Re^2: Has anyone used wxGlade or wxDesigner to generate code

Once you learn the few conventions for converting the C++ to Perl you're all set ...

And therein lies my problem. Being fairly familiar with Perl Tk, I find the Wx Perl examples awkward (especially the new package declaration for each widget - arrrgh). I want to like Wx, I even bought the book, but whenever I try to learn it my brain fogs up, my eyes glaze over, and I go back to Tk.

The Wx Perl documentation says, as you do, to use C++ documentation and convert to Perl. However, there are no further details and my feeble brain has not been able to get a handle on this conversion. Would you (or anyone) be so kind as to elaborate on the conversion conventions you mentioned?

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Re^3: Has anyone used wxGlade or wxDesigner to generate code by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2009 at 18:52 UTC
This module comes with extensive documentation in HTML format; you can download it from http://wxperl.sourceforge.net/ http://wxperl.sourceforge.net/tutorial/tutorial1.html The key thing you need to keep in mind while browsing wxWidgets documentation is that, if a wxPerl class is called, say, Wx::Frame, you should search for wxFrame* in wxWidgets documentation.*	[reply]
Re^4: Has anyone used wxGlade or wxDesigner to generate code by Steve_BZ (Chaplain) on Mar 07, 2009 at 22:07 UTC
Hi guys, thanks for all the discussion. I too have bought the book but sor far only used it as a reference for parameters and descriptions, but not really to interpret (with a small I), the C++ code. I'd vaguely twigged the wx.Frame vs wx::Frame connection, but not to use in earnest. I'd also tried to download the API documentation you refered to, but without success (the compiled HTML windows help did not work and I didn't know what TeX was) so, freshly inspired, I thought I'd try again, this time I downloaded the uncompiled HTML into my intpub directory and browsed it from LOCALHOST and IIS. SHOWTIME! as it says on my rather colloquial router. I've been using wxGlade to help me with the syntax for functions. And I probably agree it's easier to code myself - when you know the syntax! But actually, I've knocked up several screens very quickly now, and it's a great prototyping tool to agree screen layouts with users. Thanks for your input.	[reply]