(This is a reply to a message from Dave Cook on the python newsgroup.)
Dave et al.,
Would you like to help make more than a stab at creating some documentation for
pygtk/gnome?
As you mentioned, I found that reading the c-gtk documentation to be
informative, but it is still confusing because you may not be certain how the c
was pythonized. I usually then look at the pygtk and pygnome modules,
particularly gtk.py and gnome/ui.py. James's bindings make a nice systematic
list of all the gtk/gnome widgets and functions.
Isn't there a program that converts the block-quote (""") comments into
documentation? I think that would help us.
I personally would like to combine a technical reference with a tutorial. IOW,
organize the docs by gtk/gnome widgets/functions, systematically listing all of
them (as is already done in the modules), and then put a narrative example after
some of the more "important". And we can put it on the Web with pretty
screenshots!
Any volunteers? Many of us have struggled to figure out certain parts of the
toolset related to our projects. It would be nice, if you know something very
well, to write a little tutorial. This can then be put into the reference under
the appropriate function. As for myself, I have learned a bit about the gnome
canvas.
Jeff
"David M. Cook" wrote:
>
> On Mon, 24 May 1999 18:47:32 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >you already know the C version of gtk. Are there
> >any future plans for real documentation for
> >pygtk, preferably working under the assumption
> >that the user doesn?t know what he?s doing?
>
> I've made some tentative stabs at Gtk tutorial in python, but don't hold
> your breath . As you've surmised, the way to learn it is still to study the
> C tutorial and peruse the examples that come with pygtk and also the gtk.py
> source. Understanding how the C library works does help in understanding
> some of the quirks of the Python wrapper.
>
> Dave Cook
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