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Select UI platform for developing the next version of the GUI #469

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CharliePoole opened this issue Dec 16, 2019 · 5 comments
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Select UI platform for developing the next version of the GUI #469

CharliePoole opened this issue Dec 16, 2019 · 5 comments
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Design Decision Something we need to decide before moving ahead. May cause blocking.

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Ideally, should support both execution and development on Windows, Mac and Linux. It should be suitable for porting as a Visual Studio extension.
@CharliePoole CharliePoole added Needs Design Needs some design work before coding v2-gui labels Dec 16, 2019
@CharliePoole CharliePoole added this to the 2.0 milestone Dec 16, 2019
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List of contenders... feel free to add others...

  • Windows Forms
  • WPF
  • Avalonia
  • Javascript (several frameworks are possible)

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how would one use a javascript framework to work as a visual studio extension? I was just looking that up a minute ago?

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Avalonia looks neat cause of the cross platform

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@immeraufdemhund

Re Javascript: the UI would be invoked from the extension, probably hosted in docked panels.

I'm doing experiments with Avalonia right now.

@CharliePoole CharliePoole changed the title Select platform for developing the V2 GUI Select UI platform for developing the V2 GUI Dec 17, 2019
@CharliePoole CharliePoole added is:design and removed Needs Design Needs some design work before coding labels Dec 19, 2019
@CharliePoole CharliePoole modified the milestones: Future GUI, 2.0.0 Jul 1, 2021
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Because the code already exists, TestCentric 2.0 will use Windows Forms. Discussion of a future platform will wait for a possible 3.0 version. I've updated the issue title to reflect this.

@CharliePoole CharliePoole changed the title Select UI platform for developing the V2 GUI Select UI platform for developing the next version of the GUI Jul 2, 2021
@CharliePoole CharliePoole modified the milestones: 2.0.0, Future GUI Jul 2, 2021
@CharliePoole CharliePoole added the Design Decision Something we need to decide before moving ahead. May cause blocking. label Jul 2, 2021
@CharliePoole CharliePoole removed this from the Future GUI milestone Jul 2, 2021
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