Ruby GUI Development on Mac/Linux and Windows
cross-platform, macos, ruby, user-interface, windows
Solution
I grepped #ruby channel logs and found that people often recommend Shoes framework for Ruby GUI apps.
Since Shoes makes use of JRuby, it requires Java to run. It shouldn't be a problem if your software is intended for regular people, as Java is installed on most computers anyway.
- GitHub: https://github.com/shoes/shoes4
- Some tutorial: http://pragtob.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/shoes-4-a-progress-report/
Problem
I have following concern: I should creat a application for a documentation tool (Tex/Word files to a final PDF). This tool requires a GUI and I would really love to write it in my fav programming lang Ruby. The main problem while asking my friend google was: every question was asked 3+ years ago and/or the libraries are outdated. So is there a nice way to get a GUI with Ruby on Mac/Linux and Windows (it would not bother me to create two different interfaces). Or are some better solutions out there (please no .java) (Ruby on Rails could be a solution, but only browserbased ...) Would be happy for your Ideas and Solutions :) Best Regards bMalum