Re: Is there a IDE for EuGTK?
- Posted by irv Jun 03, 2009
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So the dynamic setup allows for many automatic placements that auto adjust to window sizes?
Ok, that's actually pretty cool and less programming on my side (yay!).
That's the idea. Often, but not always, this approach is more 'user-friendly' than a fixed size/layout. Hard-coded sizes and positions make things difficult for people who use non-standard hardware or perhaps have vision problems.
Anyway idea how I can utilize this into a basic window IRC or MUD client like way? I'm used to command line programming (I did a course on pascal YEARS ago), but I never really learned how to do windows and dialogs (beyond mIRC scripting, but yeah...).
Since it's been done before using GTK, play with XChat: http://www.xchat.org/ You can see the kinds of controls you'll need for your own version. Duplicating XChat's main window is just a few minutes work. Duplicating the functionality is a LOT of work :)
