Keith Vetter On clt lists: [L1 ]
- mousewheel handling
- dash lines
- rc filename and location
- where to put temp files
- $HOME is less prominent in Windows
- how and for whom you install
- file permissions
- file volumes
- registering as a mime type
- making script executable (!# & chmod vs. assoc & ftype)
- font names
- some windows only color names
- option database not typically used on windows
- stdin, stdout and stderr may not work
- different set of native widgets and dialogs
- send command
- some widget padding/border differences but I can't remember what
- unix numerous windows managers which all behave slightly differently
- printing
Probably the area that causes the most problems for programmers comes in using exec and coordinating with other programs, such as:
- launching browsers
- launching mail agent ("start mailto:..." on windows)
- most unix apps can be driven via stdin using "open |app w"
- spaces in file paths much more common on windows
- many windows commands translate to "cmd /c" or "cmd /c start" which requires eval and careful space handling
Category Porting