From: Ron Fox <fox@...>
Date: 2007-11-30T21:25:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Tk

Tk started off as the graphical tool kit for a scripting language
called Tcl/Tk.  I have a strong feeling that once you grasp the basics 
of Ruby/Tk you can get some good ideas about how to use it by searching 
for stuff that describes what you want to do at
http://wiki.tcl.tk  (the Tcl/Tk) wiki.

You'll need to translate the Tcl code that you see there to the
Ruby/Tk idioms but Tcl/Tk is pretty easy to read most of the time.



Morton Goldberg wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2007, at 12:04 AM, Erik Boling wrote:
> 
>>     I have been looking for a good ruby GUI, and TK seems to be  
>> easiest
>> for me. I am quite new to programing in general, so bare with me if  
>> i'm
>> using the wrong "wordage" for things. I have been creating simple
>> programs, i.e basic skills math tests. But i have gotten bored/  
>> annoyed
>> of cmd prompt. I was wondering  does anyone know of any good tutorials
>> on how to program w/ TK. I have found some, but they are all very  
>> basic
>> and only go as far as explaining how to put buttons and text on the
>> window. I was trying to get my GUI more *active* like being able to
>> output and input information. Perhaps there is a better choice for a
>> Ruby GUI that someone might recommend that has more extensive easier
>> tutorials?
> 
> AFAIK there isn't anything much more than introductory material  
> available in English on-line for Ruby/Tk. It's really too bad because  
> Ruby/Tk provides a broad and deep range of GUI capabilities. After I  
> (rather quickly) reached the limitations of the available tutorials,  
> I turned to
> 
> <http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/branches/ruby_1_8/ext/tk/ 
> sample/>
> 
> This is not a tutorial but a repository of example code. I have  
> learned much from studying these examples. I recommend you take a  
> look at them. Also, if you have a question about a specific Ruby/Tk  
> element you can post it here. I'll answer it if I can. But more to  
> the point, NAGAI Hidetoshi (the implementor/maintainer of Ruby/Tk)  
> often answers such question, and his answers are always illuminating.  
> I have learned a great deal from them.
> 
> Regards, Morton
>