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 out many
of the widgets into separate example programs available on the wiki.(If I
rewrote the examples today there are certainly things that could be cleaned
up...learning curve).
The wxBook is good, but it took me quite a while to translate the C++
syntax into wxPerl. Today I can use the wxBook or the wxWidgets docs and
translate pretty quickly, but it took way too long to get there. What I've
still found missing is information on extending the GUI into a complete
application. I do have a small working application using wxPerl with Perl
Threads, but I'm sure there are other ways to structure the non-GUI
portions of larger applications.
So, I guess the problem has at least six levels:
How to structure a good wxPerl GUI? (Possibly an existing GUI design
text)
Installing wxPerl and wxWidgets
A tutorial on the wxPerl widgets and Sizers
Extending your wxPerl GUI to a complete application.
Advanced topics in wxPerl(Wrapping external libraries)
Reference to wxPerl wxVARIOUS_DEFINED_TERMS available for use
Nice to see a little discussion started.
So again, what needs to be done long term...
James
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 7:16 PM, Ron Grunwald <ron...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> 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 I’ve always missed about WxPerl is a good introductory
> book. PerlTk has the O’reilly “Learning Perl/Tk” book by Nancy Walsh, which
> I find invaluable. Imagine if an equivalent “Learning WxPerl” book existed.
>
> I believe the German programmer, Herbert Breunung, contemplated writing
> such a book, but I don’t know what the current state is. My personal view
> is that WxPerl still has a lot to offer but needs to be more appealing to
> introductory GUI programmers.
>
> Kind Regards.
>
> ________________________________________
> Ron Grunwald
> ron...@yahoo.com.au
> http://www.dvlcorner.org
>
>
>
> On 2/01/16 1:36 AM, "James Lynes" <jmlyne...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 <jvrom...@squirrel.nl>
> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:54:35 -0500
> James Lynes <jmlyne...@gmail.com> 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 the wiki it is now to
> time to step forward.
>
> Likewise CitrusPerl and the Cava Packager, two tools geared towards wxPerl
> support but unfortunately abandoned.
>
> -- Johan
> http://johan.vromans.org/seasons_greetings.html
>
>
>
