 2022
    # From: https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk#hello-progressbar require 'glimmer-dsl-tk' class HelloProgressbar include Glimmer attr_accessor :progress_value, :maximum_value, :delay_value def initialize self.progress_value = 0 self.maximum_value = 100 self.delay_value = 0.01 Thread.new do loop do self.progress_value = (self.progress_value.to_i + 1) % (maximum_value.to_i + 1) sleep(delay_value) # yields to main thread end end end def launch root { text 'Hello, Progressbar!' progressbar { grid row: 0, column: 0, columnspan: 3 orient 'horizontal' length 200 mode 'indeterminate' maximum <= [self, :maximum_value] value <= [self, :progress_value] } label { grid row: 1, column: 0 text 'Value' } label { grid row: 1, column: 1 text 'Maximum' } label { grid row: 1, column: 2 text 'Delay in Seconds' } spinbox { grid row: 2, column: 0 from 0.0 to 100.0 increment 1.0 format '%0f' text <=> [self, :progress_value, on_read: :to_i, on_write: :to_i] } spinbox { grid row: 2, column: 1 from 1.0 to 100.0 increment 1.0 format '%0f' text <=> [self, :maximum_value, on_read: :to_i, on_write: :to_i] } spinbox { grid row: 2, column: 2 from 0.01 to 1.0 increment 0.1 format '%0.2f' text <=> [self, :delay_value, on_write: ->(val) {[val.to_f, 1.0].min}] } progressbar { grid row: 3, column: 0, columnspan: 3 orient 'horizontal' length 200 mode 'determinate' maximum <= [self, :maximum_value] value <= [self, :progress_value] } progressbar { grid row: 4, column: 0, columnspan: 3 orient 'vertical' length 200 mode 'determinate' maximum <= [self, :maximum_value] value <= [self, :progress_value] } }.open end end HelloProgressbar.new.launch

What are some alternatives?

When comparing QGnomePlatform and Glimmer you can also consider the following projects:

Shoes - Shoes 4 : the next version of Shoes

adwaita-qt - A style to bend Qt applications to look like they belong into GNOME Shell

Humanizer - Very simple captcha with Rails 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 support

glimmer-dsl-libui - Glimmer DSL for LibUI - Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Library - The Quickest Way From Zero To GUI - If You Liked Shoes, You'll Love Glimmer! - No need to pre-install any prerequisites. Just install the gem and have platform-independent GUI that just works on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

glimmer-dsl-swt - Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Framework) - The Quickest Way From Zero To GUI - If You Liked Shoes, You'll Love Glimmer!

glimmer-dsl-tk - Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library)

qtbindings - An easy to install gem version of the Ruby bindings to Qt

Gladiator (Glimmer Editor) - Gladiator (short for Glimmer Editor) is a Glimmer DSL for SWT sample project under on-going development that demonstrates how to build a text editor in Ruby using Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Library). It is not intended to be a full-fledged editor by any means, yet mostly a fun educational exercise in using Glimmer. Gladiator is also a personal tool for shaping an editor exactly the way I like, with all the keyboard shortcuts I prefer. I leave building truly professional text editors to software tooling experts who would hopefully use Glimmer one day. Otherwise, I have been happily using Gladiator to develop all my open-source projects since May of 2020.

glimmer-dsl-swing - Glimmer DSL for Swing (JRuby Swing Desktop Development GUI Library) - Enables development of desktop applications using Java Swing and Java 2D, including vector graphics and AWT geometry.

glimmer-dsl-gtk - Glimmer DSL for GTK - Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library

RubyGnome2 - A set of bindings for the GNOME libraries to use from Ruby.

HiDPI-Fixer - Qt app that automates fractional scaling configuration on X11 desktops