iphitus Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 I want to start programming in linux I was :) a windows programmer who knows C++ and has used the WinblowsAPI. How can i start programming GUI apps (preferably for Gnome)? Where is the best place to start? What good online/downloadable tutorials are there? Thanks in advance :wink: James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonChild Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 For Gnome you should probably check GTK (which is for C). GTK++ is the C++ equivalent, though I never followed it. There is also the GTK-- project, which I have no idea what it does. One piece of advise... Most Linux programs don't use C/C++ unless it's for core functionality. You can write GUI programs in almost all languages in Linux (Lisp, Perl, php, tcl, bash, etc) and it's advised to do that to implement current commands into a GUI. The reason? You don't have to play around programming, just the GUI so you can see how it works. PS: Forget inter-windows compatibility without sockets. Thank God! PS2: QT (or KDE QT) will remind you more of Windows I think to get you started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylizard Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 A few programs you might want to check out if you are use to using IDE's: Anjuta - http://www.anjuta.org/ This is a Gnome based IDE for C/C++ programming Kdevelop - On the Mandrake 9.1 CD Excellent IDE specifically designed for C/C++ KDE developement QT3 Designer - On Mandrake 9.1 CD as well Used for developing QT3 GUI's, somewhat similiar to tools like visual basic in the way that you layout a UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 Since you come from a windows background, you might find this interesting.. http://www.go-mono.com/c-sharp.html It's a port of visual studios C# and per the page is becoming a mature product. This means cross platform coding for windows and linux.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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