There is now a graphical user interface front-end for
generateDS.py.
You will need PyGTK installed in order to use it.
Why did I do this? I wanted to learn how to use Glade and PyGTK,
but I also wanted to make generateDS.py a bit easier to use.
generateds_gui.py is not particularly elegant, but does seem reasonably
functional.
You can find the new version here:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/generateDS/1.20a
http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/generateDS-1.20a.tar.gz
http://sourceforge.net/projects/generateds/
If you try it, let me know about any problems, and please send me
your suggestions, questions, comments, etc.
Below is a bit more info. It's the section that I've added to the
generateDS.py doc.
- Dave
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The graphical user interface -- How to use it
==============================================================
Here are a few notes on how to use the GUI front-end.
- ``generateds_gui.py`` is installed when you do the standard
installation::
$ python setup.py install
- Run it by typing the following at the command line::
$ generateds_gui.py
- For help with command line options, run::
$ generateds_gui.py --help
- For a description of the values and flags that you can set, see
section `Running generateDS.py`_. There are also tool tips on
the various widgets in the graphical user interface.
- Generate the python bindings modules by using the
``Tools/Generate`` menu item or the ``Generate`` button at the
bottom of the window.
- Capture the command line generated by using the
``Tools/Capture command line`` menu item. You might consider copying and
pasting that command line into a shell script or batch file for
repeated reuse.
- You can also save and later reload your values and
flags in a session file. See the ``Save session``,
``Save session as``, and ``Load session`` items under the ``File`` menu.
By default, a session file has the extension ".session".
- You can load a session on start-up with the "-s" or "--session"
comand line options. For example::
$ generateds_gui.py --session=mybindingsjob.session
Or, use the "session" option in a configuration file.
- If the command to be run when generating bindings is not
standard, you can specify that command with the "--exec-path"
command line option or with the "exec-path" option configuration
file. The default is "generateDS.py".
- Command line options can also be specified in a configuration
file. ``generateds_gui.py`` checks for that configuration file in
the following locations in this order:
1. ``~/.generateds_gui.ini``
2. ``./generateds_gui.ini``
Here is a sample configuration file::
[general]
exec-path: /usr/bin/python ~/bin/generateDS.py
impl-path: generateds_gui.glade
session: a1.session
Options on the command line override options in configuration
files.
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Dave Kuhlman
http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman
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