hi jq, On Sun, 18 May 2008 09:14:28 -0400 john q public <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Id like to start building apps using GTK+. Its seems that using > GTK/Gnome follows 2 paths lately > 1) People who have EVERYTHING "gnome" on their system so don't care > how far they pull end users into Gnome-space > > 2) Some people manage to develop what I would term "pure" GTK apps > that just use the GTK+ core and avoid things > like "bonobo" etc. 2. is sufficient for most apps. In time, 2 becomes 1, and we look for maybe a 3. :) > .... Bottom line I'm not an "ace programmer" so Im > assuming Im going to need an IDE and environment to help me get > started. Id like to learn "from the start" how to build a > methodology/support system that results in things in the spirit of > ripperX any of the Mozilla browsers, Xscreensaver, etc that make use > of the core of GTK+ (which is enough to force on someone) without > further excursions into gnome-space. > > > Any suggestions? I don't use an IDE, you might look at Geany: http://geany.uvena.de/ Devhelp http://developer.imendio.com/wiki/Devhelp provides indexed browsing of everything in /usr/share/gtk-doc, but it is a gnome app. You will probably want to learn autoconf and friends, sigh... Read the docs and read source files, that's why the are provided. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
