From: ben baka <brainychip@...>
Date: 2008-02-04T21:15:48+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI for a newbie

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If you are probably interested in GTK/Glade Ruby tutorials here are some
links.

http://www.micahcarrick.com/12-24-2007/gtk-glade-tutorial-part-1.html#Adding_Widgets_to_the_GtkWindow
http://xrob.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/creating-a-gui-application-using-glade-and-ruby/
http://www.perfectxml.com/syngress/ruby/Page2.asp.

On Jan 31, 2008 9:38 PM, Reid Thompson <Reid.Thompson@ateb.com> wrote:

> Using GTK, you could build the gui with Glade
>
> On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 05:56 +0900, Matthew Borgeson wrote:
> > Hello All-
> >
> > I have taken up Ruby over the past year and have finally written 7
> > applications for various functions for my job as a clinical pharmacist.
> >
> > The problem I have here is that while my programs all work great, they
> > are all CLI interface. In order to increase their palatability among my
> > coworkers, however, I wish to add a GUI.
> >
> > The question I have here is NOT which is the best for my needs. I have
> > it nailed down to three based on the platforms and screenshots I have
> > seen of their results:
> >
> > Gtk (Would be nice on my Nokia n800 maemo)
> > Qt (My preference)
> > Tk (Seems to be the favorite of the Ruby folk)
> >
> > My question is which would be the easiest to learn. While I want to use
> > Qt (I just feel comfortable with its maturity)I am concerned by how hard
> > it will be to learn, considering I have no C++ background.
> >
> > Any guidance before I commit to learning one would be appreciated...
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Matthew F Borgeson
>
>


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