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Johan Vromans wrote: > Dean Arnold <darnold@presicient.com> writes: > >> I've tried to use it, and after 2 days of hair-tearing and >> cussing like a Russian sailor, I *finally* managed to get a >> very simple demo with a cascading menu working. > > It's a pity you didn't try wxGlade, the GUI builder for wxWidgets that > generates Perl (and more). > > -- Johan > IIRC, I actually did try it. I believe it had some limitations at the time that proved difficult to accomplish what I was after (tho the slight concussion from pounding my head against wxPerl's brick wall may have effected my memory). That said, I don't consider "wizards" or GUI builders an adequate substitute for docs. (Admittedly, thats a subjective statement). Issues arise when things go wrong, or don't behave as expected: its unlikely the "wizard" is going to tell me why...that, in part, is what the docs are for (w/ the source to fall back on as a last resort). Delivering complex wizard-derived apps to a large customer base requires a lot of faith, trust and luck when relying on minimally documented APIs. But I'll definitely give wxGlade another look.