Re: Re[4]: [paragui-users] script language for Paragui

[Andrew Ford]

That sounds like a good idea.  These are all roughly
equivalent things that we're talking about.

Andrew.

--- atani <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps its even easier than this...
> 
> We can perhaps create an xml definition of the
> widgets and require the 
> user to create this definition file to ensure
> "proper" code insight, 
> etc of their custom widgets... And if they do not
> have a definition 
> file we can resort to parsing the file...
> 
> How does this sound?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> > Okay, for Python:
> > embedding instructions:
> > http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/ext.html
> >    - This is the extending API, but there's a
> section
> >      on embedding
> > swig interface compiler:
> > http://www.swig.org/
> >    - This can generate Python interface code to
> export
> >      C/C++ functions to a Python module.  This is
> the
> >      method paragui currently uses to export the
> API.
> > 
> > ...or...
> > The boost Python lib:
> > http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/
> >   - (Down right now) Says it can easily reflect
> >     classes back and forth between C++ and Python.
> >     I haven't used it.
> > 
> > The problem with trying to parse a C++ header is
> that
> > it isn't at all easy.  I don't even know how
> easily
> > you could do a limited parse looking for a single
> new
> > widget.  Maybe if you asked the user to include
> some
> > sort of marker to delineate the stuff that the
> layout
> > manager should parse (this is how swig does things
> as
> > far as I know).  The options are pretty
> interesting,
> > though.
> > 
> > Andrew
> > 
> > --- atani <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > The same functionality of "user controls" can be
> > > done via the same 
> > > method in which a "PG_*" class object is parsed.
>  A
> > > user would tell the 
> > > RAD tool that they have a header file which
> defines
> > > a widget and the 
> > > tool would parse that header and generate
> controls
> > > for that header.  
> > > This can be done in any language.
> > > 
> > > I am still interested in more info on the usage
> of
> > > Python embeded 
> > > within a C/C++ program however.  I have not
> heard of
> > > this and it sounds 
> > > interesting.  However, for this project I still
> > > think picking the 
> > > native language of the GUI is best for the RAD
> tool.
> > > 
> > > Mike
> > > 
> > > > This conversation is specifically talking
> about
> > > the
> > > > RAD layout tool that atani is working on.  I
> > > suggested
> > > > using Python, since you can access the members
> of
> > > the
> > > > class via the dictionary.  Since you can do
> that,
> > > it
> > > > would let a user layout his own custom widgets
> > > that
> > > > he's made, and let the tool give the user
> access
> > > to
> > > > the custom fields and methods during layout. 
> This
> > > is
> > > > like adding new components to the pallette of
> a
> > > RAD
> > > > tool.  Using Python would also give access to
> the
> > > > interpreter, so that you could
> programmatically
> > > create
> > > > widgets during layout.  Of course, I'm not the
> one
> > > > programming it, so what atani says will go
> with
> > > > regards to his layout tool.
> > > > 
> > > > Andrew
> > > > 
> > > > --- Robby Dermody <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Just my two cents on this.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I integrated python into my project as the
> > > embedded
> > > > > scripting language and
> > > > > wrote an extention module for it by hand
> (before
> > > I
> > > > > discovered SWIG, et al)..
> > > > > I have only minimal experience coding under
> > > Python,
> > > > > but I will say that I am
> > > > > impressed with both the embedding/extending
> C
> > > API
> > > > > and the language itself.
> > > > > It would be my choice and I think that
> ParaGUI
> > > can
> > > > > do MUCH worse than to
> > > > > pick Python.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Robby
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "taurus" <address@hidden>
> > > > > To: "Andrew Ford"
> > > > > <address@hidden>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:20 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re[4]: [paragui-users] script
> language
> > > for
> > > > > Paragui
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hello Andrew,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wednesday, July 17, 2002, 1:29:27 PM, you
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> What about Tcl?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > AF> Anyway, you can also embed a Python
> > > > > interpreter into a
> > > > > > AF> C/C++ program no problem,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This I didn`t know :)
> > > > > > My experience with Python is 0 :P, but
> sounds
> > > > > interesting
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What the other advantages?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kind regards,
> > > > > >        taurus
> > > > > >
> > > > > > address@hidden
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  ->> "If you will have a megaphone, you
> will
> > > never
> > > > > have to be alone..."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > > >
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