MySQL Building User Interfaces

About Glade

With a few exceptions,VB and VC++ developers will find it quite easy to adapt to Glade. In terms of parent-child widget relationships, the user interface behaves the way the developer intended.

Many VB and C++ developers may initially be attracted to the GtkFixed or GtkLayout widgets, which are similar to the behavior they are familiar with in “forms.” Eventually, however (after much weeping and gnashing of teeth), they will move to the parent-child relationship where the window and its child controls resize and reposition automatically. Why? Because this automatic resizing is the default behavior of GTK+, the “static” widgets like GtkLayout are the exception. Thus, you may find that the static widgets require more attention in the ...