Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Yeti
On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 05:55:36AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 12:00:37AM +0100, David Nečas (Yeti) wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 02:44:21PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [...] > > libglade developers do not produce any binary packages. > > > > Their product

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 12:00:37AM +0100, David Nečas (Yeti) wrote: > On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 02:44:21PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] > libglade developers do not produce any binary packages. > > Their product does come with examples. > > Re

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Yeti
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 02:44:21PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The source code is available for those that need to modify libglade. It > doesn't come with the packaged distribution. It is available from the > same web site as libglade binary packages. A libglade extension writer > needs

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread wallace . owen
I just love this car analogy! CARS The technical service manual is available for those that need to service the car. It doesn't come with the assembled car. Maybe it comes with the car if you buy it in kit form. Your repair mechanic needs to refer to it, but if the car's well-made, the user sho

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Yeti
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 01:28:23PM -0800, Rick Jones wrote: > > Well, I didn't go tearing-down the engine and transmission in my car, > but I still learned how to drive it :) If your have no idea why the car does what it does when you turn the steering wheel or change gear, I just hope you live

Re: GObject docs improvements

2007-02-14 Thread Yeti
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 02:52:02PM -0600, Daniel Espinosa wrote: > 1) The text "when they register a closure to be invoked upon the > signal emission" is not clear what is it a "closure"... Not even when reading the tutorial in order and therefore getting to this just after reading a whole sectio

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Tristan Van Berkom
On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 13:28 -0800, Rick Jones wrote: [...] > > So you want to know how to use it and you intentionally > > avoid one of the most efficient ways to learn it. Well, if > > it works for you... > > Well, I didn't go tearing-down the engine and transmission in my car, > but I still le

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Rick Jones
David Nečas (Yeti) wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 04:32:19PM -0800, Rick Jones wrote: > >>I'm not really interested >>in how library call foo is implemented, I just want to know how to call >>it do get my work done. > > > So you want to know how to use it and you intentionally > avoid one of

Re: GObject docs improvements

2007-02-14 Thread Daniel Espinosa
I'm trying to understand the Signals in GObject and I have lot of questions not covered by the doc: 1) The text "when they register a closure to be invoked upon the signal emission" is not clear what is it a "closure" or what is the diference with a callback 2) if a signature for a callback is:

Re: GObject docs improvements

2007-02-14 Thread Stefan Kost
Hi, the G_DEFINE_TYPE stuff is on the list since the very beginning. In part I (Concepts) we will explain it the long way, but mention G_DEFINE_TYPE. In part IV (Tutorial) we will use G_DEFINE_TYPE. You should always use it if it fits. Stefan Quoting Freddie Unpenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Tristan Van Berkom
On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 12:56 -0300, Claudio Saavedra wrote: > If at least the guy complaining would have given more information about the > problems he had, we could have directed him in the right direction, which > would've been much more productive than this "where do we put examples for the > laz

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Tristan Van Berkom
On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 06:26 -0700, Jim George wrote: > > So you want to know how to use it and you intentionally > > avoid one of the most efficient ways to learn it. Well, if > > it works for you... > > What is so inefficient about taking an example (that already exists) > and including it in th

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Jim George
> So you want to know how to use it and you intentionally > avoid one of the most efficient ways to learn it. Well, if > it works for you... What is so inefficient about taking an example (that already exists) and including it in the HTML/online documentation that more people read than source cod

Re: libglade frustration

2007-02-14 Thread Yeti
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 04:32:19PM -0800, Rick Jones wrote: > I'm not really interested > in how library call foo is implemented, I just want to know how to call > it do get my work done. So you want to know how to use it and you intentionally avoid one of the most efficient ways to learn it. W