Re: [wxperl-users] Docs and examples

[Mattia B. <mb...@ds...>]

> Hi,
> 
> I noticed that in earlier messages of this mailinglist there was talk
> about some sample files. It turns out that those are only distributed in
> the sourcedistribution. I think it would be a good idea to distribute
> those seperately. Many Win32 users will only download the PPM package
> and will never find the samples...
Yes, they are in
ftp://wxperl.sourceforge.net/pub/wxperl/0.06/Wx-0.06-samples.zip
I and forgot to put them in the download page for 0.07... I'll do it
ASAP

> Furthermore I've written (or in fact, still editing) a wxPerl
> introduction - a first in a series of tutorials for Perl.com. I already
> spoke with Simon Cozens - the Senior Editor of Perl.com and he will
> publish them. When they are published you can add a link on the wxPerl
> homepage if you wish.
Cool! Thanks!

> One thing I mention in the tutorial is that wxPerl is not available on
> CPAN. I would urge you to put your work on CPAN, because it will a)
> improve the accessibility of wxPerl since every Perl developer looks
> there for new modules and b) it would enlarge the number of people who
> have heard of wxPerl.
Yes, I just wanted to wait until my user base grew a bit ( I think
it helps saying: "the 0.07 release had 800+ downloads" when
submitting to CPAN... )
( I submitted the request for a PAUSE ID right now )

> I know of someone who is busy converting the C samples that are
> available with the wxWindows distribution to Perl code. When he's
> finished that (or if he won't I will), I'll ask him to send them to you
> to include them in the samplebundle.
Mmh... I have a work-in-progress wxPerl Demo, much like the wxPython 
one ( OK almost equal to the wxPython one... ):
http://wxperl.sourceforge.net/demo.gif
for a screenshot.

The advantages are:
1 - saves a lot of common code ( app initialization, etc )
2 - it is nice to have all the demos together, with a short 
    description

If you could contact this person ( or give me its address so I could 
contact him directly ), he could work directly on the demo,
saving a lot of effort.

Thanks for your interest ( and work! ) in the project!
Mattia