wxruby users - May 2007 - Is there any IDE (event driven) for wxRuby?

Hello, I''m completely newbie to wxRuby, in fact to Ruby language as
well, but I''m completely in love with it!!

I''m not a programmer, dunno maaaaaaaaany "technical things"
but I''m
doing my best.

I Installed wxWidgets and wxRuby, the samples files run perfect, I was
wondering...

IS THERE ANY IDE FOR WXRUBY? something like REALbasic or Xcode
Interface Builder, I mean, something EVENT DRIVEN, something in which
you could drag and drop visual components of a graphic interface and
then deal JUST with the code that a button, for example, executes.

By the way, I''m using Mac OSX 10.4.9 (PPC)

Thanks in advance!!!.




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 ........................................
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very
existence is made known."(Roger Penrose)

Christian Cruz wrote:
> Hello, I''m completely newbie to wxRuby, in fact to Ruby language
as
> well, but I''m completely in love with it!!
>
> I''m not a programmer, dunno maaaaaaaaany "technical
things" but I''m
> doing my best.
>
> I Installed wxWidgets and wxRuby, the samples files run perfect, I was
> wondering...
>
> IS THERE ANY IDE FOR WXRUBY? something like REALbasic or Xcode
> Interface Builder, I mean, something EVENT DRIVEN, something in which
> you could drag and drop visual components of a graphic interface and
> then deal JUST with the code that a button, for example, executes.
>
> By the way, I''m using Mac OSX 10.4.9 (PPC)
>
> Thanks in advance!!!.
>   
Hey Christian,

Let me be the first to welcome you to wxRuby and Ruby in general. It''s 
going to take you a bit to learn all the things involved with wxRuby and 
Ruby, but as you go along, you will get the hang of it. My personal 
suggestion, on an IDE that''s easy, intuitve, and works fairly well, is 
wxGlade. It''s not built in Ruby (Booo on that), but it is very easy to 
work with. May take a bit to learn, but you should be able to get the 
hang of it easily enough. My suggestion (as that''s what I do), is to 
create the project, and have it export the "Code" to an XRC File. And 
XRC File is an XML Resource File, which is used by wxRuby to create your 
windows from the file. You can create the entire window, or just a 
portion of that window if you want. It''s my personal pick for anyone 
who''s starting out learning wxWidgets in general.

Plus, it is cross-platform, and should work on any platform that Python 
and wxPython can be installed on. With Mac OS X 10.4.9, you should have 
a repository manager, or installer system, that allows you to install 
packages from the internet. Try searching in that for Python and 
wxPython. Then you can grab the wxGlade from here: 
http://wxglade.sourceforge.net

Good luck in your search, and may the Ruby be with you!

Mario Steele

Hey Mario,

Finally I understood the whole concept of what wxWidgets are, I
thought it was an IDE in itself I didn''t understand the concept of
libraries and that stuff, but now I have it clear... I think, je je
je.

I''m using OSX 10.4.9(PPC), I already installed wxWidgets, wxRuby and
wxPython, everything is working smoothly.

Just as you pointed out, I downloaded wxPython so I can use wxGlade(is
up and running!!) Can you tell me a little more about ruby scripts and
wxGlade use? (please in simple language, until last week computers
where a magical box for me, je je je, I dunno how da'' hell my computer
is still running after compiling, building, installing...ing, things I
didn''t know before at all! je je je)

Are there any tutorials somewhere to study from and follow step by
step explanations?


On 5/8/07, Mario Steele <mario at ruby-im.net>
wrote:
> Christian Cruz wrote:
> > Hello, I''m completely newbie to wxRuby, in fact to Ruby
language as
> > well, but I''m completely in love with it!!
> >
> > I''m not a programmer, dunno maaaaaaaaany "technical
things" but I''m
> > doing my best.
> >
> > I Installed wxWidgets and wxRuby, the samples files run perfect, I was
> > wondering...
> >
> > IS THERE ANY IDE FOR WXRUBY? something like REALbasic or Xcode
> > Interface Builder, I mean, something EVENT DRIVEN, something in which
> > you could drag and drop visual components of a graphic interface and
> > then deal JUST with the code that a button, for example, executes.
> >
> > By the way, I''m using Mac OSX 10.4.9 (PPC)
> >
> > Thanks in advance!!!.
> >
>
> Hey Christian,
>
> Let me be the first to welcome you to wxRuby and Ruby in general.
It''s
> going to take you a bit to learn all the things involved with wxRuby and
> Ruby, but as you go along, you will get the hang of it. My personal
> suggestion, on an IDE that''s easy, intuitve, and works fairly
well, is
> wxGlade. It''s not built in Ruby (Booo on that), but it is very
easy to
> work with. May take a bit to learn, but you should be able to get the
> hang of it easily enough. My suggestion (as that''s what I do), is
to
> create the project, and have it export the "Code" to an XRC File.
And
> XRC File is an XML Resource File, which is used by wxRuby to create your
> windows from the file. You can create the entire window, or just a
> portion of that window if you want. It''s my personal pick for
anyone
> who''s starting out learning wxWidgets in general.
>
> Plus, it is cross-platform, and should work on any platform that Python
> and wxPython can be installed on. With Mac OS X 10.4.9, you should have
> a repository manager, or installer system, that allows you to install
> packages from the internet. Try searching in that for Python and
> wxPython. Then you can grab the wxGlade from here:
> http://wxglade.sourceforge.net
>
> Good luck in your search, and may the Ruby be with you!
>
> Mario Steele
> _______________________________________________
> wxruby-users mailing list
> wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
>

-- 
------------------------------
 Watanabe Carcass
------------------------------
gcarcass at gmail.com
 ........................................
 "Consciousness . . . is the phenomenon whereby the universe''s
very
existence is made known."(Roger Penrose)

Christian Cruz wrote:
> Hey Mario,
>
> Finally I understood the whole concept of what wxWidgets are, I
> thought it was an IDE in itself I didn''t understand the concept of
> libraries and that stuff, but now I have it clear... I think, je je
> je.
>
> I''m using OSX 10.4.9(PPC), I already installed wxWidgets, wxRuby
and
> wxPython, everything is working smoothly.
>
> Just as you pointed out, I downloaded wxPython so I can use wxGlade(is
> up and running!!) Can you tell me a little more about ruby scripts and
> wxGlade use? (please in simple language, until last week computers
> where a magical box for me, je je je, I dunno how da'' hell my
computer
> is still running after compiling, building, installing...ing, things I
> didn''t know before at all! je je je)
>
> Are there any tutorials somewhere to study from and follow step by
> step explanations?
>   
Hey Christian,

Glad to see your learning things as you go. You''ll be surprised as you 
move along in learning programming, that compiling, building and 
installing will come naturally. OS X and Linux are great platforms to 
learn how to program on. (Especially since OS X is a Hybrid of FreeBSD / 
Linux and MacOS) As for the explinations of Ruby Scripts and such, I''ll
email you off list about. The examples, though, would be the ones that 
are provided with wxRuby. If you installed wxRuby through a gem, like is 
the natural cause and effect to do the installation for it is, you 
simply have to look to where Ruby drops it libraries. Normally, this is 
under ''/usr/lib/ruby/''. Gems, on the other hand, fall under a
different
structure then the normal Ruby includes. These usually fall under 
''/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/'' where the actual package is
installed to.
Those are paths that I refer to, and it''s time for you to learn a 
programmer''s best friend. A Terminal / Console.

It''s a bit late for me right now to give you some information, but
I''m
going to send you an email, and give you some more insight into Ruby 
Scripts, and using wxGlade. It''ll proabbly be tomorrow before
I''ll get
anything to you. So, keep an eye out.

Mario Steele

Hey Mario!

Thanks a lot!! I will be waiting for your mail.

Best regards, Chris.


On 5/9/07, Mario Steele <mario at ruby-im.net>
wrote:
> Christian Cruz wrote:
> > Hey Mario,
> >
> > Finally I understood the whole concept of what wxWidgets are, I
> > thought it was an IDE in itself I didn''t understand the
concept of
> > libraries and that stuff, but now I have it clear... I think, je je
> > je.
> >
> > I''m using OSX 10.4.9(PPC), I already installed wxWidgets,
wxRuby and
> > wxPython, everything is working smoothly.
> >
> > Just as you pointed out, I downloaded wxPython so I can use wxGlade(is
> > up and running!!) Can you tell me a little more about ruby scripts and
> > wxGlade use? (please in simple language, until last week computers
> > where a magical box for me, je je je, I dunno how da'' hell my
computer
> > is still running after compiling, building, installing...ing, things I
> > didn''t know before at all! je je je)
> >
> > Are there any tutorials somewhere to study from and follow step by
> > step explanations?
> >
>
> Hey Christian,
>
> Glad to see your learning things as you go. You''ll be surprised as
you
> move along in learning programming, that compiling, building and
> installing will come naturally. OS X and Linux are great platforms to
> learn how to program on. (Especially since OS X is a Hybrid of FreeBSD /
> Linux and MacOS) As for the explinations of Ruby Scripts and such,
I''ll
> email you off list about. The examples, though, would be the ones that
> are provided with wxRuby. If you installed wxRuby through a gem, like is
> the natural cause and effect to do the installation for it is, you
> simply have to look to where Ruby drops it libraries. Normally, this is
> under ''/usr/lib/ruby/''. Gems, on the other hand, fall
under a different
> structure then the normal Ruby includes. These usually fall under
> ''/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/'' where the actual package
is installed to.
> Those are paths that I refer to, and it''s time for you to learn a
> programmer''s best friend. A Terminal / Console.
>
> It''s a bit late for me right now to give you some information, but
I''m
> going to send you an email, and give you some more insight into Ruby
> Scripts, and using wxGlade. It''ll proabbly be tomorrow before
I''ll get
> anything to you. So, keep an eye out.
>
> Mario Steele
> _______________________________________________
> wxruby-users mailing list
> wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
>

Mario Steele wrote:
> It''s a bit late for me right now to give you some information, but
I''m
> going to send you an email, and give you some more insight into Ruby 
> Scripts, and using wxGlade. 
Mario - if you wanted to post on this list about using wxGlade and ruby, 
I''d certainly read it with great interest.

alex

Alex Fenton wrote:
> Mario Steele wrote:
>   
>> It''s a bit late for me right now to give you some information,
but I''m
>> going to send you an email, and give you some more insight into Ruby 
>> Scripts, and using wxGlade. 
>>     
> Mario - if you wanted to post on this list about using wxGlade and ruby, 
> I''d certainly read it with great interest.
>
> alex
I''ll cover the part on wxGlade here, compared to covering the part
about
Ruby Scripts with Chris, as I''m pretty sure, most people here know how 
to program in Ruby.

As for a Guide to wxGlade, I''m going to write a Introduction tutorial, 
for everyone to look over, and put it on my website. I''m working on
this
as I write this, and hopefully will be able to have something 
preliminary up.

Mario Steele

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Thanks Mario, looking forward for that tutorial!
... I just started with Ruby, so dunno much about it, but I''ll do my
best.

By the way, what''s your website?



On 5/11/07, Mario Steele <mario at ruby-im.net>
wrote:
>
>  Alex Fenton wrote:
>  Mario Steele wrote:
>
>
>  It''s a bit late for me right now to give you some information,
but I''m
> going to send you an email, and give you some more insight into Ruby
> Scripts, and using wxGlade.
>
>  Mario - if you wanted to post on this list about using wxGlade and ruby,
> I''d certainly read it with great interest.
>
> alex
>  I''ll cover the part on wxGlade here, compared to covering the
part about
> Ruby Scripts with Chris, as I''m pretty sure, most people here know
how to
> program in Ruby.
>
>  As for a Guide to wxGlade, I''m going to write a Introduction
tutorial, for
> everyone to look over, and put it on my website.  I''m working on
this as I
> write this, and hopefully will be able to have something preliminary up.
>
>  Mario Steele
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> wxruby-users mailing list
> wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
>

dev carcass wrote:
> Thanks Mario, looking forward for that tutorial!
> ... I just started with Ruby, so dunno much about it, but I''ll do
my best.
>
> By the way, what''s your website?
>   
I have two websites that I run. I kinda store stuff on both, so depends 
on what I do. LOL But I have it setup here: 
http://www.trilake.net/wxGladeTut/ This is what I have so far, just a 
basic introduction, and explanation of each part of the wxGlade 
interface. Nothing that really shows how wxRuby interfaces with XRC.
I''m
going to work on that next, and probably end up doing something like 
what Ruby-Gnome2 does for Glade, only for wxRuby, so that we can 
generate some wrappers automatically for generated XRC files.

Anyways, enjoy, feedback welcomed. And remember, this is just an initial 
version.

Hey Mario!

I really appreaciate what you are doing with the Tutorial for wxGlade, thanks.

Also, I wanted yo ask you, is there any difference between wxGlade and
GLADE? I mean, of course they are different pieces of software, but
regarding the use of RUBY aren''t they pretty much the same?

I downloaded Glade for my Notebook with UBUNTU Linux(now I''m trying to
run it on my desktop G5 via MACPORTS) and did some practices, it seems
to be more "intuitive" than wxGlade. Maybe I''m mistaking
completely,
but just wanted to know.

Best regards, Chris.

dev carcass wrote:
> Hey Mario!
>
> I really appreaciate what you are doing with the Tutorial for wxGlade,
thanks.
>
> Also, I wanted yo ask you, is there any difference between wxGlade and
> GLADE? I mean, of course they are different pieces of software, but
> regarding the use of RUBY aren''t they pretty much the same?
>
> I downloaded Glade for my Notebook with UBUNTU Linux(now I''m
trying to
> run it on my desktop G5 via MACPORTS) and did some practices, it seems
> to be more "intuitive" than wxGlade. Maybe I''m mistaking
completely,
> but just wanted to know.
>
> Best regards, Chris.
> _______________________________________________
> wxruby-users mailing list
> wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
>
>   
Hey Chris,

The Concept between the two is the same. Yes they are two different 
pieces of software, and add to that, one is meant for GTK+ 2.x, where as 
the other is meant for wxGTK. Glade may seem a bit more intuitive, but 
in all honesty, they both perform the same. There''s slight differences 
between the two, but they are very slight. I''m planning to add more to 
the tutorial, that''ll go more into depth on how to interface between
the
XRC generated files, at least how I do it, and how to get the GUI to 
work. Which is actually quite easy as you learn more. But for those 
starting out, I''ll will outline how that works, so that they can learn,
and also for those who want a reference to it. Any comments on what
I''ve
written up so far Alex?

Talk to you guys later,
Mario Steele

Hey Mario!

Thanks for the tutorial, so far everything clear, keep up with it!


On 5/16/07, Mario Steele <mario at ruby-im.net>
wrote:
> dev carcass wrote:
> > Hey Mario!
> >
> > I really appreaciate what you are doing with the Tutorial for wxGlade,
thanks.
> >
> > Also, I wanted yo ask you, is there any difference between wxGlade and
> > GLADE? I mean, of course they are different pieces of software, but
> > regarding the use of RUBY aren''t they pretty much the same?
> >
> > I downloaded Glade for my Notebook with UBUNTU Linux(now I''m
trying to
> > run it on my desktop G5 via MACPORTS) and did some practices, it seems
> > to be more "intuitive" than wxGlade. Maybe I''m
mistaking completely,
> > but just wanted to know.
> >
> > Best regards, Chris.
> > _______________________________________________
> > wxruby-users mailing list
> > wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
> >
> >
> Hey Chris,
>
> The Concept between the two is the same. Yes they are two different
> pieces of software, and add to that, one is meant for GTK+ 2.x, where as
> the other is meant for wxGTK. Glade may seem a bit more intuitive, but
> in all honesty, they both perform the same. There''s slight
differences
> between the two, but they are very slight. I''m planning to add
more to
> the tutorial, that''ll go more into depth on how to interface
between the
> XRC generated files, at least how I do it, and how to get the GUI to
> work. Which is actually quite easy as you learn more. But for those
> starting out, I''ll will outline how that works, so that they can
learn,
> and also for those who want a reference to it. Any comments on what
I''ve
> written up so far Alex?
>
> Talk to you guys later,
> Mario Steele
> _______________________________________________
> wxruby-users mailing list
> wxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wxruby-users
>