GuiLite
Languages and libraries
embedded gui framework
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks quite nice and promising
From 2 comments
Looks quite nice.
pjmlp on HNThis is actually a super-interesting problem. The complex scripts require "shaping", which increasingly is done by HarfBuzz. Companies used to maintain their own proprietary…
raphlinus on HN
Objections
Examples look outdated and messy with inconsistent alignment and fonts
From 1 comment
The examples of GuiLite and those of Littlevgi (posted in this thread) all look a little outdated and messy. And I can understand this. Most programmers aren't designers. But if…
pasta on HN
Thai and Hindi text rendering is incorrect
From 2 comments
The multi language example for Thai looks like it is rendering wrongly. Proper rendering: ความสูง
wingerlang on HNSimilarly for the Hindi, where the character combinations are not properly “merging”. Multiscript support (especially Indic scripts) is hard but unfortunately this current stage…
sudenmorsian on HN
Requests
Support for complex scripts such as Thai and Hindi
From 2 comments
The multi language example for Thai looks like it is rendering wrongly. Proper rendering: ความสูง
wingerlang on HNSimilarly for the Hindi, where the character combinations are not properly “merging”. Multiscript support (especially Indic scripts) is hard but unfortunately this current stage…
sudenmorsian on HN
A browser port
From 1 comment
Seems very interesting; nice work for sure. Any chance of a browser port?
tluyben2 on HN
Questions
How does it fit with other software such as framebuffer or Wayland
From 1 comment
So this is a framework to X? Framebuffer? Wayland? Everything? How does this software fit into all other software out there?
iveqy on HN
Alternatives named
LittlevGL
From 2 comments
If you are looking for something that will run on even smaller embedded devices I highly recommend LittlevGL. I have used it to throw a UI on a few projects, and found it to be…
btashton on HNThanks, this one also supports the Esp32, which is great.
squarefoot on HN
Qt, GTK, Electron
From 1 comment
This is for embedded development (e.g. a gui for your washing machine), not a replacement for Electron, Qt, GTK or what have you.
janoc on HN