Don Hutton wrote:
I've just found the demo.pl file that comes with the OS X developer
DVD and the wxWidgets environment that it implies seems to be
something that I could really make us of. I have a ton of PERL
functionality that I'd really like to port to OS X as more and more of
my clients are on this platform.
I have no experience with the version delivered on the developer DVD. I
compiled it myself through CPAN.
Quick runthrough from the top of my head:
- Install XTools (from DVD or Apple website)
- configure cpan
- install Alien::wxWidgets
- install wxPerl
However, when I try and run demo.pl or any of the wxWidges PERL
scripts that I've found on-line all i get is a window that I then
cannot focus on nor select in any way. There doesn't seem to be any
documentation anywhere as how to *invoke* these widgets. There is
plenty on how to write the code (and it all seems very
straightforward) but nothing on the step after that: running it.
I'm trying to invoke it by opening a "terminal" window running zsh and
typing
perl demo.pl
or
perl demo.pl &
which only results in the frustrating display of a bunch of goodies
that I then cannot touch.
Yes, that is known behaviour
What's the missing piece? Does this have to be run though X11? Do I
need to install another script interpreter besides "perl" and run that
instead? "wxperl demo.pl"? Even the name of the technology that has
to be used would be a big help.
When you install it yourself you get the wxperl interpreter which you
already mentioned.
The only drawback (apart from a few quirks) I never got solved is that
after launching the GUI does not get the focus. You have to Cmd-Tab to it.
Cheers,
Huub
