Re: [gnome-love] Things that make you go "What in the world is That?!?"

[Chris Kelso <ckelso heliosphere org>]

Elijah Newren wrote:

<snip>

> "What in the world
> is That?!?".
>
> I'd like some help with suggestions on what to cover.  Of course, my
> tutorial is limited in scope so I cannot add everything.  (I want to
> make sure anything I add is relevant to most/many new developers,
> among other things.)  But, I thought this could be a fun and
> instructive thread on gnome-love as well.
</snip>

 Basic things in glib get me stuck.  Such as gobject.  I have yet to 
see a guide which can explain it to me in terms of c++ or java or 
what-have-you.  How do interfaces work in the system.  How do I know all 
the things I should include in a new class.  I have seen two guides on 
this and neither of the relate to a more familiar OOP langauge.

 Another thing I have been wrestling with lately is GtkListStore.  How 
the heck do I use these?

 Lastly I am still completely bewildered by internationalization , i.e. 
the _ macro.

I really excited to be working on the gnome project, It is just a pain 
in the rear to get started.