Small native cross-platform GUI framework for C++

Question

I wrote a small program with Boost in c++. It works fine and so I want to give it a graphical interface so that it is easier to use.
In order to do so, I am looking for small cross-platform framework which provides native look and feel. Windows and Linux support would be enough, currently i do not need os x...

I used wxWidgets for some other project, but it was a pain to set everything up and ship this big library with the software.
But I was really amazed by the use of real native controls. In order to keep the program small I also tried fltk, but it has an awful look.

I just need an simple framework without network support or other gimmicks.

So my question: Is there any framework out there which fits all the requirements? Or if not, which frameworks fits at least some of these needs?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

When it has the word "framework" in its name it's almost never small.

Anyway, graphical frameworks/libraries tend to be big, cause they need to handle a lot of stuff.

Qt is probably the best straightforward library for cross-platform GUI, but it definitely doesn't constitute a "small framework". On the other hand, on Linux systems, Qt will be most likely already installed. Plus it definitely pays for its size.

Answer 2

wxwidgets is fairly small as far as gui toolkits go.

And it's cross platform

http://www.wxwidgets.org/

You have mentioned it, but as far as cross platform toolkits go it's one of the smallest I've seen.

The only other suggestion I have is that you could wrap your code up into a C library and link that into another language. e.g. Use .NET on windows and mono for linux or even a java based app (although they don't always look very native to the platform). Then use your library from there.