Newbie question: Which graphics Tools?

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John 
Hello!

This is my first post here. As Iīm pretty new in this FriendlyARM and I
would like to ask you guys a few questions to shed me some light. This will
help me a lot. 

I have been working for a quite long time with embedded, but always using C
and assembly with micro controllers. Now Iīm interested in learn how to
create some graphics (buttons, meters, etc) to command devices over the
serial port or over the net. Letīs say pushing some buttons on the touch
screen and this will cause some commands to be transmitted over a serial
port.

1) Which graphic tool you recommend, like Visual Studio in Windows, we have
available to create buttons, graphics and embed software to execute
functions? I donīt want, at this time, to go to deep, just enough to use a
high level tool to experiment.

2) For this matter, what platform (Linux or WinCE) would be better?

3) Do you recommend any good tutorial along those lines to read?

Any help will be appreciated.

John

davef 
First decision is Linux or Windows.  If you have most of your experience on
Windows I'd suggest that using it will be easier.  If Linux, then a lot of
people use Qt on this platform.

If you go with Qt search on the web for <mini2440vietnam> he has quite a
few tutorials posted there.

Also, <wingston workshop india> but I think the site is down has done a lot
of good work using Qt and a BSP from Pengutronix.

Good luck!

John 
Well, Iīm a Windows user, but I worked with Unix in the past, so I donīt
think Linux will be that hard. But I thinking in developing software for
embedded, which normally will be the only software running for a specific
task, full screen, where the user will only have the graphic interface
available. Do you think Windows CE is good enough? I will be pretty
comfortable with Windows CE.

I found some information about QT Creator. Is this graphic software one of
the most used in this platform for generate GUI or you suggest I should
look somewhere?

Thank you Dave!

davef 
Unfortunately, I know a bit about Linux and nothing about CE.

Qt Creator is mentioned here quite often, so I have the impression it is
quite popular.

Search for <sereno-on-line> Paolo generated a few projects using Qt to do
things like you mention.  The only thing I was involved in was a full
screen web browser.  Search for that on this site.