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Why would you want to use Kivy? After all, there are many great toolkits
(or frameworks, or platforms) available out there -- for free. You have Qt and Flash,
to name just two good choices for application development, and many of
these numerous solutions already support Multi-Touch.
So what is it that makes Kivy special and worth using?
(or frameworks, or platforms) available out there -- for free. You have Qt and
Flash, to name just two good choices for application development. Many of
these numerous solutions already support Multi-Touch, so what is it that makes
Kivy special and worth using?
Fresh
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Kivy is made for today and tomorrow. Novel input methods such as Multi-Touch
have become increasingly important. We created Kivy from scratch, specifically for
this kind of interaction. That means we were able to rethink many things in
terms of human computer interaction, whereas older (not to mean 'outdated', rather
'well-established') toolkits carry their legacy, which is often a burden.
have become increasingly important. We created Kivy from scratch, specifically
for this kind of interaction. That means we were able to rethink many things in
terms of human computer interaction, whereas older (not to mean 'outdated',
rather 'well-established') toolkits carry their legacy, which is often a burden.
We're not trying to force this new approach to using a computer into the corset
of existing models (say single-pointer mouse interaction).
We want to let it flourish and let you explore the possibilities.
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ We want to let it flourish and let you explore the possibilities.
Fast
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Kivy is fast. This applies to both: *application development* and *application
Kivy is fast. This applies to both *application development* and *application
execution* speeds. We have optimized Kivy in many ways. We implement
time-critical functionality on the *C level* to leverage the power of existing
compilers. More importantly, we also use *intelligent algorithms* to minimize
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ including Android powered smartphones and tablets. We support *all major
operating systems* (Windows, Linux, OS X). Being flexible also means that Kivy's
fast-paced development allows it to *adapt to new technologies quickly*.
More than once have we added support for new external devices and software
protocols; sometimes even before they were released. Lastly, Kivy is also
protocols, sometimes even before they were released. Lastly, Kivy is also
flexible in that it is possible to use it in combination with a great number of
different third-party solutions. For example, on Windows we support WM_TOUCH,
which means that any device that has Windows 7 Pen & Touch drivers will *just