FXRuby FXFileDialog box default directory
In FXRuby; how do I set the FXFileDialog to be at the home directory when it opens? ...
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Best way to create GOOD LOOKING, multi-platform, desktop Ruby apps?
Hi everyone, I've got an idea for an idiotically simple application, one that converts HAML and SASS into HTML & CSS files for the user by watching directory changes (like Compass). Almost all the components are already available in the community, I just need to figure out what to use for the front-end. The catch: It must be: a stand...
How to change caret style of a fxruby text field?
I am building a small IDE with fxruby. The default caret of FXTextField is a little bit ugly (a big tall thin 'I'), I hope I could change the caret style but can't find any help after several hours of googling. Any hint? ...
Installed fxruby over macports, now rubygems is broken
Hi, using OS X 10.5.6 I installed fxruby using $sudo port install rb-fxruby As suggested in the book. It works, my hello world program worked correctly. Now, though, other code that I have written is broken, whenever I try to use any code that relies on a gem, it does not work. When I do $ruby -e "require 'rubygems'" in my code, i...
Installing FxRuby on Windows
Simple question: How to install FxRuby on windows. I have installed ruby 1.9 using one click installer from http://rubyinstaller.org/ ...
Ruby GUI (non-complex layouts)
I've done quite a bit of research on Ruby GUI design, and it appears to be the one area where Ruby tends to be behind the curve. I've explored the options of MonkeyBars, wxRuby, fxRuby, Shoes, etc. and was just wanted to get some input from the Ruby community. While they're definitely usable, the development on each seems to have falle...
FXRuby segfaults on require
So I'm trying to get some ruby code a friend of mine wrote running on my laptop, but it segfaults every time I fire it up. After a little debugging, it looks like FXRuby is the culprit, and the behavior is trivially reproducible by typing require 'fox16' in to irb. I'm running OS X and my friend runs Linux, but anecdotally this code wo...
Using the FXFont class
how do you use the FXFont class on FXRuby so that you can change the font and color of the text on your application? THANKS! ...
How do you use the FXMatrix class?
I am trying to format my calculator that I made in FXRuby and right now all the buttons are in one column and so I was wondering how I could use the FXMatrix class so that I can format the buttons into a much more appealing setting. Heres what the program looks like right now: require 'fox16' include Fox class Calc 50, :padRight => 5...