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# haxe-ui
  • b
    i think we we were being really honest there are a few backends that could be removed and no one would even notice
  • b
    yeah, it was defo "fun"... and, even now, i really still like it, but yeah, i doubt there is anyone actually using it
  • b
    i know that kind of thing ... one of my pdf libraries is still maintained (by others) in the perl world and sees active usage in a couple of apps ... other libs just are used by me, giving me a competitive advantage but no real user feedback
  • p
    At a glance, pixi, winforms, qt, and raylib?
  • b
    thinking about it there could be a discussion about wx vs qt
  • p
    WxWidgets is "native" (ie uses Win32, App/UIKit or GTK), whereas Qt is not (unless you use KDE Plasma). And I'm fairly sure WxWidgets has a Qt backend.
  • b
    pixi and winforms are basically dead imo... maybe winforms "less", but id be surprised if either of them compile...
  • b
    good to know
  • b
    qt i would like to develop further
  • b
    its the licence (and time) that made me go "hmmm, right"
  • p
    Wx has too much backends: (I mean, GTK1, seriously?) Or too little, there's no iOS backend for example.
  • b
    i think imma remove haxeui-pixijs though
  • b
    does wx do anything "mobile" ?
  • p
    Does Qt count?
  • b
    i guess, yeah, though i would assume people would rather just go via qt for that
  • b
    i do personally think there is sense in haxeui-hxwidgets and haxeui-qt... i think they fit different needs
  • b
    so if i would target java, should i go with haxeui-kha ?
  • p
    Oh god, Wx still has a backend for motif (which is some really old X11 thing afaik). So I guess if you want "old native" UI WxWidgets is the way to go.
  • p
    Kha's Java backends are essentially deprecated.
  • b
    i dont think there is a haxeui option when targeting java tbh
  • b
    which, tbf, makes libgdx / javafx more interesting, i mean, if you wanted to use javalibs in a haxeui app, well, you are kinda out of options
  • b
    @best-needle-18998 - is there a reason you wanted to target java? Or just because "i like java" or something?
  • b
    i have some libraries in java that i need to use and would need an awful lot of time to port to haxe whit no additional immediate benefit
  • b
    yeah, fair enough
  • b
    that makes a haxeui java target more interesting / enticing for sure
  • p
    Write a Java -> Haxe compiler? Would be just as painful as porting them, with the immediate benefit of making the libraries in question work on a wide range of targets/platforms.
  • b
    ... .... ..... i wonder if a libgdx backend does make sense
  • b
    isnt that a fuckton of work?
  • b
  • b
    yes if it all would be native java
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