[RE: [Re: [lazarus] GTK Dependencies in CONTROLS.PP,VCLGLOBALS.PP ]]

[Shane Miller]

Payne constructed some of the examples in PAcal code.  They can be found in gtk directory under examples (I think).  

Payne, is that where they are?

Shane


>>> Michal Bukovjan <mbukovjan at netscape.net> 08/03 5:15 AM >>>
I suggest www.gtk.org. That's where I started.

Michal Bukovjan

"Snijders, V." <VSDS at cbs.nl> wrote:
> Do you have any tips where to start studying it.
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	Michal Bukovjan[SMTP:mbukovjan at netscape.net] 
> > Subject: 	Re: [Re: [lazarus] GTK Dependencies in CONTROLS.PP,
> > VCLGLOBALS.PP]
> > 
> > The same was for me. I, too, am/was used to Win32 API. I was brave enough
> > to
> > begin to study GLib/GTK and found out :
> > 
> > 1. It is quite simple in many ways (not in all ways, though).
> > 2. The biggest advantage is - it is Open Source. If you wonder how
certain
> > things are accomplished, and understand C code, you can look inside and
> > see.
> > 3. Many thinks are designed or implemented the same way as in Win32
> > (device
> > contexts, pens, brushes).
> > 4. After a while you realize, how Win32 API is lame for its handles,
> > messages,
> > etc. and understand, among other things, how the Win32 -> Win64
transition
> > will be difficult.
> > 
> > Just my opinion.
> > 
> > Michal Bukovjan
> > 
> > Pascal Dutilleul <pduti at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > In fact that's the reason why I'm hesitate to jump into the lazarus
> > > project.  I don't know a thing about GTK, so I should first look a bit
> > > to that library before I could start to participate.  It would be much
> > > easier for me if I could use win32 api.  On the other hand, I like to
> > > use lazarus under linux, so finally I should learn GTK a bit, I guess
> > > ...
> > > 
> > > Pascal
> > > 
> > > --- "Jeffrey A. Wormsley" <daworm at cc.net> wrote:
> > > > On 8/1/99, at 10:37 PM, Michael A. Hess wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > > Let's try to get all the bugs
> > > > > cleaned up and
> > > > > working with one API before getting things to
> > > > confused.
> > > > 
> > > > Starting early seemed like a good way to
> > > > go.  As it is right
> > > > now, everyone is concentrating on linux gtk.  Even
> > > > winbloze gtk is getting
> > > > something of a short shrift.  Since I am much more
> > > > familiar with the win32
> > > > environment than gtk in either flavor, it seemed to
> > > > make some sense to me
> > > 
> > > 
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