From: Alpha Blue <jdezenzio@...>
Date: 2010-01-21T05:56:17+09:00
Subject: Re: WxRuby and DialogBlocks Questions

Well, I've made some headway and have created a default template that is 
usable with DialogBlocks, Ruby 1.9.1, and Netbeans 6.8.  I'm going to go 
ahead and attach the template for anyone else that comes after me that 
may find issues with getting started with WxRuby and DialogBlocks.

Requirements for the Template:

Ruby 1.9.1
DialogBlocks
Netbeans 6.8

Un-rar the template into any directory and open the folder with 
netbeans.  The entire folder structure will appear as this:

\GuiTemplate
--\frames (for frame initialization)
--\icons (for storing icons)
--\images (for storing images)
--\lib (for source files)
---- main.rb (your main source file)
---- wxhelper.rb (a helper file that loads your rb from xrc source)
---- wxhelper_template.rb (the template I found which you can use for 
reference)
--\nbproject (the netbeans project directory)
--\spec (rspec test folder)
--\test (normal test folder)
--\ui (for your xrc and rb files that contain the GUI elements)
---- gui_base_classes.rb (the rb file that holds all of the xrc 
information)
---- gui_base_classes.xrc (the xml source from dialogblocks)
---- gui_base_project.pjd (the DialogBlocks project file)
---- main_gui_window.xrc (the first frame xrc file)
LICENSE (lic file)
Rakefile (contains a lot of rake tasks which I'll show below)
README (shows pre-reqs)
start (the file you run to start your gui)

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After you download and open this up, test it out by going to the 
GuiTemplate folder and running the command : ruby start

A gui window should open.  If so, then everything checks out fine.

Commands you can run:

Type rake --description or D to see the description of all the rake 
tasks.  The default rake task is set for rake project_update which you 
can perform just by simply typing the command "rake" all by itself.

Running rake project_update will automatically rebuild your 
ui/gui_base_classes.rb file from ui/gui_base_classes.xrc so that as you 
design in DialogBlocks you can just run the rake task from NB and you 
can test your app out after running the task.

Once you open the project in netbeans you can right-click on the project 
when you want to start a new project and go to properties.  You can 
rename the project (you'll receive a warning about hidden files and 
subversion - just ignore this) and you have your new project handy.

To start working on it in DialogBlocks graphic designer, browse to 
YourProject\ui\gui_base_project.pjd and you are up and running.

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Hopefully, this will simplify the needs for others that want to design 
graphical programs with this combination of software.

Take care.

Attachments:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/4397/GuiTemplate.rar

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