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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: GtkAda using Glade
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 22:19:42 +0200
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On Wed, 18 May 2011 11:24:11 -0700 (PDT), Gary wrote:

>> Having reached the level of understanding to tell if the code looks wrong,
>> why would anybody use Gate? (:-)) Seriously, sooner you ditch the crutches,
>> sooner you start walking...
> 
> Are you suggesting that I dismiss the use of Glade as well or just
> Gate?

I am afraid, both. At some stage you will be forced to dismiss them anyway.
Granted, I never looked at them. That is because I had experience with
other GUI generators before. So when I started to learn Gtk I didn't even
bother to look.

> I know Gate converts the XML file to Ada source code, so are you
> saying I should keep the XML file and load it at runtime using
> Libglade...

XML is a pest. There is no single case where it might be useful or at least
neutral.

If you want some sort of serialization/persistency, skins, localization of
a Gtk application, these are complicated issues to be carefully planed. In
your place I would first experiment with Gtk, before going into this.

> or that I should write the GUI code using "raw" GTK?

Yes, at least to be able to debug it.

>> See here for a minimal GtkAda application:
>>
>> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Simple_windowed_application#Ada
> 
> This sample app uses GTK code in the source so I am guessing that you
> are not in favor of Glade as well as Gate. Am I making the correct
> assumption?

Absolutely. Gtk is a very complex thing. I cannot imagine how a code
generator could be used for TreeView, Gdk, Cairo etc. It has no chance.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de