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[Juan Pablo Romero <address@hidden>]

> For the new graphics mode, Henri and I are indeed considering changing
> the underlying libraries. Cairo and OpenGL are both good candidates.
> We might also want to opt for an abstract layer (like the current
> ps_device) with different implementations.
>

Please, please, please, consider using Qt 4.

1. Multiplataform
2. Free
3. Excelent API
4. Very good docs.
5. Language bindings
6. Excelent widget editor
7. Easy integration with kde (wich means kioslaves, etc)
8. Good looks
9. Many people already familiar with it, wich means more workforce.
10. Did I mentioned the widget editor?

In particular, don't underestimate (6) + (9). I'd myself contributed
some code (more dialogs, etc) if only I could use the widget editor
(like, in half an hour you can layout a dialog).

Best regards.

  JP


> Notice however that the graphical routines are probably the easiest part,
> because of the current ps_device abstraction. More complex is the event
> handling, which is also based on X, currently. Moreover, this is getting
> more and more complex. For instance, the next version should come with
> support for Japanese, Chinese and maybe Korean. However, our current
> implementation heavily depends on the X input method.
>
> Best wishes, Joris
>