From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2011-04-12T08:38:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Creating a full application with Ruby

Fily Salas wrote in post #992154:
> Hi,
>
> I have a desk-top application that I created using Actionscript 3.0 and
> AIR, nothing fancy it just basically calculates the quantity of
> rectangular parts that can fit in a bigger rectangular part based on the
> user’s input, the thing  is that it ALSO dynamically creates the actual
> rectangles and show them on the screen based on the same factors and I
> was wondering if this is something I can create with Ruby and may be
> FXRuby, I do understand that Ruby is not meant for big application
>

The creators of the application Ruby on Rails would disagree with you.

> but
> for something like this I think it would be nice to give it try since I
> want to start working more with Ruby and this would be the perfect time
> since I need to update the application.
>

Then go for it.

> I guess my question is what do I need to create full applications
> because I have no doubt that it can be done with Ruby I just need to
> know what tools do I need to create it?
>
> What GUI can dynamically create objects?
>

All of them.  You might want to check out Shoes, which is a simplistic 
gui toolkit that is easy to learn.  See here:

http://shoesrb.com/manual/Art.html


>  I currently have FXRuby installed in my machine and I also bought the
> book but when I go to their website it looks outdated and I’m wondering
> if it would be worth it to learn it or is it even the right tool to
> create the application I’m describing (see screen-shot).
>
> Just to give you an idea in the attached screen shot I’m calculating how
> many times I can fit a 15”x2” part into a 60”x120”
>
> Thanks

I prefer wxRuby for gui applications, although drawing shapes is a 
little more involved than with Shoes.

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