Re: [Vala] Generating API errors

[Shawn Ferris <shawn ferris gmail com>]

I actually thought all the editors available for vala were pretty  
decent. I can't wait until they mature! I personally prefer vim 
+terminator though. I haven't quite found an editor that fits me,  
without being overly bloated or expensive. (I am mostly in oracle)

On Aug 5, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Adam Kövári <kovariadam gmail com> wrote:

> Thank you, gnome2-globalmenu really does have API which i need.
>
> I'm still quite new to Vala, so i will definitively  have to learn  
> more
> about Vala core.
>
> I have one more question for you, if you don't mind. I come from  
> Java world
> and I'm used to high-quality code-completion and editors. What is your
> experience? Will I have to go only with Gedit/Vim/Emacs? I have  
> tried those
> IDEs/editors recommended on Vala homepage, but they're all terribly
> unstable/don't have basic features. What do you use?
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Ferris [mailto:shawn ferris gmail com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 7:58 AM
> To: Adam Kovari
> Cc: vala-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Vala] Generating API errors
>
> On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 16:31 +0200, Adam Kovari wrote:
> > Thanks,
> > but i don't have vapi for libbonobo, even if i have libbonobo-dev
> > package installed. I'd say this means, that this binding has not been
> > created yet. Thus my only choice is to generate it myself. Am I
> > correct?
> >
> > My question is, where can i request to add this bindings to official
> > Vala distribution?
>
> You could enter a bug request for the fixes, but I presume there are
> more pressing matters and you'll have to wait a while. You might also
> take a look at the global menu project. It's written in vala and
> provides a fairly complex applet. At a glance, it's got a bit more
> content in the provided libpannel-applet vapi.. perhaps it's enough  
> for
> you. otherwise, I'd take the time to learn to write vapi. I'm  
> certainly
> no expert, but with persistance, I was able to pick it up enough that
> I'm successfully writing code against even non glib based libraries.
> And, you know what they say.. "If I can do it, any one can"
>
> http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/
>
> Shawn