in reply to Windows Me + Win32::GUI blues...

Well, I don't have any ideas on how to fix Win32::GUI but I might have a work-around. Have you thought about using Tk instead? Most likely, it won't do all of the stuff that Win32::GUI could do (if it worked) (although it might do some stuff that Win32::GUI couldn't), and some of the interactions might not be exactly the same as plain, native widgets. It does work well for simple GUI interfaces and widget differences are relatively few and somewhat subtle, so they shouldn't cause much of a problem.

I've used Tk to good effect when I couldn't get Win32::GUI to work. HTH.

bbfu
Seasons don't fear The Reaper.
Nor do the wind, the sun, and the rain.
We can be like they are.

  • Comment on (bbfu) (Tk) Re: Windows Me + Win32::GUI blues...

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: (bbfu) (Tk) Re: Windows Me + Win32::GUI blues...
by dr_lambado (Hermit) on Aug 12, 2001 at 21:01 UTC
    <html> <body>

    Good idea! But doesn't it require extra libraries? That is my problem, I looking into developing software for my friends that don't have tk and don't really want to download it either. They also probably want a familiar Windows look and feel (although the crashes are a little too familiar:)). If tk requires no extra libraries then I would be more than happy to learn and use it.

    The Evil but Fickle Dr Lambado

    </body> </html>
[reply]
      If you don't want your friends to have to download libraries, You could use the ActiveState's PerlApp program to build standalone .exe files

      It is not free but there is no limit on the number of 30 day demo periods you can get.

[reply]
      Not to my knowledge it doesn't. I use the ActiveState distribution of Perl, and I didn't have to do anything but use the ppm to install the module from the ActiveState repository.

      Since you use the IndigoStar distro, you could still download the distro as a .zip file from ActiveState, unzip it to a temporary directory, and then use the dpm program that comes with IndigoStar to install it.

      TStanley
      --------
      There's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us
      about this script for Hamlet they've worked out
      -- Douglas Adams/Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[reply]
        The Tk module for perl is provided by Activestate, so no problems. But, you need Tk on your machine. You have to download it from www.scriptics.com
[reply]

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom