Thread: [Boa Constr] Debian bugs and expected releases
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From: Les F. <lh...@xt...> - 2004-01-04 05:15:23
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Hi all, I'm new to both Python and Boa-constructor, so far it has been quite excellent, both the IDE and the doco, sample code etc. I am currently running Boa-constructor 0.2.3-4 on Debian (testing/unstable) and find the frame designer quite nasty for selecting and positioning widgets, resorting to the inspector to make most adjustments. Height positioning of widgets is near impossible; when dragging a widget it suddenly selects a different one and drags it instead; also I can't click on a widget in the designer to select it for editing properties, it randomly decides not to select things I click on. Also in the source code editor, my scroll-wheel randomly stops working - it moves the scrollbar up and down but the source code does not scroll at all. Moving the mouse pointer over the scroll bar instead of the source code gets it scrolling correctly again. Anyways, I don't want to harp on about an old version if this has already been dealt with, my main interest is finding out: - are Debian packages released often & when should I expect a new one - what changes are made in the Debian package & can I get it straight from CVS with no problems, instead of waiting for a debian release - are these mouse issues specific to GTK, Debian, or just my system ? -- Les Ferguson Health information systems developer Waitakere, New Zealand |
From: D. <cde...@fr...> - 2004-01-04 13:05:23
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Le dim 04/01/2004 =E0 06:15, Les Ferguson a =E9crit : > Hi all, I'm new to both Python and Boa-constructor, so far it has been qu= ite=20 > excellent, both the IDE and the doco, sample code etc. >=20 > I am currently running Boa-constructor 0.2.3-4 on Debian (testing/unstabl= e)=20 > and find the frame designer quite nasty for selecting and positioning=20 > widgets, resorting to the inspector to make most adjustments. >=20 > Height positioning of widgets is near impossible; when dragging a widget= it=20 > suddenly selects a different one and drags it instead; also I can't click= on=20 > a widget in the designer to select it for editing properties, it randomly= =20 > decides not to select things I click on. >=20 > Also in the source code editor, my scroll-wheel randomly stops working - = it=20 > moves the scrollbar up and down but the source code does not scroll at al= l.=20 > Moving the mouse pointer over the scroll bar instead of the source code g= ets=20 > it scrolling correctly again. >=20 I can't reproduce your problems. How behave your others GTK+ 1.2 apps ? > Anyways, I don't want to harp on about an old version if this has already= been=20 > dealt with, my main interest is finding out: > - are Debian packages released often & when should I expect a new one > - what changes are made in the Debian package & can I get it straight fro= m CVS=20 > with no problems, instead of waiting for a debian release > - are these mouse issues specific to GTK, Debian, or just my system ? I'm currently upgrading the package to boa-constructor 0.2.8. I update the package every time Riian releases some files (I won't do a cvs checkout). The changes made in the Debian package are documented in the file /usr/share/doc/boa-constructor/README.Debian . If you use boa-constructor as a single user, you can get it straight from CVS without problems. --=20 C=E9dric Delfosse, http://cedric.freezope.org Jabber ID: ce...@ja... |
From: Les F. <lh...@xt...> - 2004-01-06 03:09:01
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:05, C=E9dric Delfosse wrote: > I can't reproduce your problems. How behave your others GTK+ 1.2 apps ? I must confess I couldn't tell you, I use KDE for my desktop and most of m= y=20 applications, and don't know what apps may be using GTK+ I have installed various GTK libs to work with some development tools, with= =20 varying degrees of success. Is the Boa-constructor GUI using GTK+ ? It ha= s=20 several display issues, for instance the splash screen at startup has=20 vertical & horizontal scrollbars and is partly obscured, the inspector row= =20 height by default is too small and I have to change that in the preferences= =20 so that the text is not partly hidden in the inspector. Various dialogs fa= il=20 to respond to my mouse scroll wheel correctly, eg. directory selection. Would it help if I installed the Gnome desktop and checked out all the=20 settings for that ? I have downloaded Boa-constructor from CVS (0.2.8) and ran it from a temp=20 directory, it complains about not being able to find the wxPython demo no=20 matter what I set the path to in preferences. Do I have to uninstall the=20 previous version & install the new one in its place ? This version of=20 Boa-constructor does not appear to behave a whole lot nicer than 0.2.3, and= =20 crashes a lot more while experimenting with the window designer. Maybe I=20 have more configuration issues with my GTK stuff that I need to sort out=20 first ? I am going to continue with 0.2.3 for now, while I get more familiar with=20 Python & wx in general. Its still good enuff to help me resist the urge to= =20 reboot to win and use VB instead. =2D-=20 Les Ferguson Health information systems developer Waitakere, New Zealand |
From: sashan <sa...@ih...> - 2004-01-06 04:13:11
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> > I have downloaded Boa-constructor from CVS (0.2.8) and ran it from a > temp directory, it complains about not being able to find the wxPython > demo no matter what I set the path to in preferences. Do I have to > uninstall the previous version & install the new one in its place ? > This version of Boa-constructor does not appear to behave a whole lot > nicer than 0.2.3, and crashes a lot more while experimenting with the > window designer. Maybe I have more configuration issues with my GTK > stuff that I need to sort out first ? > I'm able to run boa 0.2.8 on WindowsXP. I placed my copy (downloaded via cvs) in the following directory: D:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\wxPython\tools\boa-0.2.8 I think if you want to keep it happy make sure it's somwhere in the <python sitepackages path>\wxPython\tools directory. Boa0.2.3 from is located here: D:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\wxPython\tools\boa-0.2.3 So I can run either one. I haven't tried running 0.2.8 on my Linux machine but 0.2.3 works fine. I use the Gnome desktop. For some reason I've noticed that some buttons are not tall enough to accomodate the vertical height of the character font. So the text is clipped horizontally in half sometimes. Dunno why that happens. Other than that boa is rock solid and hardly ever crashes. Don't know why you're experiencing all those problems. -- sashan http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~sgov008/ |
From: D. <cde...@fr...> - 2004-01-06 22:31:47
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Le mar 06/01/2004 =E0 04:08, Les Ferguson a =E9crit : > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:05, C=E9dric Delfosse wrote: > > I can't reproduce your problems. How behave your others GTK+ 1.2 apps ? >=20 > I must confess I couldn't tell you, I use KDE for my desktop and most of= my=20 > applications, and don't know what apps may be using GTK+ >=20 > I have installed various GTK libs to work with some development tools, wi= th=20 > varying degrees of success. Is the Boa-constructor GUI using GTK+ ? It = has=20 > several display issues, for instance the splash screen at startup has=20 > vertical & horizontal scrollbars and is partly obscured, the inspector r= ow=20 > height by default is too small and I have to change that in the preferenc= es=20 > so that the text is not partly hidden in the inspector. Various dialogs = fail=20 > to respond to my mouse scroll wheel correctly, eg. directory selection. >=20 Boa-constructor use WxWindows, that itself use GTK+ 1.2. GTK+ Graphical look highly depends on the theme you have choose for it. For example, if the font may be too big. > Would it help if I installed the Gnome desktop and checked out all the=20 > settings for that ? In the gnome-control-center, you may switch the GTK+ theme. And you can try other GTK+ apps, to see if these problems occurs. >=20 > I have downloaded Boa-constructor from CVS (0.2.8) and ran it from a temp= =20 > directory, it complains about not being able to find the wxPython demo no= =20 > matter what I set the path to in preferences. Do I have to uninstall the= =20 > previous version & install the new one in its place ? This version of=20 > Boa-constructor does not appear to behave a whole lot nicer than 0.2.3, a= nd=20 > crashes a lot more while experimenting with the window designer. Maybe I= =20 > have more configuration issues with my GTK stuff that I need to sort out=20 > first ? Well, that's weird. I don't have lots of crash with boa 0.2.3.=20 > I am going to continue with 0.2.3 for now, while I get more familiar with= =20 > Python & wx in general. Its still good enuff to help me resist the urge = to=20 > reboot to win and use VB instead. I will release the Debian package soon. Please don't reboot :) Regards, --=20 C=E9dric Delfosse, http://cedric.freezope.org Jabber ID: ce...@ja... |