Vala and Genie programming

[MU]

Nico,
that looks great!
I will use parts of the code to update Puppybrowser, for the optional webkit support.

At moment, I now DO have time, but programming goes slow:

- very hot (33° in mai, very warm nights like in summer)
I grew up not far from the coast in the north, and the temperatures in the deep south are great to go swimming in the lakes, but also have disadvantages...
- the building I live in (15 floors) is renovated - I have guys working with heavy machines to destroy beton on my balcony.

So cannot sleep at night - too warm, and not at day - too loud.
I currently sleep 3 hours in the early evening, and 2-3 at early morning.

This is not good for concentration

So I'm very happy to see, how new examples are posted by several people now, and I will incorporate them in my exampleviewer, once I have time and concentration, to start it.

Many thanks, Mark

[Lobster]

as well as the above logo I have created the following stub about Genie on Puppy. Copying material wherever I can find it
http://www.puppylinux.org/?q=wiki/devel ... ries/genie

[nikobordx]

Re-Hi All !

New testing program:

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[indent=4]

uses
    Gtk

class MessageDialog : Window

    init
        title = "Simple Message Dialog Test"
        window_position = WindowPosition.CENTER
        default_height = 200
        default_width = 350
        destroy += Gtk.main_quit
        var vbox = new VBox (true, 5)
        var button1 = new Button.with_label("Question")
        button1.clicked += question_clicked
        var button2 = new Button.with_label("Information")
        button2.clicked += information_clicked
        var button3 = new Button.with_label("Warning")
        button3.clicked += warning_clicked
        var button4 = new Button.with_label("Error")
        button4.clicked += error_clicked
        var button5 = new Button.with_label("Exit this stupid program now !")
        button5.clicked += Gtk.main_quit
        vbox.add (button1)
        vbox.add (button2)
        vbox.add (button3)
        vbox.add (button4)
        vbox.add (button5)
        add (vbox)

    def private question_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.QUESTION, Gtk.ButtonsType.YES_NO, ("This is question message dialog with Yes and No buttons !!"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

    def private information_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.INFO, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, ("This is information message dialog with Ok button !!"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

    def private warning_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.WARNING, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK_CANCEL, ("This is warning message dialog with Ok and Cancel buttons !!"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

    def private error_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.ERROR, Gtk.ButtonsType.CLOSE, ("This is error message dialog with Close button !!"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

init
    Gtk.init (ref args)
    var test = new MessageDialog ()
    test.show_all ()
    Gtk.main ()

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valac --pkg gtk+-2.0 yourprogname.gs

Nicolas.

[MU]

cool, thanks Nico!
Right such small examples are great for a collection, so people quickly can look up code, without having to search in long listings

I compiled the latest Gtk version of webkit, but it is larger than I thought.
It is 12 MB, plus 15 MB or so for the "icu" library.
There are patches to remove icu, but they seem not to be finished yet.
Icu seems to be a unicode library for QT, but Glib already has its own unicode.
Compressed in a pet, the files are around 12 MB, so more than the whole seamonkey.

Anyway: as Seamonkey 2 no longer supports gtkembedmoz.so, we need a replacement in some months.
And maybe the patches to use only the glib-unicode will be available then somewhen this summer. At moment, both libs are used, even if you force to compile with glib unicode.

So it is worth, to follow both approaches.
I can try to create a pet tomorrow, I must recompile files in Puppy 4.12 (I used Newyearspup with the newer glib for first tests, your webkit example works here)

Oh yes, I also must compile kerberos and others, or https will not work.
Maybe it will be easier, to use Debian packages.

here the issue is dicussed:
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15914

Mark
note for me:
to build:
WebKitTools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk --no-video
(--no-video removes dependency of gstreamer)
I modified some files to force the use of glib-unicode

[droope]

Hi.

I want to start to learn a programming language. Should it be vala? I generally code programs that take in data and transform it, and also programs that act as 'macros'.

Could you, if you are so kind as to, please also tell me what i would need to start compiling and programming?

Thank you very much.

[caleb72]

Quick and dumb question.

Forgetting graphics frameworks approaches to getting user data, if I wanted to do a simple console application that queried and received input from the user interactively, how would I do it in Genie?

Regards
Caleb

[MU]

na, bullshit... *deleted*

[MU]

shorter and better for your purpose:

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[indent=4]

init

    Intl.setlocale(LocaleCategory.ALL , Environment.get_variable("LANG"))

    print ("argument passed to program was: %s\n" , args[1])
    
    

    print ("your language setting is: %s\n" ,Environment.get_variable("LANG") )

    print "Please enter something and hit [enter]:"

    var mychar = new array of char[64]
    stdin.gets(mychar)
    mychar[mychar.length - 1] = 0
    
    mystring:string = (string)mychar
    print("you entered: %s" , mystring)
     
//end

Works also with utf8 characters

see also:
http://www.puppylinux.com/genie/inputoutput.htm
http://valadoc.org/?pkg=glib-2.0
Mark

[MU]

We should make a method of it, so you have shorter code...

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[indent=4]

def read_from_console() : string

    var mychar = new array of char[64]
    stdin.gets(mychar)
    mychar[mychar.length - 1] = 0    
    var s = (string)mychar
    return s.strip() //this removes linefeeds

init

    Intl.setlocale(LocaleCategory.ALL , Environment.get_variable("LANG"))

    print ("argument passed to program was: %s\n" , args[1])
    
    

    print ("your language setting is: %s\n" ,Environment.get_variable("LANG") )

    print "Please enter your first name and hit [enter]:"
    var firstname = read_from_console()

    
    print "Please enter your last name and hit [enter]:"
    var lastname = read_from_console()


    var fullname = firstname + " " + lastname
    print("your full name is: %s" , fullname)    
    
     
//end

Mark

[caleb72]

Argh! Thanks for that.
I briefly jumped into "File and Console I/O" but obviously wasn't concentrating hard at the time to miss the word "CONSOLE".

Regards
Caleb

[nikobordx]

Hi All,

New testing program:

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[indent=4]

uses
    Gtk

class MenuTest : Window

    mylist : SList
    check_menu_item : CheckMenuItem
    radio_menu_item : RadioMenuItem
    separator_menu_item : SeparatorMenuItem
    image_menu_item : ImageMenuItem
    menu_item2 : MenuItem
    messagedialog : MessageDialog

    init
        title = "Simple Menu Test"
        window_position = WindowPosition.CENTER
        default_height = 50
        default_width = 350
        destroy += Gtk.main_quit
        var vbox = new VBox (true, 5)
        var bar = new MenuBar()

        /* Menu 1 */
        var menu1 = new Menu()

        /* Checkbox */
        var check_menu_item = new CheckMenuItem.with_label("I'm a CheckBox in a menu !")
        menu1.append(check_menu_item)

        /* Separator */
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)

        /* Radio */
        radio_menu_item = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(mylist, "I'm a Radio Menu Item 1")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item)
        radio_menu_item = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(mylist, "I'm a Radio Menu Item 2")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item)
        radio_menu_item = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(mylist, "I'm a Radio Menu Item 3")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item)

        /* Separator */
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)


        /* Image Menu */
        var image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_QUIT, null)
        image_menu_item.label = "_Exit"
        image_menu_item.activate += exit_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)



        var launcher = new MenuItem.with_label("File")
        launcher.set_submenu(menu1)
        bar.append(launcher)
        /* End menu 1 */

        /* Simple Menu 2 without Image */
        var menu2 = new Menu()
        menu2.append(menu_item2 = new MenuItem.with_label("About this program...")) 
        menu_item2.activate += about_clicked
        var launcher2 = new MenuItem.with_label("?")
        launcher2.set_submenu(menu2)
        bar.append(launcher2)
        /* End Simple Menu 2 */

        vbox.add (bar)
        add (vbox)
        
    def private exit_clicked ()
        Gtk.main_quit()

    def private about_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.INFO, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, ("This is a Simple Menu test in pure Gtk, don't hesitate to reuse this code, it is not patented !! :o))"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

init
    Gtk.init (ref args)
    var test = new MenuTest ()
    test.show_all ()
    Gtk.main ()

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valac --pkg gtk+-2.0 yourfilename.gs

Of course, there is a problem with the radiomenuitem, someone know how to make it working ?

Nicolas.

[MU]

Nico,
your menu example works for me.
I just had to comment this line:

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//image_menu_item.label = "_Exit"

I think it is, because stock-items get a automatically geerated, translated text.

What problem do you have with the radiobuttons?
I just checked it in Newyearspup with newr Gtk than Pupp4, maybe the older Gtk did not support them?

Mark

[nikobordx]

Hi,

The radios button are all selected, i don't know how to have only one at a time.
And you, do you know ?

Nicolas.

[MU]

yep

update: deleted outdated code.

references:
http://valadoc.org/?pkg=gtk+-2.0&elemen ... adioButton
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/stab ... utton.html

Mark

[nikobordx]

Thanks Mark,

I make some changes on the code:

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[indent=4]

uses
    Gtk

class MenuTest : Window

    mylist : SList
    check_menu_item : CheckMenuItem
    radio_menu_item1 : RadioMenuItem
    radio_menu_item2 : RadioMenuItem     
    radio_menu_item3 : RadioMenuItem
    separator_menu_item : SeparatorMenuItem
    image_menu_item : ImageMenuItem
    menu_item : MenuItem
    menu_item2 : MenuItem
    messagedialog : MessageDialog

    init
        title = "Simple Menu Test"
        window_position = WindowPosition.CENTER
        default_height = 50
        default_width = 350
        destroy += Gtk.main_quit
        var vbox = new VBox (true, 5)
        var bar = new MenuBar()

        /* Menu 1 */
        var menu1 = new Menu()

        /* With this TearoffMenuItem, you can detach the 'File' menu, click on the dotted */
        menu_item = new TearoffMenuItem()
        menu1.append(menu_item)


        /* Checkbox */
        check_menu_item = new CheckMenuItem.with_label("I'm a CheckBox in a menu !")
        menu1.append(check_menu_item)
        check_menu_item.toggled += on_check

        /* Separator */
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)

        /* Radio */
        radio_menu_item1 = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(mylist, "I'm a Radio Menu Item 1")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item1)
        radio_menu_item1.toggled += on_radio1
        radio_menu_item2 = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(radio_menu_item1.get_group(), "I'm a Radio Menu Item 2")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item2)
        radio_menu_item2.toggled += on_radio2
        radio_menu_item3 = new RadioMenuItem.with_label(radio_menu_item1.get_group(), "I'm a Radio Menu Item 3")
        menu1.append(radio_menu_item3) 
        radio_menu_item3.toggled += on_radio3

        /* Separator */
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)


        /* Image Menu */
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_QUIT, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += exit_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)



        var launcher = new MenuItem.with_label("File")
        launcher.set_submenu(menu1)
        bar.append(launcher)
        /* End menu 1 */

        /* Simple Menu 2 without Image */
        var menu2 = new Menu()
        menu2.append(menu_item2 = new MenuItem.with_label("About this program..."))
        menu_item2.activate += about_clicked
        var launcher2 = new MenuItem.with_label("?")
        launcher2.set_submenu(menu2)
        bar.append(launcher2)
        /* End Simple Menu 2 */

        vbox.add (bar)
        add (vbox)

    def private on_radio1()
        toogled : bool = radio_menu_item1.get_active()
        if toogled is true
            print("Radio 1 Toogled")


    def private on_radio2()
        toogled : bool = radio_menu_item2.get_active()
        if toogled is true
            print("Radio 2 Toogled")

    def private on_radio3()
        toogled : bool = radio_menu_item3.get_active()
        if toogled is true
            print("Radio 3 Toogled")

    def private on_check()
        checked : bool = check_menu_item.get_active()
        if checked is true
            print("Checked")
        else
            print("Unchecked")
       
    def private exit_clicked ()
        Gtk.main_quit()

    def private about_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.INFO, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, ("This is a Simple Menu test in pure Gtk, don't hesitate to reuse this code, it is not patented !! :o))"))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()

init
    Gtk.init (ref args)
    var test = new MenuTest ()
    test.show_all ()
    Gtk.main () 

Test it !!

Nicolas.

[MU]

fine, you added the eventhandlers!
Very good, merci beaucoup
Works fine here.
Mark

[nikobordx]

Hi all,

I've modified the "Simple Text Viewer" to "Simple Text Editor"
WARNING: This is not finished !

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uses 
    Gtk

init 
    Gtk.init (ref args)
    var test = new TextFileViewer ()
    test.open_file(args[1])
    test.show_all ()
    Gtk.main ()

class TextFileViewer : Window
    toolbar : Toolbar
    text_view : SourceView
    status_bar : Statusbar
    status_bar2 : Statusbar
    status_hbox : HBox
    scrool : ScrolledWindow
    document_modified : bool = false
    separator_menu_item : SeparatorMenuItem
    image_menu_item : ImageMenuItem
    image_menu_item2 : ImageMenuItem
    image_menu_item3 : ImageMenuItem
    check_menu_item : CheckMenuItem
    check_menu_item2 : CheckMenuItem
    image_menu_item4 : ImageMenuItem
    image_menu_item5 : ImageMenuItem
    menu_item : MenuItem
    messagedialog : MessageDialog

    init
        title = "Simple Text Editor"
        default_height = 560
        default_width = 950
        window_position = WindowPosition.CENTER
        destroy += Gtk.main_quit

        /* Menus */
        var bar = new MenuBar()
        var menu1 = new Menu()
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_NEW, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += new_text
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_OPEN, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += on_open_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_SAVE, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += notimplemented_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_SAVE_AS, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += notimplemented_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_PRINT, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += notimplemented_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu1.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_QUIT, null)
        image_menu_item.activate += exit_clicked
        menu1.append(image_menu_item)
        var launcher = new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_File")
        launcher.set_submenu(menu1)
        bar.append(launcher)
        /* *************** */
        var menu2 = new Menu()
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_UNDO, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += undo_clicked
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_REDO, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += redo_clicked
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu2.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_CUT, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += cut_clipboard
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_COPY, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += copy_clipboard
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_PASTE, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += paste_clipboard
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu2.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item2 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_SELECT_ALL, null)
        image_menu_item2.activate += select_all
        menu2.append(image_menu_item2)
        var launcher2 = new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("E_dit")
        launcher2.set_submenu(menu2)
        bar.append(launcher2)
        /* *************** */
        var menu3 = new Menu()
        check_menu_item = new CheckMenuItem.with_label("Show Toolbar")
        menu3.append(check_menu_item)
        check_menu_item.set_active(true)
        check_menu_item.toggled += on_check
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu3.append(separator_menu_item)
        check_menu_item2 = new CheckMenuItem.with_label("Insert spaces instead of tabs")
        menu3.append(check_menu_item2)
        check_menu_item2.toggled += on_check2
        var launcher3 = new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_View")
        launcher3.set_submenu(menu3)
        bar.append(launcher3)
        /* *************** */
        var menu4 = new Menu()
        image_menu_item4 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_FIND, null)
        image_menu_item4.activate += notimplemented_clicked
        menu4.append(image_menu_item4)
        separator_menu_item = new SeparatorMenuItem()
        menu4.append(separator_menu_item)
        image_menu_item4 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_JUMP_TO, null)
        image_menu_item4.activate += notimplemented_clicked
        menu4.append(image_menu_item4)
        var launcher4 = new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_Search")
        launcher4.set_submenu(menu4)
        bar.append(launcher4)
        /* *************** */
        var menu5 = new Menu()
        image_menu_item5 = new ImageMenuItem.from_stock(STOCK_ABOUT, null)
        image_menu_item5.activate += about_clicked
        menu5.append(image_menu_item5)
        var launcher5 = new MenuItem.with_label("?")
        launcher5.set_submenu(menu5)
        bar.append(launcher5)

        /* Toolbar */
        toolbar = new Toolbar ()
        var separator = new SeparatorToolItem ()
        var separator2 = new SeparatorToolItem ()
        var separator3 = new SeparatorToolItem ()
        var separator4 = new SeparatorToolItem ()
        var new_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_NEW)
        var open_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_OPEN)
        var save_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_SAVE)
        var print_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_PRINT)
        var undo_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_UNDO)
        var redo_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_REDO)
        var cut_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_CUT)
        var copy_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_COPY)
        var paste_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_PASTE)
        var find_button = new ToolButton.from_stock (STOCK_FIND)
        toolbar.add (new_button)
        toolbar.add (open_button)
        toolbar.add (save_button)
        toolbar.add (separator)
        toolbar.add (print_button)
        toolbar.add (separator2)
        toolbar.add (undo_button)
        toolbar.add (redo_button)
        toolbar.add (separator3)
        toolbar.add (cut_button)
        toolbar.add (copy_button)
        toolbar.add (paste_button)
        toolbar.add (separator4)
        toolbar.add (find_button)
        new_button.clicked += new_text
        open_button.clicked += on_open_clicked
        save_button.clicked += notimplemented_clicked
        print_button.clicked += notimplemented_clicked
        undo_button.clicked += undo_clicked
        redo_button.clicked += redo_clicked
        cut_button.clicked += cut_clipboard
        copy_button.clicked += copy_clipboard
        paste_button.clicked += paste_clipboard
        find_button.clicked += notimplemented_clicked

        /* Textview */
        text_view = new SourceView
        text_view.set_insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs(false)

        /* Scrolled Window */
        var scroll = new ScrolledWindow (null, null)
        scroll.set_policy (PolicyType.AUTOMATIC, PolicyType.AUTOMATIC)
        scroll.add (text_view)

        /* Status Bar */
        status_bar = new Statusbar ()
        status_bar.set_has_resize_grip (false)
        status_bar.pop(0)
        status_bar.push(0, "New unregistered file")
        status_bar2 = new Statusbar ()
        status_bar2.set_has_resize_grip (false)
        status_bar2.pop(0)

        /* HBox */
        status_hbox = new HBox (false, 0)
        status_hbox.pack_start (status_bar, true, true, 0)
        status_hbox.pack_start (status_bar2, false, true, 0)

        /* VBox */
        var vbox = new VBox (false, 0)
        vbox.pack_start (bar, false, true, 0)
        vbox.pack_start (toolbar, false, true, 0)
        vbox.pack_start (scroll, true, true, 0)
        vbox.pack_start (status_hbox, false, true, 0)
        add (vbox)

    def private on_check ()
        checked : bool = check_menu_item.get_active()
        if checked is true
            toolbar.show()
        else
            toolbar.hide()

    def private on_check2 ()
        checked : bool = check_menu_item2.get_active()
        if checked is true
            text_view.set_insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs(true)
        else
            text_view.set_insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs(false)

    def private new_text ()
        text_view.buffer.set_text ("", 0)
        status_bar.push(0, "New unregistered file")

    def private select_all ()
        text_view.select_all (true)

    def private undo_clicked ()
        text_view.undo()

    def private redo_clicked ()
        text_view.redo()

    def private cut_clipboard ()
        text_view.cut_clipboard()

    def private copy_clipboard ()
        text_view.copy_clipboard()

    def private paste_clipboard ()
        text_view.paste_clipboard()

    def private notimplemented_clicked ()
        var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.ERROR, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, ("This function is not implemented yet !! :o(("))
        messagedialog.run()
        messagedialog.destroy()


    def private on_open_clicked ()
        var file_chooser = new FileChooserDialog ("Open File", this, FileChooserAction.OPEN, STOCK_CANCEL, ResponseType.CANCEL, STOCK_OPEN, ResponseType.ACCEPT, null)
        if (file_chooser.run () == ResponseType.ACCEPT)
            open_file (file_chooser.get_filename ())
        file_chooser.destroy ()

    def open_file (filename : string)
            try
                text : string
                len : int
                FileUtils.get_contents (filename, out text, out len)
                text_view.buffer.set_text (text, len)
                status_bar.push(0, "You are editing: " + filename)
            except e:OptionError
                var messagedialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog (this, Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT | Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.ERROR, Gtk.ButtonsType.CLOSE, ("Unable to open file !"))
                messagedialog.run()
                messagedialog.destroy()

    def private exit_clicked ()
        Gtk.main_quit()

    def private about_clicked ()
        var about = new AboutDialog ()
        about.set_version("0.2")
        about.set_program_name("Simple Text Editor")
        about.set_comments("This is a Simple Text Editor in pure Gtk, don't hesitate to reuse this code, it is not patented !! :o))")
        about.set_copyright("Nicolas alias nikobordx")
        about.run()
        about.hide()

Build with:

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valac --pkg gtk+-2.0 --pkg gtksourceview-2.0 yourfile.gs

If you want to help, don't hesitate !!!

Nicolas.

[MU]

Nico...
wow, must test it tomorrow after some sleep...

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Here is a first release of a Genie examplebrowser.

Not complete yet, but pretty usable.

I included some, but far not all examples.

Work in progress...

Windows is not yet supported, as I use some linux specific shell commands.
They must be replaced later.

Note:
defaultbrowser is seamonkey,
defaulteditor leafpad.
To change that:
run the examples, and close them.
This creates a rc file.
That you can edit then:
/root/.Genie-examples/settings.rc

Mark

[MU]

Nico,
your editor looks great!

Please tell us if you need help to add the search and other stuff

Mark

[nikobordx]

Hi Mark,

Can you post your prog in zip format.
I'm running FreeBSD and i can't open pet file.

Thanks in advance,
Nicolas.