Approximatrix Forums — DISLIN vs gtk-fortran

Re: DISLIN vs gtk-fortran

2013-05-20T17:09:37Z

Hmm, that's a good point. Thank you for the link.

Re: DISLIN vs gtk-fortran

2013-05-20T14:39:26Z

The big drawback of DISLIN is probably its licensing terms. DISLIN has some pretty major restrictions, and it isn't open-source. In contrast, GTK is completely open-source with very few restrictions. If you're developing commercial software or a closed-source program you plan on distributing, GTK would probably be a better choice.

You're right, though, that GTK is a bit harder to work with. Gtk-Fortran is a relatively new language binding for GTK, and it hasn't matured completely yet.

DISLIN vs gtk-fortran

2013-05-17T02:20:03Z

When it comes to developing a GUI, DISLIN seems to be the easiest and perhaps most powerful. But am I missing something? Even using the High Level API in gtk-fortran, its still a bit of work. Are there any major drawbacks to using either?