Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since I am using Debian GNU/Linux since 1999 (Slink, 2.1) > successfuly, my four daughters (17, 14, 12 and 7years) too... > > Now Laila (14) want to start coding in C and GTK and she need > really good tutorials (with real examples). OK, we have found > allready "libgtk2.0-doc" which is perfectl written.
Note that programming GTK+ in C is not "C programming", it's "GObject programming". This requires that you know not only about how objects are implemented on a fundamental level by the C++ compiler (virtual method despatch with vtables, typeinfo, inheritance, polymorphism, RTTI etc.), but how to re-implement these concepts in C. And, in addition, several features from smalltalk such as properties. If your daughter wants to learn C, that's great, but GTK+ isn't really what you do first with C; it's what you do once you've mastered C *and* C++, and then decided to use C instead. I.e. it's not something you would want to intimidate a beginner with (or many experienced programmers!), and is not generally a good choice. If it was me, I'd stay with PyGTK! For learning "plain" ISO C, I would suggest one of the many C books that cover all the C89 language basics. If it covers C99, that's even better. If she still wants to learn to use GTK+, she might find this useful: http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/gtk/ogcalc/ (PDF and source code examples) Regards, Roger -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail.
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