Ultimate++: a C++ cross-platform RAD framework

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69 points·vmorgulis··9 comments

This looks amazing - it looks like wx with better documentation, and Qt without the MOC garbage.

The code looks nicer compared to both wx and Qt.. but looks worse than Qt even on Windows.

A crucial downside compared to wx is that U++ doesn't use native widgets, at least on Windows. And unlike Qt, it doesn't implement platform accessibility APIs. This is a show-stopper for blind users, because their screen readers can't identify the types of the widgets, tell which one has keyboard focus, etc.

I haven't dug seriously into it, but I think Qt has decent accessibility support: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

My mistake. You're right, Qt does implement accessibility. Fixed in the comment.

It says "cross-platform" but every screenshot is Windows, the only installation instructions are for Windows, and there's no mention of any other platform except Android, which is not yet supported.

Update: Linux seems to be pretty well supported.

http://www.ultimatepp.org/www$uppweb$download$en-us.html

via Google I found some evidence of early support for Mac OS X:

http://www.ultimatepp.org/forums/index.php?t=thread&frm_id=9...

I also note that it doesn't support Clang.

the only installation instructions are for Windows, and there's no mention of any other platform except Android

You could also edit your comment to remove these two completely false statements... The Linux instructions are very easy to find any I don't even know how you managed to miss them!

Anyone have any experience with this fellow? Looks interesting.

I have begun to get started with it just now. The forums seem very active, and it looks very promising.

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