From: Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@...>
Date: 2009-11-09T03:02:14+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Ruby-Tk LIbraries Runtime Library 3.0 and Gestalt Items

Hi Arndt,

Just wanted to let you know of the library I'm currently working on:
http://github.com/manveru/ffi-tk
I'll go through your stuff, sounds really handy.

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Arndt Roger Schneider
<arndt.roger@web.de> wrote:
> Hi Ruby commuters
>
> It is my distinct pleasure to announce the
> availability of Runtime Library 3.0
> and Gestalt Items 1.1 for Ruby-tk and Ruby.
>
> Both libraries are written in Tcl/Tk >= version 8.4.
> Ruby-tk based Ruby Wrapper classes are part the
> libraries, making them accesible from Ruby.
>
> The libraries contain a wide range of
> composite windows for Tk:
>
> Basic Container windows for
> * scroll able dialogs
> * automatic scrollbar management
>
> Listboxes and Hierarchy
> * Combobox
> * A edit able listbox (called gistbox)
> * Multi-column listboxes
> * Tree
>
> A complete AQUA compliant toolbar
> infrastructure
> * goolbar and zoolbar, toolbars
>  implemented in Tk canvas and / or TkPath and
>  TkZinc
> * gooleditor the associated interactive
>  toolbar editor.
> * A multi-line toolbar (galette)
>
> Dialogs:
> * A dual shell, could serve as an
>  interactive Ruby shell
> * A Font selection dialog (Windows design)
>
> tabset, status bar, ...
>
>
> Take a look at the brand-new manual pages dedicated to Ruby:
> http://gestaltitems.sourceforge.net/ruby/index.html
>
> There is currently only one Ruby specific examples inside the
> Ruby manual pages, sorry.
>
> The Ruby wrapper classes do not contain typed
> properties or methods, such as for tracing variables.
> These Ruby-tk specific features are best implemnted through
> inheritance. The Ruby wrapper classes are be generated
> from the Tcl/Tk source.
>
>
> Some Details about the Libraries:
>
> All the composite windows
> use explicit naming conventions
> --they are predeterministic-- to keep
> bi-directional communication between
> Tcl and Ruby minimal.
>
> Most of the composite windows either use the
> Tk canvas or TkPath pathCanvas window in their
> implementation. This makes it possible to convert
> all the composites into SVG.
> The SVG generator is a separate --unpublished-- tool
> and not bundled with the libraries.
> The manual pages contain such SVGs generated from Tk.
>
> TkPath is highly recommended to gain a
> visually sophisticated GUI. The libraries
> do also work without TkPath. TkPath is
> based on CAIRO under X11 and bypasses the
> Tk X11-emulation layer under Windows and OSX.
>
>
> Download Packages:
> geitems11.tgz -- Gestalt Items Library in Tcl/Tk
> geitemsRuby11.tgz -- Ruby classes for above Gestalt Items
>
> rtl30.tgz -- Runtime Library in Tcl/Tk
> rtlruby30.tgz -- Ruby classes for above Runtime Library
>
> Also see the original documentation at:
> http://gestaltitems.sourceforge.net
>
> The Runtime Library (Tcl/Tk) is documented by two
> books, the latest book is online at:
> http://gestaltitems.sourceforge.net/rtl/index.html
>
> The Gestalt Items book:
> http://gestaltitems.sourceforge.net/geitems/index.html
>
> All three books contain lots of Tcl/Tk examples
> and screen shots (as bitmaps).
>
>
> -roger
>
>



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