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Subject: Re: Easiest way to build Qt/Gtk interfaces for Ada programs
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Le vendredi 28 d=E9cembre 2012 20:56:31 UTC+1, alb...@gmail.com a =E9crit=
=A0:
> On Friday, December 28, 2012 5:20:04 PM UTC+1, Vadim Godunko wrote:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> > Both toolkits have GUI builder programs (GLADE for Gtk+
>=20
> > and Qt Designer for Qt), but both doesn't generate Ada
>=20
> > code.=20
>=20
> > Instead, they use intermediate representation of GUI
>=20
> > components and load them at run-time.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Sorry, I was not able to understand the meaning of the last sentence. Wha=
t I would like to understand, specifically, is whether the code generated b=
y those "builders" could be useful, in any way, for Ada programmers. And, i=
f so, what would be the next step to take after generating the code with th=
e builders.=20
>=20
> For instance, is it possible to run some Ada "binder" on the generated co=
de of those objects, in order to automatically create Ada bindings from the=
m?

Glade does not generate Ada code but a XML file that contains descriptions =
of=20
GTK widgets/windows (size, packing, signals, etc ...).

>From this XML file you can get a code prototype using a code sketcher.
Code sketcher are available for different languages :

See section "Code sketching" in article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glade_=
Interface_Designer