my $string = $buffer->get_text($buffer->get_start_iter, $buffer->get_end_iter, 1); print "$string\n"; #### #!/usr/bin/perl use warnings; use strict; use Glib qw/TRUE FALSE/; use Gtk2 '-init'; # works on any ICCWM compliant window manager my $window = Gtk2::Window->new(); $window->set_decorated(0); Gtk2::Window::set_decorated($window, 0); print $window->get_decorated(),"\n"; $window ->signal_connect( 'destroy' => \&delete_event ); $window->set_border_width(10); $window->set_size_request(300,200); my $vbox = Gtk2::VBox->new( FALSE, 6 ); $window->add($vbox); $vbox->set_border_width(2); my $hbox= Gtk2::HBox->new( FALSE, 6 ); $vbox->pack_end($hbox,FALSE,FALSE,0); $hbox->set_border_width(2); my $button = Gtk2::Button->new_from_stock('gtk-quit'); $hbox->pack_end( $button, FALSE, FALSE, 0 ); $button->signal_connect( clicked => \&delete_event ); $window->set_position('center'); $window->show_all(); Gtk2->main; ##################################### sub delete_event { Gtk2->main_quit; return FALSE; }