Re: [gtkmm] Gnomemm 2.0 Example/Tutorial

[Murray Cumming <murrayc usa net>]

On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 13:01, Butler, Gerald wrote:
> Hello All,
> 	I just recently began attempting to work with Gnomemm2. I spent
> considerable time trying to locate an example "hello_world" type app or other
> example for using the Gnomemm2. I realize there is an example for Gtkmm2, but
> I would like to work at the Gnomemm2 level.

Have you looked at the libgnomeuimm examples?

> 	My understanding is that the Gtkmm2 API is in the final stages of
> completion, but the Gnomemm API still requires a lot of work. Is this correct?

Yes, and it can not be completed until we have an easily-available ORBit
C++ mapping.
 
> 	I am eager to assist with further development and refinement of the
> Gnomemm2 API's through testing and documentation (and perhaps even coding once
> I become familiar with the internals).
> 
> 	The problem I am having is getting over the initial hump of trying to
> get a basic understanding of how all the pieces fit together. If someone could
> point me towards even a very short tutorial or example using the core concepts
> of Gnomemm2, I will glady assist in creating (or even create if necessary) a
> full tutorial for newbies as I learn the API.

The examples show almost everything. libgnomeuimm mostly just has some
extra widgets which are like gtkmm widgets. The menu/toolbar stuff is
different, but that's demonstrated in the examples.

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