Let us know how it goes! Alexandre
> On Sep 24, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Jimmie Houchin <jlhouc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Okay, with that definition of class model. That is already done. This > database, and I am using that term loosely is all in the image, in object > collections. It will only contain a few 100 or 1000 items. I don't see a need > at the moment to involve MongoDB or some other outside source. I will have an > export/import mechanism for data safety. > > There at the moment is no data because there is no data entry that my wife > can use. Which is why I am inquiring so that I can begin to build her a UI to > begin data entry. > > Yes, I understand there could be much trial and error in building the UI. For > me for this personal project, I am okay with that. I count that as part of my > education. Along with any other of the many mistakes that I make that I can > encounter. > > I am fully aware that I will potentially do my fair share of stupid while > learning. The only cost here is my time. I am okay with that price. Hopefully > at some point I will get better. > > So with that said, any pointers to building a data entry UI. > > Labels, fields, combobox, buttons, ... > > I could do this in a web form without to much problem. Which was somewhat I > was exploring in my Pier question. But I thought I would give learning UI > building in Pharo a try. It seems that GT is where UI things are moving. Just > a perception. I could be wrong. If possible I prefer going with the future as > opposed to legacy at this point. > > And ultimately I might end up going with a web ui, client server setup. But I > would still like to know my in image UI options and where to learn. I have > other projects I want to do. > > Thanks for engaging in the conversation. I appreciate your time and > understanding. > > Jimmie > > > On 09/24/2015 03:55 PM, Alexandre Bergel wrote: >>> I can see navigating, visualization and querying. But what about adding, >>> editing and removing objects? Is GT the wrong tool for this aspect? >> No, Glamour offer ways to easily build an UI. My advice is to not focus too >> much on the UI aspect at the beginning of your project. The reason is that >> the UI is very fragile during the inception of a project: UI changes quickly >> and are time-consuming to produce. >> >>> I am not clear on the class-model. Information or pointers to documentation >>> would be great. >> What I meant is the following. If you have a data base table that has the >> following column titles: >> name,parent,age,location,country >> >> Then maybe you can define a class Person, with one instance variable to a >> parent, another for a location. You can have a class City with a name and >> the country in which the city is. >> This is what I meant by having a class model. >> Once you have this, all the machinery is nearly free. >> >> Cheers >> Alexandre >> >> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Jimmie >>> >>> >>> >>> On 09/24/2015 01:28 PM, Alexandre Bergel wrote: >>>> The way I see GT, is that you do not need to think too much about GUI. One >>>> very first step is to build a class-model to describes the data stored in >>>> your data base. Once you have this class-model, then navigating, >>>> visualization, and querying come literally for free. >>>> >>>> Does this make sense? Do you need help to define the class-model? >>>> >>>> Alexandre >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 24, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Jimmie Houchin <jlhouc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Alexandre, >>>>> >>>>> I have added moose-dev to this reply. >>>>> >>>>> I do not at this time have any particular object models that I require >>>>> exploring. I have simply watched the videos on the browser, inspector, >>>>> etc.. Most anything Doru did. :) >>>>> >>>>> I am wanting to put a GUI together for a database I am building for my >>>>> wife. At this point it is simple and will be all contained in the image. >>>>> This is a pretty conventional thing at this moment. >>>>> >>>>> I have done nothing GUI oriented in Pharo and I need to learn those >>>>> skills. GT seems to be an awesome tool enabling very creative things. >>>>> >>>>> At a later date I will have some more adventurous things to try. But my >>>>> wife's database is where I want to begin learning. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Jimmie >>>>> >>>>> On 09/24/2015 01:11 PM, Alexandre Bergel wrote: >>>>>> Hi Jimmie, >>>>>> >>>>>> Question about GT should be sent to the moose mailing list. >>>>>> What do you have in mind with GT? Do you have an object model to explore? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Alexandre >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Jimmie Houchin <jlhouc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have watched most all of the videos about GT. >>>>>>> I am interested in learning how to use the Glamorous Toolkit. >>>>>>> I am failing to find a beginning place for learning how to use and >>>>>>> program GT. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am probably overlooking it some where. >>>>>>> I have downloaded the gtoolkit.image to begin learning. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am currently browsing code to learn what I can from there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any advise on documentation or best way to proceed in learning GT >>>>>>> greatly appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jimmie >>>>>>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Moose-dev mailing list > moose-...@iam.unibe.ch > https://www.iam.unibe.ch/mailman/listinfo/moose-dev -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;.
