Re: [wxperl-users] porting a perl/tk application to perl/wx

[Mark D. <mar...@zn...>]

Bob Hunter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am cross-posting from wxGlade. Perhaps you might
> re-consider your position.

> This is an idea. I think it is a good idea, and I
> would like to invite you to think about it over and
> over again, as you might not see its worth at first
> glance. Or, may be, you see that the idea is rubbish
> and just want to leave things as they are, that is,
> struggle and complaint with the programmers, and be
> happy for sharing problems, rather than solutions.
> 

Hi Bob,

I just don't think the idea is well conceived, useful, or practical. I
don't see that you'll get anybody to write it for you, which you need as
you don't possess any of the requisite skills yourself.

Your initial question was you wanted to port a Tk application to Wx.

Your initial problem was that you couldn't get to grips with wxPerl at all.

Your initial solution was that wxPerl needed a shared interface with Tk.

I think it was pointed out that you needed to read the documentation.

Now, all of two weeks later, after complaining about the paucity and
content of the documentation  you feel your knowledge of wxPerl is
sufficient to propose 'purging' large chunks of wxPerl in favour of some
 XML based templating system.
Interesting.

My main area of paid work involves DBI.

In February you posted to the DBI board.
Your initial question was that you wanted to port some code written
using some legacy database connection tool to DBI.

Your initial problem was that you couldn't get to grips with DBI at all.

Your initial solution was that DBI needed to incorporate the interface
of your legacy db connection tool.

Several days later, after complaining about the inaccuracies and content
of the documentation, such was your knowledge of DBI that you felt able
to criticise its implementation as a whole, and its author for failing
to solve your problem to your satisfaction.
Interesting.

If you want to use wxPerl:

1) Install it
2) Install Wx::Demo
3) Download the wxWidgets documentation - you'll need to become familiar
with it.
4) Read the tutorial at http://wxperl.sourceforge.net/tutorial/tutorial.html
5) Install wxGlade -> the perl it produces will at the very least get
you over the initial hurdle of understanding absolutely nothing. Several
users with actual experience of writing something in wxPerl are very
happy with its output.
6) Post questions on any specifics to this list where I am quite certain
you will receive answers. I don't remember any unanswered questions in
the list archive.

It seems to me that you are confusing your requirement - which is a
easier interface to wxPerl - an entirely reasonable request - with some
misplaced feeling of competence to suggest the technical implementation
for a solution - which you clearly don't have not actually having
produced any useful wxPerl code at this point in time.

So, while I have sympathy for your position ( you are unable to use
wxPerl ) I hope your urgings for purging are ignored.

In any case, I don't possess the requisite skills (never mind the
incentive ) so in terms of getting someone to do the work for you, I'm
the wrong audience and can be safely ignored.

Regards

Mark