[ubuntu-uk] Linux GUI Development
Hi I write all the software to support my business activities using Gambas 3. If you've used Visual Basic you can use Gambas. The two are remarkably similar. You can connect to an SQLite database with 3 lines of code, and then you have a very close equivalent to Access as well. While I would highly recommend Gambas, my reservation is that its development team is very small and appears to rely on the expertise and goodwill of one person. This obviously makes it vulnerable. I need a contingency plan in case Gambas support ceases. Does anybody have recommendations for alternative rapid development environments? I've used a number of programming languages over the years, so that isn't an issue. The main consideration is that it has a WYSIWYG form designer and a straightforward method of connecting the GUI to the code. I've looked at Glade/GTK Builder. It falls well short of Gambas in terms of ease-of-use, but it would be better than nothing. Any other suggestions, please? Thanks Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux GUI Development
On 19 July 2013 15:35, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: I've looked at Glade/GTK Builder. It falls well short of Gambas in terms of ease-of-use, but it would be better than nothing. Any other suggestions, please? QML QtCreator? http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/ for example. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux GUI Development
On 19 July 2013 15:35, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I write all the software to support my business activities using Gambas 3. If you've used Visual Basic you can use Gambas. The two are remarkably similar. You can connect to an SQLite database with 3 lines of code, and then you have a very close equivalent to Access as well. While I would highly recommend Gambas, my reservation is that its development team is very small and appears to rely on the expertise and goodwill of one person. This obviously makes it vulnerable. I need a contingency plan in case Gambas support ceases. Does anybody have recommendations for alternative rapid development environments? I've used a number of programming languages over the years, so that isn't an issue. The main consideration is that it has a WYSIWYG form designer and a straightforward method of connecting the GUI to the code. I've looked at Glade/GTK Builder. It falls well short of Gambas in terms of ease-of-use, but it would be better than nothing. Any other suggestions, please? Thanks Nige -- Slightly different language, but there's Lazarus. It's an IDE for FreePascal and should be roughly equivalent. MonoDevelop might also be worth a look if .NET is acceptable. ;) J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Inline posting
Has anyone else had a similar experience to myself regarding using ubuntu uk and inline posting? I was too scared to reply to questions on here because I had heard about how some people can get upset if you don't use inline replies etc. It made me look it up and do a little research. I've started using inline replies in my work emails now. It might sound strange but that was how I felt. I'm guessing that I'm not the only person who has felt like this. I'm typing this on my Android device - which I call linux without the linux - in the middle of the night as it's too hot to sleep. Apologies that this is not directly Ubuntu-related but it is to do with mailing lists, in general. What it's helped me with is understanding my Gmails sometimes. I am an IT tutor and feel like I should already know these things!! Sometimes I cannot follow the sense in an email chain once a few people have replied. My employer forwards these kind of emails when they are setting me up with new courses to deliver. I'm guessing that it gets confusing when some people use inline and some don't within one long email chain. It might be something to do with Gmail too. I am currently trying to switch over to a different webmail provider. I have been trying to get away from Google for a while now. Not easy!!! So, has anyone else been too worried about using the wrong protocol on here? Just wondering. Steve Roberts. Newport, South Wales. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
