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onering
December 18th, 2008, 04:26 PM
I've been using Ubuntu for a while and just installed Anjuta IDE. I'm looking for a good tutorial on how to make a Gnome GUI program using C/C++. My goal is make a GUI calculator of sorts as a starting project. Any recommendation would be appreciated. Thanks.

digitalvectorz
December 18th, 2008, 04:48 PM
after quick browse on google, you may find this useful:

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialC++.html

fiddler616
December 18th, 2008, 06:54 PM
I've been using Ubuntu for a while and just installed Anjuta IDE. I'm looking for a good tutorial on how to make a Gnome GUI program using C/C++. My goal is make a GUI calculator of sorts as a starting project. Any recommendation would be appreciated. Thanks.
IMHO, the terms "Newbie" and "GUI" do not belong in the same post. If I were you, I would get a solid grasp of normal, text-only C(++), and once you feel good about that (finished tutorial, done small projects, started being able to help people on these forums...) then you should look into GUIs. Otherwise, any GUI programming you do will become one big hack you don't really grok.

digitalvectorz
December 18th, 2008, 07:35 PM
Though I tend to agree fiddler, that line of thinking, imo, is automatically restricting one from having high hopes and tackling a project like this head on...

onering
December 18th, 2008, 08:45 PM
Thanks for your input. I guess my question was not worded as good as it could have been. I'm a "Newbie" to Linux and the X development, not C and C++. I am proficient in C and C++ in Windows and embedded microcontrollers.

I'm more specifically looking for GOOD RECOMMENED tutorial or guide on Anjuta and Gnome development, not just the first few hits that that may pop up in a Google search.

Thanks.

fiddler616
December 18th, 2008, 08:55 PM
Thanks for your input. I guess my question was not worded as good as it could have been. I'm a "Newbie" to Linux and the X development, not C and C++. I am proficient in C and C++ in Windows and embedded microcontrollers.

I'm more specifically looking for GOOD RECOMMENED tutorial or guide on Anjuta and Gnome development, not just the first few hits that that may pop up in a Google search.

Thanks.
Oh.........I feel much better about life now. Unfortunately, C(++) is not my area, so I can't really help you. Thanks for clearing things up though.

onering
December 18th, 2008, 09:04 PM
after quick browse on google, you may find this useful:

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialC++.html

digitalvectorz,
Actually, this does look like a pretty good tutorial. I'd be open to any others or books that anyone else could recommend too.

Thanks.

kcode
December 18th, 2008, 09:27 PM
For Gnome desktop environment, gtk+ would be a nice thing to start with. http://library.gnome.org/devel/ will give you everything you need to know about gtk+ (roam about there). Thats if you want to write GUI in C. If you want to write GUI using C++, Qt is really a nice thing to look at. Here is the link to it http://trolltech.com/products.

Cheers