sure Ill send you some stuff when I get home tonight.
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote: >>> Original Message >>> From: ToddAndMargo >>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 23:00 >>> To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov >>> Subject: Perl window question >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I am trying to teach myself Perl. I am also trying to >>> get away from Zenity. >>> >>> Any of you guys have a favorite method of creating a >>> windows from Perl that is SL7 friendly (meaning the >>> modules are available)? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> -T >>> >> > > On 11/23/2015 07:04 AM, prmari...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> By window I assume you mean X11 >> In that case look at Perl/TK there are several great modules that can help >> you, that's the classic method although most people just do web interfaces >> now. >> Also if you would like I could suggest some books to read that would help >> you a lot. >> I'm a pretty heavy Perl programmer my self and am always happy to help any >> one who wants to learn Perl. >> One thing I will advise it seems pretty abstract at first but learn how >> anonymous references work in Perl because they are really the key to >> unlocking the true power of the whole language, I always consider it as the >> key piece of knowledge that separates Perl scripters from a Perl programmer. >> > > Hi Prmarino, > > I will look up Perl/TK. > > "anonymous references"? Is that the mysterious "->" thingy? > > $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new; > $ua->timeout ( MaxTime1 ); > $ua->show_progress; > > Can you point me to a good web page to "finally" figure out > what that is? > > Thank you for helping me with this! > -T > >