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by andlabs 3570 days ago
libui only wraps around GTK+ on Unix systems. On Windows, it uses the native Windows API directly.

GLib is a utility library; it provides things like container types, filesystem access, networking utilities, threads, object-oriented programming with events and properties, and other similar functions in a platform-independent manner. GTK+ uses GLib. You can use GLib on its own as well. It won't solve the problem of GTK+ being clunky on Windows, though.
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rer 3568 days ago
What I don't get is: which library lets you draw stuff on the screen. GLib or GTK+?

I thought that was GLib, and GTK+ was using GLib to implement controls.

Which library does one need to build their own controls?

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