hi- i''m really new to ruby (like 2 days new). so, i''m trying to plot a graph inside a window. i''m using rgplot and wxruby. i can plot using rgplot just fine. and i can create a window using wxruby. i just don''t know how to combine the two. any ideas? where should i start learning? thanks!!! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Philip Rutkowski wrote:> i''m really new to ruby (like 2 days new). so, i''m trying to plot a graph > inside a window. i''m using rgplot and wxruby. i can plot using rgplot > just fine. and i can create a window using wxruby. i just don''t know how > to combine the two. any ideas? where should i start learning? thanks!!! >It''s not really clear what rgplot does from the home page, but I''m assuming that it writes a chart of some sort to an image file eg a PNG. If that''s right, the easiest way to combine it with wxRuby is to use GnuPlot to write an image file, then paint that image file on a Wx::Window using a DC (Device Context). The sample file drawing/images.rb is a perfect simple example of how to do this. cheers alex
Alex Fenton wrote:> Philip Rutkowski wrote: >> i''m really new to ruby (like 2 days new). so, i''m trying to plot a graph >> inside a window. i''m using rgplot and wxruby. i can plot using rgplot >> just fine. and i can create a window using wxruby. i just don''t know how >> to combine the two. any ideas? where should i start learning? thanks!!! >> > It''s not really clear what rgplot does from the home page, but I''m > assuming that it writes a chart of some sort to an image file eg a PNG. > > If that''s right, the easiest way to combine it with wxRuby is to use > GnuPlot to write an image file, then paint that image file on a > Wx::Window using a DC (Device Context). The sample file > drawing/images.rb is a perfect simple example of how to do this. > > cheers > alexthat''s what i figured. one more question, where is the sample file "images.rb" located? thanks for your time! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Philip Rutkowski wrote:> that''s what i figured. one more question, where is the sample file > "images.rb" located? thanks for your time! >Assuming you installed via rubygems, somewhere inside your ruby/lib directory - something like ruby/lib/VERSION/gems/wxruby-VERSION/samples/drawing alex