GUI question

[SomeLearner]

Is it acceptable to develop a non-gaming yet graphical program like a text-editor or a spreadsheet using Allegro? or Qt should be used in such case?

I suggested Allegro since its coding style is easy (similar to console coding).

Yet Qt-based programs have more professional look (buttons, menus, scroll bars, text-boxes, etc).

[Disch]

You basically summarized the pros and cons in your own post.

If you want a more professional looking program, I would use a toolkit that fits your needs.

If you don't mind the appearance of your program when made with simpler libs, then use the simpler libs.


EDIT:

Also you might want to consider how the program will function. People expect certain things from the behavior or programs. For example pressing tab will move between controls, pageup/pagedown keys will scroll the window, etc, etc.

If Allegro doesn't have this expected behavior, your program might be very awkward to use and will come across as rinky-dink and low-grade.

[dheerajpatni]

you should use QT or WxWidgets or MFC(windows only) for that purpose.

[SomeLearner]

Thanks everyone

thank you Disch; what I understand now is Qt is for real projects, while Allegro is for simple programs (if not used for games) as same as using console applications in online algorithm contests, right?