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ubuntukid
March 11th, 2006, 01:11 PM
I`m quite new to Linux and ubuntu (used ubuntu for about a week, Linux for a few months) and I want to do a bit of programming. So what tools do I need to use to get started doing GNOME programming?
sapo
March 11th, 2006, 01:52 PM
I think you should start with python, its very easy, here some books:

Start Reading this:
http://byteofpython.info

Then take a look here:
www.pygtk.org
dabs
March 11th, 2006, 02:04 PM
gnome programming?
mostwanted
March 11th, 2006, 02:08 PM
gnome programming?

Yeah, what about it?
ubuntukid
March 11th, 2006, 02:45 PM
Are there any tools like VisualBasic or something like that?
majikstreet
March 11th, 2006, 03:13 PM
kind of.. you can use glade to design an interface, but you still have to code the backend (dunno if VB does that for you)

I am learning python+pygtk+glade and it's been easyish.. it helps to learn some python first, then go to pygtk and glade..
hagen00
March 11th, 2006, 03:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dabs
gnome programming?

Yeah, what about it?

What on earth is gnome programming?
commodore
March 11th, 2006, 03:56 PM
I think he means making applications that look good in GNOME (with GTK then).
ubuntukid
March 11th, 2006, 04:55 PM
Yes that`s exactly what I mean. Being new to all this Linux stuff I figured that`s what you called it. KDE programming, GNOME programming, etc.
sapo
March 11th, 2006, 05:21 PM
Yes that`s exactly what I mean. Being new to all this Linux stuff I figured that`s what you called it. KDE programming, GNOME programming, etc.
Then you should learn GTK, and i strongly recomment pygtk, thats very easy :)

www.pygtk.org

And here a good tutorial about pygtk and glade :)
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6586