Publisher Description

Learn how to develop portable GUI programs to run on multiple operating systems. Revised and updated from the popular original, with a full set of new examples in Python and using PyGTK, this book provides all the information you'll need to write easy or complex GUI applications, offering one source of knowledge and best practices for user interface creation.Foundations of PyGTK Development presents numerous real-life examples that you can immediately put to use in your own applications. It begins with an overview of key topics such as widget choice, placement, and behavior, before moving on to more advanced issues. Building on your familiarity with Python, the book delves into new topics such as object inheritance early on to allow for a complete understanding of code examples later. 
What You'll Learn

• Work with layout containers including boxes, tables, grid, and panes
  
• Use the Application and ApplicationWindow classes as the base for your PyGTK application
  
• Manage dialogs to give general information, error messages, or warnings to the user
  
• Incorporate styles, images, and the clipboard within your applications

Back Cover

Learn how to develop portable GUI programs to run on multiple operating systems. Revised and updated from the popular original, with a full set of new examples in Python and using PyGTK, this book provides all the information you'll need to write easy or complex GUI applications, offering one source of knowledge and best practices for user interface creation. Foundations of PyGTK Development presents numerous real-life examples that you can immediately put to use in your own applications. It begins with an overview of key topics such as widget choice, placement, and behavior, before moving on to more advanced issues. Building on your familiarity with Python, the book delves into new topics such as object inheritance early on to allow for a complete understanding of code examples later.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started.- 2. The Application and ApplicationWindow Classes.- 3. Some Simple PyGTK Applications.- 4. Containers.- 5. Basic Widgets.- 6. Dialogs.- 7. Python and GTK+.- 8. Text View Widget.- 9. Tree View Widget.- 10. Menus and Toolbars.- 11. Dynamic User Interfaces.- 12. Custom Widgets.- 13. More_ PyGTK _Widgets.- 14. Integrating Everything.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.- Appendix D.- Appendix E_Index.

Long Description

GTK+ is one of the most influential graphical toolkits for the Linux operating system. It is the technology upon which the GNOME and XFCE desktop environments are based, and its crucial to have clear understanding of its complexities to build even a simple Linux desktop application. Foundations of GTK+ Development guides you through these complexities, laying the foundation that will allow you to cross from novice to professional. Foundations of GTK+ Development is aimed at C programmers and presents numerous real-life examples that you can immediately put to use in your projects. Some familiarity with C programming is assumed, as the book delves into new topics from the beginning. Topics like object inheritance are covered early on to allow for complete understanding of code examples later. And the provided examples are real-life situations that can help you get a head start on your own applications.

Feature

This updated edition covers the latest PyGTK features with a full set of new Python examples Provides everything you need to learn and use PyGTK to develop user interfaces with Python Author W. David Ashley is a seasoned technical writer for SkillSoft

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