J GUI development tools can be thought of as minimalistic Visual Basic. In terms of rapidity it can even beat that for simple to intermediate stuff. More complex controls like Grid, Plot, ActiveX, etc. will require more knowledge.
What is your status now: can you build a simple form and know how to make basic use of Form Editor? Or your are already for something really complex? Petzold IMO said that to master a new GUI tool he built a hex editor. Here's a hex editor using Grid: http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/AndrewNikitin/HexView But all simpler stuf is all done right in the Form Editor, which is fully described in the J User Manual -- together with the WD and GL2. The documentation is also very brief but (mostly) complete. I recommend doing a lot of practice -- 20 different little applications, before you feel at ease. For example, build a Currency Conversion tool, then simple Calculator, then a Mortgage calculator etc. A big painful mistake is trying to do a complex application right from the get-go. First learn the tools not thinking of the business side, so that when you ready for something real, you not be thinking about the tools. Helpful is figuring out how various demos, addons and Wiki scripts work. But there is no one path, just try new features in order as you discover them and trust your instincts. --- Lynn & Bob Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > I'm a newbie at J. I have significant experience in the original APL, dating > back from the 80's > when the principal use was from remote printing terminals. I've read alot on > J, and its > heritage from C as well as APL is obvious, which is fine, I've programmed in > C as well. The > problem is that I have no background in programming for a windows GUI. While > there is some > documentation for it, I really need a detailed tutorial so that I can begiin > to engaged in > programmed instruction. I find the documentation on this in the primer > insufficient, and would > like to know if anybody could make recommendations to me as to where I can > turn, say in the J > Wiki, or elsewhere on the net. > I'm a bit overwhelmed at the info, but don't know where to search. > Please help. > Thank you very much. > Bob from Boynton Beach, FL > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
