Shoebot, a free-software version of the awesome Mac program DrawBot (which relies heavily Cocoa), is finished. Thanks to David Crossland who tipped me off to this. http://www.tinkerhouse.net/shoebot/ http://tinkerhouse.net/shoebot/Docs/Screenshots
>From its getting started page: ======================== == Shoebot from the console == Shoebot parses scripts written in the Nodebox/Drawbot language and creates image output from those instructions. Running Shoebot scripts through the console is straightforward: sbot <yourscript.bot> -o <outputfile> You can specify the type of image through the output file extension: * .svg (Scalable Vector Graphics) * .ps (PostScript) * .pdf (Portable Document Format) * .png (Portable Network Graphics) Shoebot will automagically generate the appropriate output from the extension you specify. For instance, to output the primitives.bot example to an SVG file, type: sbot /usr/share/shoebot/examples/primitives.bot -o test.svg This is Shoebot's 'oneshot mode'. However, see also: * WindowedMode * Shoebot IDE * Socketserver - control your scripts from external sources * Python Module - run Shoebot from inside your Python scripts ======================== It's written in Ruby, and shouldn't be so hard to sugarize... are there any other fine Ruby programs that have jumped the XO? A ruby emulator bundled with Hackety Hack lessons also seems like an excellent idea. SJ _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list Sugar@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar