Beginning GTK+ and GNOME
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861003811 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 613 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The hot issue for the future of Linux is building a graphical front end to compete directly with Windows. This book teaches you how to do it using the GNOME architecture (GNU Network Object Model Environment) and GTK+ - the interface which GNOME applications use to interact with the user.. Linux continues to go from strength to strength, not only taking 20% of the server market but becoming an increasingly popular choice as a standalone desktop platform. Thankfully, the source code is open and available for download and everything about the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is programmable
From the Publisher Beginning GTK+/GNOME is aimed Programmers who are excited by the infinite possibilities offered by the open source user interface, as opposed to the Windows 'any color you want so long as its black' approach.
. Peter Wright is an experienced Wrox author whose publications include Beginning Visual Basic 6 (ISBN - 1861001053) and Beginning Visual Basic 6 Objects (ISBN - 186100172X)
Well written and diverse This book is very easy to read thanks mainly to the author but also to a nice font and layout. The examples are very helpful and cover a broad range of areas within GTK and GNOME programming. Bottom line would be the quality of writing and the diverse coverage. I have 5 GTK/GNOME books, and I like this one the best.. A Customer said Very readable.. I like Peter Wright's style of writing for this book. Other big books like this can be boring to read, which can really slow down the learning process in my experience. Wright speaks to the reader in a language that is suitable for beginners. Some C knowledge is expected, but is marginal really. I liked the introduction to glade, as well as the two big examples in the final two chapters. One thing that would have been kind of nice is more material on automake and autoconf. Otherwise I enjoyed this book a lot because he keeps things very simple.. "The best book so far on GTK+/GNOME Programming" according to Richard Ibbotson, Sheffield Linux User Group. From the beginning you get a strong sense of being directly in touch with the subject. The authors ideas and his writing style are easy to understand and make for interesting reading if you want to know more about GNOME programming methods. The welcome at the front of the book says it all and it gives a clear explanation of any introductory topics that may be helpful before progressing into the later chapters. Even the Free Software Foundation and Richard Stallman are mentioned in order to help you to understand some basic ideas. The rest of the book goes into some detail about