Widgetset

Widgetsets are adapter libraries that provide an interface between a platform-inpedentent sourcecode and platform-specific system functions. Thus they allow for development of platform-native software without requiring to change the source code among platforms.

Therefore, widgetsets form the platform-sensitive "glue" between LCL and operating system.

Development status of widgetsets

Unit	Item	State	Target	Backend	Responsible	Comments
GTK1	Deprecated interface	working	1.0	Gtk	-	-
GTK2	Main Linux (and similar UNIXes) interface	working	1.0	Gtk2	Zeljan	-
GTK3	Linux (and similar UNIXes) interface	progress	1.4	Gtk3	Zeljan	Alpha state
Win32	Desktop Windows for both 32 and 64 bits	working	1.0	WinAPI	Paul Ishenin and Vincent	-
Qt	The Qt4 interface	working	1.0	Qt and LCL	Zeljan	Depends on qt4 bindings
Qt5	The Qt5 interface	working	1.8	Qt5 and LCL	Zeljan	Depends on qt5 bindings
Qt6	The Qt6 interface	working	2.4	Qt6 and LCL	Zeljan	Depends on qt6 bindings
WinCE	The Windows CE interface	working	1.0	Windows API and LCL	-	Depends on volunteers
fpGUI	The fpGUI interface	in progress	no target	fpGUI and LCL	-	Depends on volunteers
Carbon	The Carbon interface	stalled (deprecated)	1.0	Carbon and LCL	-	-
Cocoa	The Cocoa interface	working	2.6 - 2.8?	Cocoa and LCL	Dmitry	Depends on volunteers
CustomDrawn	The CustomDrawn interface	in progress	no target	LCL, X11, Android NDK and SDK	-	Depends on volunteers

Legend:

Working - Stable, most or all parts implemented.

Partially Implemented - Works, but has some features missing

In progress - Someone is working on this

Not Implemented - Nothing done, needs your help

Deprecated - Outdated, obsolete, usage not recommended for new projects

Unknown - Please review whether this component is working, and set its status here

See also

• Lazarus Roadmap - more detailed widgets status.
• Accessing the Interfaces directly