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Why should I use this library over the more well-known free and open-source cross-platform GUI toolkits? With wx I can get fully native widgets on Win/Mac/GTK/Qt/even embedded systems. With Qt and Qt-quick I can have rapid development (and native enough widgets). Even GTK is at least well-documented. What's your edge supposed to be?

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1. The shared library is very lean: 154 kb regarding Linux 64 bit, 260 kb Windows, 140 kb macOS.

2. It is a real C library, not C++ like Qt.

3. The programmer is released from any window update stuff. Just do gee_draw_and_screenup_selected_window(myapp); and any change in content (text or pictures) will be updated.

4. The library offers text processing functionalities including multi-column text processing.

5. It is well documented. Take a look at http://geeonx.org/Geeonx_Create2.pdf

6. The library is based on the established and reliable SDL library https://www.libsdl.org .

7. Please just make an install and try geeonxdemo.

Kind regards Nik

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