Re: A desperate plea to the GTK developers

["Norman Black" <stonybrk ix netcom com>]

> > I've been banging my head against the proverbial brick wall
> > for two days now (having never used GTK before) and cursing
> > the endless webpages of API documentation devoid of any real
> > information on signals (and I almost daren't mention the
> > endless screenfulls of blank API docs for the simplest things
> > like the GtkWidget).

You could try looking at the Gtk Ada documentation. They have
descriptions of most all functions and parameters not documented in the
official GTK documentation. This is true for GTK 1.2. As for 2.0, I do
not know.

Best Regards,
Norman Black
Stony Brook Software

> On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 layabouts the-giant-sofa demon co uk wrote:
>
> > Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 04:42:24 +0000
> > From: layabouts the-giant-sofa demon co uk
> > To: gtk-list gnome org
> > Subject: A desperate plea to the GTK developers
> >
> > Hi everyone, especially the GTK developers!
> >
> > This is a *desperate* plea to all the GTK developers to provide
> > documentation describing a widget's life cycle and the signals
> > it receives throughout it.
> >
> > I've been banging my head against the proverbial brick wall
> > for two days now (having never used GTK before) and cursing
> > the endless webpages of API documentation devoid of any real
> > information on signals (and I almost daren't mention the
> > endless screenfulls of blank API docs for the simplest things
> > like the GtkWidget).
> >
> > How does anyone actually learn how to make an application
> > using this toolkit when the most fundamental information
> > simply isn't written anywhere? And sadly, after what I am told
> > is a three year wait, the API docs have the same gaping holes
> > in them!
> >
> > Please. No, I'll try that again. PLEEEEEEAAASE! can we have
> > documentation. Good, wholesome, exhaustive, divine documentation!
> > It honestly isn't any good when all the key information is locked
> > away in the heads of a few experts. The rest of us want to play
> > with GTK too! :)
> >
> > If, in my haste, I've passed over a central resource of information
> > detailing all of the above and more, then please ignore this mail
> > and send me the URL that everyone else seems to know about. On the
> > other hand, I doubt such a thing exists, and I can't find what
> > I need on gtk.org (and believe me its not for want of trying!).
> >
> > So please. Pretty please. If anyone out there is listening. Can
> > we have some documentation?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Giles
> >
> >
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