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Softui

Important

This library is currently under development and is not ready for use. It's designed to test Rust and its ability to express user-interface concepts; many of the systems rely on hacks and/or are duct-taped together.

todomvc

This library provides tools for creating user-interfaces, it handles font-rendering, image/svg rendering, layout, input and window management.

Goals

  • <50ms startup time
  • Minimal dependencies (no waiting minutes for a single change)
  • Extremely simple API (should require almost no effort to create complex interfaces)
  • Clear font rendering with sub-pixel antialiasing
  • Cross-platform (Windows, macOS)

Tradeoffs

  • No GPU acceleration (simply initializing a GPU context would take ~300-1000ms depending on API)
  • Immediate mode (fine for modern hardware, embedded systems may have problems)
  • Insane use of unsafe code (this was mostly to save time and can be reduced over time)
use softui::*;

fn main() {
    let mut ctx = unsafe { create_ctx("Softui", 800, 600) };

    loop {
        if ctx.debug_should_quit() {
            break;
        }

        let root = h!(
            text("Example text"),
            rect().wh(100).bg(green()),
            rect().wh(100).bg(blue()),
            rect().wh(100).bg(cyan()),
            rect().wh(100).bg(magenta())
        )
        .gap(30)
        .bg(gray());

        ctx.draw_layout(root, true);
        ctx.draw_frame();
    }
}