From: Intransition <transfire@...>
Date: 2012-06-22T12:59:05+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] simple_gui_creator 0.1.3 released

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On Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:40:48 PM UTC-4, Roger Pack wrote:
>
> Hello all.  I would like to wish happy birthday to my simple_gui_creator 
> gem. 
>
> Basically it allows you to design your window layout using 
> (opinionated) ASCII art-like text: 
>
> ---------------My Window Title-------------------------- 
> | [Click this button      :button1]                    | 
> | [Click this button too! :button2]                    | 
> -------------------------------------------------------- 
>
> And then bind button actions to ruby code, like: 
>
>   elements[:button1].on_clicked { puts 'you clicked button1' } 
>
> This makes the design part of the GUI much funner than trying to figure 
> it out by hand, or "guessing" what swing or shoes are going to actually 
> give you in the end.  Plus it even comes with its own "GUI Editor" for 
> experimenting with designs on the fly. 
>
> # if you don't have jruby yet installed: 
>
> $ rvm install jruby 
> $ rvm use jruby 
>
> # now install the gem. 
> $ gem install simple_gui_creator 
> $ jruby -S simple_gui_creator 
>
> Jruby only for now, but I'd be happy to implement another backend like 
> Tk or any other toolkit if there were interest.  So rvm install jruby 
> and then install the simple_gui 
> Feedback/feature requests/suggestions welcome. 
>
> Complete info: 
>
> https://github.com/rdp/ruby_simple_gui_creator/blob/master/README 
>
>
Great minds think alike, ey Roger? I worked on something like that years 
ago but never followed threw with it. If I recollect correctly I had called 
it ArtML. I recall my design originally started off rather complex, in that 
the "ascii art" syntax could defined quite a bit. Later on I simplified 
things such that each element defined just type, name and optionally 
class(es). Then I used some YAML to tie it all together and to flesh it 
out. So you might have had something like:

    --- !artml-layout

    main_window:
      +----------------+ 
      |  [ button1 ]   |
      |  [ button2 ]   | 
      +----------------+

    --- !artml-data

    main_window: !window
      title: My Window Title
    button1: !button
      text: Click this button
    button2: !button
      text: Click this button too!

Anyway, I think it is a great idea (obviously) and Tk and (especially) HTML 
targets would be awesome.



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<br><br>On Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:40:48 PM UTC-4, Roger Pack wrote:<bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-l=
eft: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Hello all. &nbsp;I would like to wi=
sh happy birthday to my simple_gui_creator
<br>gem.
<br>
<br>Basically it allows you to design your window layout using
<br>(opinionated) ASCII art-like text:
<br>
<br>---------------My Window Title-------------------------<wbr>-
<br>| [Click this button &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;:button1] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;=
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|
<br>| [Click this button too! :button2] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|
<br>------------------------------<wbr>--------------------------
<br>
<br>And then bind button actions to ruby code, like:
<br>
<br>&nbsp; elements[:button1].on_clicked { puts 'you clicked button1' }
<br>
<br>This makes the design part of the GUI much funner than trying to figure
<br>it out by hand, or "guessing" what swing or shoes are going to actually
<br>give you in the end. &nbsp;Plus it even comes with its own "GUI Editor"=
 for
<br>experimenting with designs on the fly.
<br>
<br># if you don't have jruby yet installed:
<br>
<br>$ rvm install jruby
<br>$ rvm use jruby
<br>
<br># now install the gem.
<br>$ gem install simple_gui_creator
<br>$ jruby -S simple_gui_creator
<br>
<br>Jruby only for now, but I'd be happy to implement another backend like
<br>Tk or any other toolkit if there were interest. &nbsp;So rvm install jr=
uby
<br>and then install the simple_gui
<br>Feedback/feature requests/suggestions welcome.
<br>
<br>Complete info:
<br>
<br><a href=3D"https://github.com/rdp/ruby_simple_gui_creator/blob/master/R=
EADME" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/rdp/ruby_<wbr>simple_gui_creato=
r/blob/<wbr>master/README</a>
<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Great minds think alike, ey Roger?=
 I worked on something like that years ago but never followed threw with it=
. If I recollect correctly I had called it ArtML. I recall my design origin=
ally started off rather complex, in that the "ascii art" syntax could defin=
ed quite a bit. Later on I simplified things such that each element defined=
 just type, name and optionally class(es). Then I used some YAML to tie it =
all together and to flesh it out. So you might have had something like:</di=
v><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; --- !artml-layout</div><div><br></div><=
div>&nbsp; &nbsp; main_window:</div><div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +-------=
---------+&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp;[ button1 ] &nbsp; =
|</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp;[ button2 ] &nbsp; |&nbsp;</div><d=
iv>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +----------------+</div></div><div><br></div><div>&=
nbsp; &nbsp; --- !artml-data</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; main_wi=
ndow: !window</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; title: My Window Title<br></di=
v><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; button1: !button</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; text: =
Click this button</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; button2: !button</div><div>&nbsp;=
 &nbsp; &nbsp; text: Click this button too!</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway=
,&nbsp;I think it is a great idea (obviously) and Tk and (especially) HTML =
targets would be awesome.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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