So far, I haven't seen a good overview and comparison of the architectural ideas manifested in GUI frameworks.

'''Questions'''

	* How are UIs specified?
	* How are widgets arranged on the screen?
	* How are the UI and the application model kept in sync?
	* How are actions triggered from the UI?


See UserInterfacePatterns, GraphicsPatterns

'''Interesting Candidates'''

	* CleanObjectIo (see CleanLanguage)
	* CommonLispInterfaceManager (CLIM)
	* DylanUserInterfaceManager (DUIM)
	* EtPlusPlus
	* InterViews
	* JavaSwing
	* OpenStep ApplicationKit
	* various Smalltalk frameworks
	* WxWidgets
	* MagicUserInterface
	* GtkPlus
	* EiffelGrape
	* EiffelFenestra
	* VCL (for the DelphiLanguage)
	* Qt

And of course .NET WinForms

--MichaelSchuerig

	* MorphicInterface

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In the beginning there was ModelViewController.  Then there was InterViews and EtPlusPlus.  Then a few of those guys got together with some others and came up with DesignPatterns to explain what they had learned about GuiFrameworks.

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TableOrientedProgramming GUI framework info: http://geocities.com/tablizer/guitable.htm

Although, "strict" relational may be insufficient to handle varying widget attributes. A MultiParadigmDatabase may better handle such attributes. NonOopGuiMethodologies also discusses some possibilities.

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Comprehensive listing of GUI Toolkits and Frameworks with an emphasis on FreeSoftware:  http://www.free-soft.org/guitool/

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See Also: CoordinateVersusNestedGui

Please see also the java wiki JinxWiki on the SwikiFarm to the pages
	* "Gui XML Projects" http://jinx.swiki.net/165
	* "Swing XMLs" http://jinx.swiki.net/384
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