Re: learning gtk+ well: Which book to buy?

[Axel FILMORE <axel filmore gmail com>]

And I forgot that trick, if you use Google, you can search files of a 
particular type with
"filetype"

For example you can search GtkTreeView in C source code with this :
"GtkTreeView filetype:c"

Or in Vala with this :
"Gtk.TreeView filetype:vala"

Then you have a huge book with tons of sample code.

:-)

On 27/03/2012 21:31, Vlad Volodin wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Oh! I remember more. Sometimes Vala implementation helped me in the past,
> when I learned how to create GObject classes, interfaces, public, private
> section. Vala looks like C# and might help you to understand how to make
> correct GObject classes :)
>
> Best regards,
> Vlad
>
> 27 ÐÐÑÑÐ 2012 Ð. 21:26 ÐÐÐÑÐÐÐÐÑÐÐÑ Tristan Van Berkom<tvb gnome org>ÐÐÐÐÑÐÐ:
>
> > Hi,
> >    I have to strongly agree with Vlad here, I think the quality of
> > information that
> > you can find in print on GTK+ pales in comparison to what you have readily
> > available on the internet. Of course finding the right material to read
> > might
> > be staggering at first, just toy with the apis a little, doing some
> > experimentation
> > will quickly set you on the right track.
> >
> > I strongly recommend that you start with getting a grip on the GObject type
> > system, read the material that can be found here:
> >    http://developer.gnome.org/gobject/2.32/
> >
> > GTK+ is basically just GObject based widgetry which deals with the GDK
> > backend for windowing system interaction... once you get a feel for the
> > main virtual methods involved on the GtkWidget class then you should
> > have a pretty good understanding of how GTK+ works (yes, easier said
> > than done... I just doubt that any book on the shelf is going to get you
> > there any faster than just experimenting and doing it yourself).
> >
> > And as Vlad also mentioned, do take a look at some of the more simple
> > and/or more maintained projects source code, the source code of
> > Devhelp is small and readable (of course most of the work is done
> > by the browser embedding, just take a look at how it creates the
> > preferences
> > dialog using GtkBuilder and creates a widget class to encapsulate
> > the preferences module).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >              -Tristan
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 3:54 AM, Vlad Volodin<vest 84 gmail com>  wrote:
> > > Hello Howard,
> > >
> > > I am afraid to disappoint you, but in this case books will not help much.
> > > GTK+ was changed significantly comparing to GTK+ from the 2007.
> > > The best way to start learning is to read a documentation, play with
> > demos
> > > and tutorials, examine other non-complex projects. If you are able to
> > find
> > > a copy of the book, you may read it fast and skip many sentences just to
> > > get a brief idea :)
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Vlad
> > >
> > > 27 ÐÐÑÑÐ 2012 Ð. 20:45 ÐÐÐÑÐÐÐÐÑÐÐÑ Christopher Howard<
> > > christopher howard frigidcode com>  ÐÐÐÐÑÐÐ:
> > >
> > > > Hi. I want to have a thorough and well-formed understanding of how to
> > > > use gtk+, which I'm not quite getting from the API. What would be the
> > > > best book I can buy right now? The most up-to-date book I see is
> > > > Foundations of GTK+ Development (2007) but not having a lot of money to
> > > > experiment with, I was hoping to get your recommendations before buying
> > > > anything.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > frigidcode.com
> > > > indicium.us
> > > >
> > > >
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