Re: [gtk-list] Re: Does it exist?

["Sean Cody" <umcodysw cc UManitoba CA>]

> Then, I said to myself, I am an object oriented developer and
This is exactly it.... OOP has fused itself with my approach to programming.

My first GTK experience was trying to map my OOP models onto GTK but that
failed miserably... (C++ and GTK+ don't mix well at my stage of the game).

> This came to a sad conclusion because the GTK+ portions did not scope
>properly
Bing! Exactly... I can't see in my mind how the scoping within the api
works.  Right now I am just fiddling and hopeing I don't core. :)

> My point is, for your question, I believe that any application should be
> written using the GTK-- because your overall application design should
take
> advantage of the object oriented concept.  It is much easier to get GUI
> visuals, advance your application design, revise and better that design,
if you
> write it using C++ and GTK--.
There is no documentation/tutorial/useful faq for GTK-- the reference just
exists and there is one sample program. :( (Not to mention I am required by
circumstance to work on multiple platforms (Solaris,Linux,Win32) at
different times so I need the portability of GTK+.

> And, Sean if you are interested in helping me with my application, I would
more
> that happy to share with you what I have learned.
Sure but I need more info on what you are writing :) (My personal project is
gorps.fuzyscsi.dhs.org) and I hope to obtain a position like yours one day
(after I graduate from the university of shere boredom).

>I  agree with you on the API
> issue.  I have written code for OpenGL, Windows SDK, MFC, Intergraph Solid
> Edge, Global Shipbuilding CAD (GSCAD), COM, SAS, Pascal, Fortran, C, C++,
> Assembler 6502, 8086, Perl, Active Server Page Scripting, etc.  ... The
key is
> understanding the concepts of the system design.
Wow that's quite a bit... I tried win32 and mfc but got no-where quick (it's
tough when you have no one to learn from :P )

>Grady Booch wrote a good book, "Object Oriented Analysis and Design".
> This is probably the best book next to experience that I have found.
My book was "Object-Oriented Analysis" by Coad and Yourdon.. :)  found it in
a bargain bin and didn't realize it's usefullness for quite some time :)

Sean