Re: [gtk-list] Perl/Gtk CVS 19990914

[Paolo Molaro <lupus lettere unipd it>]

On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 06:11:54PM +0000, Dermot Musgrove wrote:
> * $gnome_app->dock()

Use get_dock(). Check the documentation for the available methods for each
widget.

> * Gnome::MessageBox (I am using gnome-libs 1.0.8)
>   while trying to eval '$widgets->{'dialog-vbox4'} =   
>     $forms->{'Gnome_Messagebox1'}{'Gnome_Messagebox1'}->vbox;'
>   FAILED with Eval error 'Can't locate object method "vbox" via 
>     package "Gnome::MessageBox" 

In the old version of gnome-libs GnomeMessageBox derived from GtkWindow,
while now it derives from GnomeDialog, fixed now.

> * '$widgets->{'button26'} = Gnome::Stock->button('OPEN' );'
>     GnomeUI-ERROR **: file gnome-stock.c: line 1389 (gnome_stock_button):   
>     assertion failed: (entry != NULL)
>   This happens whether I supply 'OPEN' or 'open'. 

You guessed it: it's 'Open' :-)
Consult the gnome-stock.h header. I may write a script that gets
the strings from there and adds another chapter to the documentation.

> As an aside, should I call Gnome::stock_button or Gnome::Stock->button? You
> will realise that I know almost nothing about XS extensions.

Gnome::stock_button requires compile-time knowledge of the available
stock names: this is not the best thing mainteinance-wise, so it's not
been updated. Use Gnome::stock::*.

lupus