Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-08 Thread Johan Vromans
On Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:46:03 + Steve Cookson - gmail wrote: > So we have a lot of Linux experience some windows, but no Mac? > Does no one have Mac? It's kind of essential. One of the reasons I loved (and now, deerly miss) the full blown easy install fully compatible wxPerl (and more) envir

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-08 Thread Joseph Karwisch
Steve, I have a Mac and installed wxPerl & wxWidgets, and would be happy to help. —Joe > On Jan 8, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Steve Cookson - gmail > wrote: > > So we have a lot of Linux experience some windows, but no Mac? > > Does no one have Mac? It's kind of essential. > > Steve. > >

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-08 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
So we have a lot of Linux experience some windows, but no Mac? Does no one have Mac? It's kind of essential. Steve. On 07/01/16 12:34, Michael Roberts wrote: More specifically: I've used Windows since the early 90's - first because that's where I did my programming work (early GUI stuff and W

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-07 Thread Michael Roberts
More specifically: I've used Windows since the early 90's - first because that's where I did my programming work (early GUI stuff and Word automation) and later because all translation tools (my current industry) run on Windows. So I've used Perl on Windows since before it was convenient - not that

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-07 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
Regarding the book, here is a nice website with some examples. http://learnperl.scratchcomputing.com/tutorials/wxperl/ Maybe Eric (who I've copied) would be happy if you used it. He has sizer examples and other stuff. Regards, Steve.

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Ron Grunwald
Good morning all, Erik's suggestion to make "Learning WxPerl" a community effort is exactly what I had in mind, and I think also it would have a much greater chance of being successful. Michael, I really look forward to you posting your early material for a book. Thank you for offering it to the

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Michael Roberts
Same all around, yes. Currently based in Budapest, but not for long - we're headed back to the States/Puerto Rico. On 2016-01-05 20:59, Steve Cookson wrote: > Sorry, updated and re-sent. > *** > > Hi Johan, > > On 04/01/16 11:05, Johan Vromans wrote: >> If Steve, Eric and J

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Steve Cookson
Sorry, updated and re-sent. *** Hi Johan, On 04/01/16 11:05, Johan Vromans wrote: If Steve, Eric and James want to team up, you have my blessing and support. I would be honoured to be part of the team. This reply concerns wiki.wxperl.nl, not wxperl.it I have been a me

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
Hi Johan, On 04/01/16 11:05, Johan Vromans wrote: If Steve, Eric and James want to team up, you have my blessing and support. I would be honoured to be part of the team. This reply concerns wiki.wxperl.nl, not wxperl.it I have been a member of the wxperl list since 2008 or 2009. I have been

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Michael Roberts
Oh. A test subject! Yes, that will help a lot. I will stay in touch. On 2016-01-05 11:56, Meir Guttman wrote: > Hi folks! > > Since I would probably be one of the first ones to actually /use /the > discussed book, you understand that I could contribute very little > technically. > > I could howeve

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Meir Guttman
Hi folks! Since I would probably be one of the first ones to actually *use *the discussed book, you understand that I could contribute very little technically. I could however read the manuscript, try the examples and comment. I think that a newbie's eye would help too. I can of course contribut

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Erik Colson
Michael Roberts writes: > I actually started already. Well, I *actually* started sometime in the > reign of Elizabeth I, but I started again now. I've been wanting to get > this stuff straight in my head for a long time, so it seems like a good > way to stay out of trouble for a while. > > I'll p

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Michael Roberts
I actually started already. Well, I *actually* started sometime in the reign of Elizabeth I, but I started again now. I've been wanting to get this stuff straight in my head for a long time, so it seems like a good way to stay out of trouble for a while. I'll post drafts for community feedback soo

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-05 Thread Ron Grunwald
Hi Michael, Really good to hear that you have previous experience with authoring a book. I think to some extent it'll be up to the wxperl community if they think writing a "Learning WxPerl" book is worth the effort. Personally I feel its a good idea and a good way to promote wxperl. Perhaps once

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Erik Colson
Steve Cookson writes: > Eric, do you want to work with me and share this? Hi Steve, Thanks for offering ;) Probably I can help you with this. So you can count me in. best -- erik colson

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Mark Dootson
Hi All. I hadn't intended letting wxperl.it (the only domain under my control) lapse nor had I intended abandoning wxPerl updates or patches. However, whatever you would all like to do / happen with domains and the wxPerl Perl modules and the wxperl.it site that is differrent to what happen

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Michael Roberts
And I also offered, last week. I use wxPerl very sporadically, but when I do it's what I use for GUI work. I would also not be averse to putting together a book. I've done it before; I can do it again. On 2016-01-04 12:05, Johan Vromans wrote: > On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:28:37 +0100 > Erik Colson w

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Johan Vromans
On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:28:37 +0100 Erik Colson wrote: > What do you mean by "take care" ? > I can think of these: > - pay for the domain name > - get a new host, and pay for it > - maintain the wiki database (whatever that includes) Exactly. There's www.wxPerl.org that redirects to wxPerl.it. w

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
nhappy with the current diversity of sources. Clearly it would be nice if there was better navigation across the sources, and maybe we could do something about that. It would be good to hear from Herbert about his plans. Regards, Steve. On 04/01/16 08:24, Ron Grunwald wrote: Re: Future of wxpe

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Steve Cookson
Oh, sorry I just saw this. Eric, do you want to work with me and share this? Regards Steve. On 04/01/16 07:28, Erik Colson wrote: Johan Vromans writes: In the posting that started/renewed this thread I wrote that the wxPerl domains and wiki will get lost in the near future unless someone s

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Steve Cookson
Hi Johan, Please, I should be happy to be a keeper, but I suggest we need two or three keepers unless someone is unavailable. eg Like I haven't really checked my email for the last few weeks. :) Please email me personally and we can pursue it. Regards, Steve. On 04/01/16 07:17, Johan Vrom

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-04 Thread Ron Grunwald
Hello all, It seems very clear that there is already a lot of information, particularly code examples, about WxPerl. The wxperl wiki indeed contains many documents, but in my view seems a little disjointed and incomplete. This is why I¹m leaning towards the ³Learning WxPerl² book idea, because the

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Erik Colson
Johan Vromans writes: > In the posting that started/renewed this thread I wrote that the wxPerl > domains and wiki will get lost in the near future unless someone steps > forward to take care. Hi Johan! What do you mean by "take care" ? I can think of these: - pay for the domain name - get a ne

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Johan Vromans
On Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:17:27 + Steve Cookson - gmail wrote: > There is a lot of stuff on the wiki. (See here > http://wiki.wxperl.nl/Main_Page). And here the circle closes... In the posting that started/renewed this thread I wrote that the wxPerl domains and wiki will get lost in the near

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Octavian Rasnita
sing cpanm/cpan. (At least for me that I don't know C.) --Octavian - Original Message - From: Steve Cookson - gmail To: James Lynes ; Ron Grunwald ; Johan Vromans Cc: herbert breunung ; wxperl-users Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Future of wxperl.it

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Sean Dodger Cannon
I *was* but then when I found that Apple can't seem to keep XCode's version up to date or fully supported, and I'd need that to happen to make apps in both, I just sort of gave up. On 3 January 2016 at 14:12, Joseph Karwisch wrote: > I developed a wxPerl based application under Windows several y

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
Hi Guys, There is a lot of stuff on the wiki. (See here http://wiki.wxperl.nl/Main_Page). How to structure a good wxPerl GUI? (Possibly an existing GUI design text) - Do you mean a development guide? I don't know of a good one. Herbert started to write one but I don't know how

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread Joseph Karwisch
I developed a wxPerl based application under Windows several years ago for a project I was working on for my employer. I used the wxDemo and wxWidgets references to learn how to use wxPerl and create the application. Although I was successful developing the application, I too wish there was a compr

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-03 Thread James Lynes
Ron: I agree. My journey would have been shorter and more enjoyable with a good "Learning wxPerl" text. I think that the wxDemo is a good tool, but I found that, for a beginner, the glue code used to tie all the widgets into a neat package tended to obscure what was going on, which is why I broke

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-02 Thread Ron Grunwald
Good morning all, I use WxPerl and intend to keep using it for a long time to come. However, I am only a beginner with WxPerl. Most of my GUI programming experience comes from PerlTk. One of the things I¹ve always missed about WxPerl is a good introductory book. PerlTk has the O¹reilly ³Learning

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-02 Thread Michael Roberts
This sounds pretty excellent. Michael On 2016-01-02 20:01, Steve Cookson wrote: > Hello Guys, > > Well I'm still here. For the last two years I've been hung up with > supplier management and Brazilian importation. Plus we've just moved > house in the UK and you may have noticed the annual festi

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-02 Thread Steve Cookson
Hello Guys, Well I'm still here. For the last two years I've been hung up with supplier management and Brazilian importation. Plus we've just moved house in the UK and you may have noticed the annual festivities as well. However, New Year, New Year's resolutions! I care about wxPerl and t

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-02 Thread Erik Colson
James Lynes writes: > Is anyone still using wxPerl? The only response I got to my last couple of > questions came from Steve. Well, I am ;) best -- erik colson

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2016-01-01 Thread James Lynes
Johan: I see you got an overwhelming response to your post. Is anyone still using wxPerl? The only response I got to my last couple of questions came from Steve. James On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Johan Vromans wrote: > On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:54:35 -0500 > James Lynes wrote: > > > Great,

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2015-12-26 Thread Johan Vromans
On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:54:35 -0500 James Lynes wrote: > Great, but what needs to be done long term? I don't know. I'm about to stop caring for several reasons including age, health, personal circumstances, and the lack of support from others. If anyone wants to continue the wxPerl domains and th

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2015-01-05 Thread James Lynes
Great, but what needs to be done long term? James On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 1:11 PM, wrote: > This message is to confirm the successful renewal of wxperl.it for 1 year(s). > The new expiration date is 2016-03-03 22:59:59. > > > > > On 2015-01-05 17:48, Alexander xb wrote: > > Who is maintaining

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2015-01-05 Thread Steve Cookson - gmail
Thanks Mark, Nice job. Steve. On 05/01/15 18:11, mark.doot...@znix.com wrote: This message is to confirm the successful renewal of wxperl.it for 1 year(s). The new expiration date is 2016-03-03 22:59:59. On 2015-01-05 17:48, Alexander xb wrote: Who is maintaining it now? How much are the f

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2015-01-05 Thread mark . dootson
This message is to confirm the successful renewal of wxperl.it for 1 year(s). The new expiration date is 2016-03-03 22:59:59. On 2015-01-05 17:48, Alexander xb wrote: > Who is maintaining it now? > > How much are the fees? I might be willing to participate, looks like a > valuable resource

Re: Future of wxperl.it

2015-01-05 Thread Alexander xb
Who is maintaining it now? How much are the fees? I might be willing to participate, looks like a valuable resource to me. /Alex On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Johan Vromans wrote: > Hi, > > On 2013-03-03, Mark Dootson allocated wxperl.it to function as the > starting > point of all wxPerl rel