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Good Graphics Library 4 window in Linux Needed

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anuj919 Original post #1
Jul 12, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Hi Friends:p
Can anyone suggest me about a good(Good = portable through many Linux s, easy to use) library for making ''Window'' s(Not Microsoft Windows) in Linux for C++...
I know names like Qt,OpenGL.., But which one is good to start with??:!:
C
Jul 12, 2008 at 10:13 AM
If you want a simple GUI application library, both Qt (KDE) and GTK+ (Gnome) are great options. Both can run on any Linux or any desktop environment. Both are cross-platform too.
QwertyManiac
Jul 13, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Qt is the best for use with C++ and is also portable to Mac/Windows
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anuj919 #4
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Thanks QwertyManiac & chandru.in for the reply....
Starting with Qt....;-)

Can suggest me some good IDE also??(for Linux, like I used Turbo & Borland on Windows)
Faun
Faun #5
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:57 AM
geany for lightweight working
M
Jul 13, 2008 at 1:06 PM
vim
emacs
KDevelop
Qt Assistant(for creating Qt GUI)
Eclipse
Anjuta
QwertyManiac
Jul 13, 2008 at 2:07 PM
For simply Qt4 you can go for QDevelop too.
*www.qdevelop.org/
RCuber
RCuber #8
Jul 13, 2008 at 2:51 PM
QT. its the best ..