kksou/php-gtk2 Cookbook

[Forum] Re:Joomla 2.5 versions?

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:22:25 GMT

Sorry if I offended... my comments were based on dates found here http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/ Good to hear that development continues and yes I will check those other pages etc and keep an eye on your twitter etc for updates.

[Forum] Re:Joomla 2.5 versions?

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:10:50 GMT

Hi, Please take a look at the [url=http://www.kksou.com]home page[/url], the forum, and [url=http://www.twitter.com/kksou]the twitter[/url], you will know that development is ongoing. I have published more than 40 plugins/modules in joomla.org. Some of the users want to upgrade this plugin, and the other wants to upgrade that module. There have also been numerous requests to help with resolving problems, conflicts and additions of new features. I\'ve ...

[Forum] Joomla 2.5 versions?

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:49:20 GMT

Hi, it appears that there has been no updates to the components, modules and plugins for quite some time which means most are not yet Joomla 2.5 ready, or even Joomla 1.6 for that matter. Can I ask the dev, have these extensions been abandoned or are Joomla 2.5 versions nearing completion? I\'d just like to know as I have converted a Joomla 1.5 ...

[Forum] Re:(Newbie question) How to access widget childs?

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:24:35 GMT

Very well done!

[Forum] Re:(Newbie question) How to access widget childs?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:23:53 GMT

I didn\'t find such a function, so I wrote it myself: [code]function getWidget($obj,$id) { if ((!is_subclass_of($obj,\'GtkContainer\'))) { return null; } elseif ($obj->name == $id) { return $obj; } else { foreach ($obj->get_children() as $child) { if ($child->name == $id) { return $child; } elseif ($cchild = getWidget($child,$id)) { return $cchild; } else { return false; } } } }[/code]

[Forum] Re:(Newbie question) How to access widget childs?

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:11:38 GMT

Hi, Don\'t think there\'s a function that allows you to retrieve a widget by using widgetID. For your case, you can retrieve each of the widget by using $widget->get_child() recursively. Note that for GtkBin, it can contain one child only. You use: GtkBin::get_child() e.g. [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Recipes/0186.php]Sample Code 186: How to change the font and font size of GtkButton?[/url] For containers such as GtkVBox, it can contain multiple children. ...

[Forum] (Newbie question) How to access widget childs?

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:41:07 GMT

[Forum] Re:Pdf Viewer

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:10:47 GMT

Did it work for you?

[Forum] Re:Sending e-mails

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:42:45 GMT

Any news?

[Forum] php-gtk2 downloads

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:35:55 GMT

Are the files mentioned for download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/blog/?p=63 still available? Are there more recent versions? Thanks Neil.

[Forum] gtkhtml problem from windows xp to windows 7

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:31:53 GMT

Hi kksou, Haven\'t been here for ages! On a computer running Windows XP, I have a directory which contains, in sub-directories, php-gtk2 and also my application php files. All my programs are running successfully. I have copied the entire directory structure to a computer running Windows 7. All the code seems to work except for code running gtkhtml. eg: Sample Code 474: How to display html ...

[Forum] Re:Pdf Viewer

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:51:50 GMT

I got this online if it will useful to you or someone else [url]http://www.phplivedocx.org/articles/php-pdf-invoice/?gclid=CKSkrcqdn6wCFcKDDgodazh-_w[/url] Safe.

[Forum] Re:Appending large number of rows to model

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:11:43 GMT

Thanks you so much, I really appreciate this. Though, I have done it another way, but I will will give these a trial, seems this is a better approach. Thanks so much.

[Forum] Re:Appending large number of rows to model

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:46:21 GMT

Hi, Please also take a look at the following 2 sample codes: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/speed-up-insert-of-20000-rows-to-treeview---Part-1.php]Sample Code 215: How to speed up insert of 20000 rows to treeview - Part 1?[/url] [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/speed-up-insert-of-20000-rows-to-treeview---Part-2.php]Sample Code 217: How to speed up insert of 20000 rows to treeview - Part 2?[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Appending large number of rows to model

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:43:19 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Have you tried the tips in this post: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=67&func=view&catid=40&id=3220]About speeding up treeview inserts[/url] Also, you can bundle the above with a progress bar: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/display-progress-bar-while-processing-long-task---Part-2-using_idle_add.php]Sample Code 68: How to display progress bar while processing long task - Part 2 using_idle_add?[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:55:39 GMT

Happy to hear that, you can just give a thumb up \"a Karma\" added to my profile, if you would like to. Thanks.

[Forum] Re:How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:49:57 GMT

No, that makes perfect sense. That\'s some out-of-the-box thinking right there, thanks!

[Forum] Re:How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:17:07 GMT

I dont know if this trick will work for you, or if you will understand. Trick: You may add a GtkLabel(text:Load More) to the end of your content in the ScrollBar, and add signal to watch on the GtkLabel (or any widget) for when it is visible on the screen(i.e. you have scrolled down to it) and then trigger your Load_More_Tweek() function. XML Representation of ...

[Forum] Appending large number of rows to model

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:46:52 GMT

I need to append about 18,000 rows from a MySQL ResultSet to a GtkListStore but appending all rows to the model is taking about 26sec. Please can anyone point to a fast trick or method to do this more faster? Thanks.

[Forum] Re:Sending e-mails

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:26:54 GMT

Try to set the TextBoxes and TextView to empty. $TextBox->set_text(\"\"); $TextView->get_buffer()->set_text(\"\"); and then unset all the associated variables to sending the message. Good Luck.

[Forum] Re:How to connect to an external MySQL db in PHP-GTK

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:14:52 GMT

You can easily use the same PHP-MySQL code that work for a web based PHP app in PHP-GTK, that is what I have been using with no problem, I will advise that you look into the extension in the ini file and enable any extension that has to do with MySQL and PDO, even SQLite. like this: extension = php_gtk2.dll [b]extension = php_pdo.dll extension = php_mysql.dll extension ...

[Forum] Re:How to connect to an external MySQL db in PHP-GTK

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:52:07 GMT

b3nstones: 1.- I am using phpgtk 2.0.1 win32 nts (Zip). 2.- With this file -> infoxDOS.php Did this -> phpinfo.bat (A Bat File) start /B C:\\PHPGTK\\php.exe C:\\PHPGTK\\demos\\franco\\infoxDOS.php > info.txt Results: Found out that PHPGTK uses php 5.2.5 So I downloaded version php 5.2.5 and all extensions work fine with my actual installation of phpgtk. I even have an application that works fine with sqliteDB. 3.- If the above does not work and if you have ...

[Forum] How to connect to an external MySQL db in PHP-GTK

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:39:15 GMT

Hi, I have tried adding the MySQL/MySQLi extension to the ext folder in my PHP-GTK installation (I am using the precompiled Windows binary), with no luck. When I try using the MySQLi class within my PHP-GTK application it outputs an error when the application has been opened (procedure \'mysqlnd_old_escape_string\" was not found)as well as within the Terminal window stating in regards to the ...

[Forum] Re:How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:29:33 GMT

Hmm...that\'s unfortunate. I guess I\'ll have to stick to a more traditional \"load more\" button at the end. Thanks.

[Forum] Re:How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:24:58 GMT

Hi, Guess you\'re trying to do what the iPhone is doing. But don\'t think the current version of PHP-GTK2 has any signal that allows you to detect that... Regards, /kksou

[Forum] How to detect if scrollbar is at the end?

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:02:17 GMT

I\'m writing [yet another] Twitter client, and I want it to load more tweets when the GtkScrolledWindow scrollbar has reached the end. How can I tell when it\'s at the end?

[Forum] Pdf Viewer

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:37:50 GMT

Hi... I\'m developing a bussiness aplication for some costumers, but they want a report viewer with php-gtk, they don\'t want use agata (or canaima) reports, they say that it\'s too complicated and ugly. Please anybody can give me some suggestion for a report designer, i\'ve seen all the samples un this web, but is not what a i need. I want a report ...

[Forum] Re:Ad restrictions

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:32:23 GMT

Hi, This is mainly used for google ads. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Ad restrictions

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:47:18 GMT

Does this extension only display google adds can i display my own created adds instead?

[Forum] Sending e-mails

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:19:32 GMT

Have this tiny application that sends e-mails, however, when I send one mail a message windows reports the mail sent and the main window will keep all info as if it is waiting for a second e-mail to be sent with same characteristics. What I mean is, how do I clean up the main window when a mail is sent!. Any help will be appreciated. Regards Franco ...

[Forum] Re:Select Multiple in CellRendererCombo

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:35 GMT

[b]Diplarch wrote:[/b] Don\'t think it\'s possible for the current version of PHP-GTK2... Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:How to detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRender

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:21:29 GMT

Thank you so much one again. My project is a very complex one in which almost all data are loaded dynamically from the database, if would be somehow hard for me to hardcode it that way, this is what I came up with: I created a function called [color=#FF0000]get_Renderer_Selection($model, $index, $val)[/color] which searches through a model in a CellRenderer in a specific index(i.e. ...

[Forum] Re:How to detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRender

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:54:42 GMT

Hi, 1) The pulldown menu can only contain arrays of strings, not arrays or arrays. So you can only display Group A, Group B, Group C, etc. You cannot pass along the corresponding array of data such as array(1,\'Group A\',\'2001-01-22\'). 2) However, if based on your code here, you can achieve what you want using straightforward PHP array. In your function group_selected(), you have the ...

[Forum] Select Multiple in CellRendererCombo

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:03:41 GMT

Hi there, is it possible to select multiple options within a gtkcellrendererCombo, like [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/setup-pulldown-menu-that-allows-multiple-select.php]here[/url]. In this example, the multiple option will be activated via the TreeViews Selection-Method. since the cellrendererCombo has no TreeView of his own, i wonder if its possible. Hope you can help. Diplarch

[Forum] Re:Help with php-gtk2 and postgres

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:33:28 GMT

Hi KKsou, I have verified it and the default installation doesn\'t come with the DLL of Postgres. The DLL is php_pgsl.dll I have downloaded it and i have included it in php-cli.ini but more mistakes have appeared. It need php4ts.dll. After that i have done the same, dowload and setup it in php-cli.ini but it doesn\'t works. It can\'t find php4ts.dll... I don\'t know what i ...

[Forum] Re:How to detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRender

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:30:17 GMT

Thanks so much for your reply, I have tried to modify one of your samples to illustrate my previous question Please try to notice where I put \"****Altered\" and \"****Added\" [code] [/code] I would have loved to show you my work but now, it\'s very complex because I have tried to beak all tasks into classes of methods which are extended to each other, I promised ...

[Forum] Re:Help with php-gtk2 and postgres

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:31:30 GMT

Hi, Just like mysql, you need to setup the appropriate postgres dll in your php.ini file. I\'ve not used this before, so I\'m not sure the default PHP-GTK installation comes with the appropriate dll. Has anyone used this before? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:How to detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRender

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:29:10 GMT

Hi, If you can come out with a clean and simple test program (something similar to the sample codes you found on this website - something I can just copy, paste and run), then I can do some test for you. Otherwise, here\'s one thing you can try. When you don\'t find enough info from the callback function of a signal, try passing the ...

[Forum] Help with php-gtk2 and postgres

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:54:02 GMT

I have to do a checking on the database from a file php that opens a popup. When I execute the php from the line of commands, the following mistake appears: Call to undefined function pg_connect () How can I do it to connect with postgres? Sorry for my English. Thanks

[Forum] How to detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRender

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:06:50 GMT

Please how can I detect GtkCellEditable from a GtkCellRenderCombo from the signal \"edited\"? The defaut params are as below [color=#FF0000]void callback(GtkCellRendererText [i]cellrenderertext[/i], string [i]path[/i], string [i]new_text[/i]);[/color] I know is can be gotten from the signal [color=#FF0000]\"editing-started\"[/color] but I need it now in the signal [color=#FF0000]\"edited\"[/color]. I have [color=#FF0000]GtkCellRenderCombo [/color]that has model of [color=#800080]5 columns[/color], and if the selection of the GtkCellRenderCombo is change I want to ...

[Forum] Re:Problem to use extensions

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:32:36 GMT

Three things: First-> you can run phpinfo(); from windows XP or Windows 7 php-gtk-2.0.1-win32-nts.zip like this: Using a BAT file c:\\PHPGTK\\php-win.exe c:\\PHPGTK\\dem\\phpinfo.php > file.txt phpinfo.php = Results are sent to file.txt You will find that there is NO mention of mail variables so I added to php-cli.ini-> SMTP = mail.yoursite.com smtp_port = 25 sendmail_from = admin@yoursite.com And I have my tiny application that sends mail. Second -> phpinfo(); will give you details about which version of php was ...

[Forum] Re:How to reset the position of GtkTable child

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:11:50 GMT

Hi, Glad it worked! And thanks for sharing the code with the rest. I\'m sure it will help others in similar situations. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:How to reset the position of GtkTable child

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:05:01 GMT

Thanks so much for your reply, I though of it that way but I didn\'t test it if the Pointer would still remain after removing the widget from the container. Thanks so much it really work fine. and this is the function I came up with, if someone else will need it. Thanks. [code] function reAttach( ...

[Forum] Re:How to reset the position of GtkTable child

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:30:22 GMT

Hi, Can you elaborate a bit more what do you mean by \"reset the position\"? Just in the event that you cannot reset the position, one thing I might do is simply delete that widget from the GtkTable and reattach it again. I think most PC now is fast enough that you won\'t see any flickering. Besides, you can retain the pointer to the ...

[Forum] How to reset the position of GtkTable child

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:44:24 GMT

Please can anyone help on How to reset the position of GtkTable already attached child. I want some properties of some widgets that are already attached to the table to be change according to event at runtime E.g: left_attach: Leftmost anchor. right_attach: Rightmost anchor. top_attach: Upper anchor. bottom_attach: Base anchor. xpadding: Padding to left and right. ypadding: Padding to top and bottom. xexpand: Child ...

[Forum] Re:How to duplicate widgets ?

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:43:52 GMT

Little Correction function generateNewTabContent() { global $widgets; $glade = new GladeXML(\'contentTemplate.glade\'); $ar_widgets = $glade->get_widget_prefix(\'\'); foreach ($ar_widgets as $z) { // Loop through all widgets $prefix ...

[Forum] Re:How to duplicate widgets ?

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:15:55 GMT

[code] //This is what I came up with and it is working for me. // // Design the content you want to put in each Tab in a separate glade file // and follow the code below to load it every time you want to create a new content for a different tab. function generateNewTabContent() { global $widgets; ...

[Forum] Re:How to duplicate widgets ?

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:04:50 GMT

Please Can someone help concerning this, problem, I am also in need of this seriously........ Please great Kksou and other members, say something.

[Forum] Re:Is PHP-GTK a dead project?

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:28:49 GMT

GNOME won\'t drop GTK+. They are developing GTK+ 3 right now, which is in its early stages, and GNOME 3 uses it, so why would they abandon GNOME 3..? They won\'t. Our main concern now is php-gtk3, but I believe it will take a few years yet for GTK+ 2 to be dropped.

[Forum] Re:GladeXML - memory leak?

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:43:07 GMT

solved! :-) if top level widget is GtkDialog you\'ve got handle leak if top level widget is GtkWindow everything is ok!!!

[Forum] GladeXML - memory leak?

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:03:44 GMT

Hi everybody. I\'m using glade files in my big project written in php-gtk2 every dialog is stored in it\'s own *.glade file My client complains, that application crashes very often. After long time investigation I\'ve found critical point. Consider this code: [code] for($i=0;$iget_widget(\'dialog\'); // destroy dialog $window->destroy(); echo $i; } echo \"ok\"; [/code] when $i>993 I got this error (php.exe:3396): Gdk-WARNING ...

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:20:32 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Was traveling again... For your question, if have set the codepage correctly, you should not be using mb_convert_encoding(). Your program should be able to work correctly with doublebyte characters. However, just in case you really want to use those mb_ functions, you have to load the mb dll\'s in your php.ini (similar to the loading of mysql) extension=php_mysql.dll extension=php_mbstring.dll Otherwise you will ...

[Forum] call php file in module

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:07:00 GMT

Hi, I want to add an image map to my joomla 1.6 site. This wont work because Joomla romove the map entries in an Custom HTML module. No i found an article with this workaround; 1. put the HTML image map code in an php file (map.php) 2. Call this php file using DirectPhp. I have tried a couple of combinations but i can\'t get it work. Can some ...

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:41:21 GMT

hi kksou, I use php-gtk2 2.0.1 download from http://gtk.php.net/download the errormessages => no defind function mb_convert_encoding() found Plesae give me advices. Thank You. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.21.

[Forum] Re:Is PHP-GTK a dead project?

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:11:12 GMT

There is an installer for PHP, GTK, and PHP-GTK. http://pigii.sourceforge.net/ It worked for me on a windows xp machine without any fuss. The glade user interface came up and seemed to run alright, I didn\'t save any projects or test it thoroughly, so don\'t quote me on that. The PHP-GTK demo worked. The part I have issues with is getting the gtkhtml extension ...

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:41:12 GMT

Hi Tom, Which version of PHP-GTK2 are you using? If you use the PHP-GTK2 version from the official php-gtk site: http://gtk.php.net/download.php The code should run without any error codes. Please try again and let me know if it works. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Is PHP-GTK a dead project?

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:59:22 GMT

It would have been nice if there can be a robust IDE for PHP-GTK and more support for it in NetBeans. More so, bringing Glade GUI builder and PHP-GTK together in the same IDE will also help PHP-GTK developers to develop application faster and easily. Compilation of code too will easy deployment.

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:10:24 GMT

hi kksou, I have modified file php.ini. php.ini\'s content ==> extension=php_mbstring.dll And php_mbstring.dll is there. But I can not use php\'s function mb_convert_encoding() I find many resources. Still it can not use. Please give me advices. Thank You. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.15

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:21:13 GMT

hi kksou, Sample code 51:how to drag and drop.. About the function on_drop($widget,$context,$x,$y,$data,$info,$time,$src_view) after $data2=unserialize($data->data); How do I read the data2? [code] foreach ($data2 as $index => $value) { echo \"index=\".$index.\" ; value=\".$value.\"\"; } [/code] The app fail. error messages: Warning:Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in *.php on line... Please give me advices. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.14

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:01:42 GMT

hi kksou, About the sample code.. I run the app. it works well. But When I drag and drop the item(include chinese item) to other side window, the app fail. error messages=> Warning : cannot set row:number of row elements does not match the model in... I can not find out the bug. Please give me advices. Thank You. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.14

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:24:51 GMT

hi kksou, It display Warning : GtkListStore::append() expects argument 1 to be array,boolean given in test37 on line 164. Please give me advices. Thank You. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.14

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:16:57 GMT

Hi kksou, Thank You for reply. I have modified file php.ini . It works well . I post my problem on http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/drag-and-drop-between-2-GtkTreeViews---Part-2---in-both-directions.php When I drag and drop to the other window, the app fail. Please give me advices. Thank You. Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.14.

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:47:19 GMT

Hi Tom, Sorry for the late reply. I\'m on a business trip right now with little access to Internet. Can you please take a look at [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/display-non-English-characters-in-php-gtk2---Part-1---simplied-Chinese-on-windows.php]Sample Code 171: How to display non English characters in php gtk2 - Part 1 - simplied Chinese on windows?[/url] It\'s usually the codepage. Don\'t think you have the right codepage. But I don\'t know what\'s the right ...

[Forum] Re:About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:17:08 GMT

Hi kksou, By the way, My php-cli.ini php-gtk.codepage=950. Thank You Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.06.12.

[Forum] About Sample Code 51 :How to drag and drop..?

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:17:45 GMT

Hi KKSOU, I modify this exmple. [code] .... $data1 = array( array(\'row0\', \'項目 42\', 2, 3.1), array(\'row1\', \'項目 36\', 20, 6.21), array(\'row2\', \'項目 21\', 8, 9.36), array(\'row3\', \'項目 10\', 11, 12.4), array(\'row4\', \'項目 7\', 5, 15.5), array(\'row5\', \'項目 4\', 17, 18.6), array(\'row6\', \'項目 3\', 20, 21.73)); ... [/code] The chinese Trad(big5 code) \"項目\" means \"item\". And I add the code. [code] ... function on_drag($widget, $context, $data, $info, $time) { ... $desc = $model->get_value($iter, 1); $desc = urlencode(addslashes($desc)); ... [/code] It drag and drop. It can not recovry ...

[Forum] Re:Problem to use extensions

Wed, 25 May 2011 02:35:45 GMT

This is not sufficient. You must activate the extensions in the php-cli.ini file : extension=php_mysql.dll If you still have problems, consider using PiGii to install PHP-Gtk, and select mysql in the installed extensions. It will do all the job for you. http://pigii.sourceforge.net/

[Forum] Re:Problem to use extensions

Tue, 24 May 2011 22:43:11 GMT

Please any one can help.i found problem in php gtk mysql. i copy the php mysql.dll and libmysql in ext directory but i got the same error: call to undefined the function mysql_connect() help me :(

[Forum] Re:Contextual Menu Icon, Transparent and Minimeze Win

Mon, 23 May 2011 01:36:32 GMT

it is possible to create transparent window!!! try this: http://php-gtk.pastebin.ca/598373 Daniel

[Forum] Re:Php-gtk2 with sqlite3

Fri, 13 May 2011 06:25:50 GMT

I added the following the files in the [b]ext[/b] folder and also added the lines in the php.ini file. [sqlite] extension=php_sqlite.dll extension=php_sqlite3.dll extension=php_pdo_sqlite.dll extension=php_pdo.dll extension=php_pdo_sqlite_external.dll When I run a PHP page I get the following error: [code] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library \'./ext\\php_sqlite.dll\' - The specified module could not be found. in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library ...

[Forum] Re:Liststore->remove gives problems

Mon, 09 May 2011 10:29:48 GMT

Hi kksou, i\'ve found the error: everytime i edit a row, i store the active iter in a var for updating the row automatically when i change the selection (no need for saving the data everytime...just once in a while). after removing the row, i also needed to set the active_iter var to null as well. Greetings from Germany

[Forum] Re:Liststore->remove gives problems

Fri, 06 May 2011 06:49:58 GMT

Hi, The error occurred most likely because the iter is invalid after you have deleted the first one. You didn\'t show your other codes, especially all the points where you call this function delete(). So it\'s difficult to see where the error is. It could also be possible that you call this function delete() from the wrong callback function. Try changing if (isset($iter)) {$model->remove($iter); to if ($iter!=null) ...

[Forum] Re:GtkTreeView [turn off built-in interactive search]

Fri, 06 May 2011 06:36:11 GMT

Hi, Not all functions in gtk+ are ported to php-gtk2. Only a subset. That\'s why there are many cases in which the codes work in gtk+ but does not in php-gtk2. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Liststore->remove gives problems

Thu, 05 May 2011 12:04:35 GMT

Hi there, messing around with a simple liststore i encounter the following error, when i try to remove a row: The row will be removed, but removing some more rows crashes PHP. My Code is a follows: [code] public function delete() { $selection = $this->tree->get_selection(); list($model, $iter) = $selection->get_selected(); if (isset($iter)) {$model->remove($iter); } }[/code]

[Forum] GtkTreeView [turn off built-in interactive search]

Thu, 05 May 2011 04:35:15 GMT

Faced with the following problem: At the widget GtkTreeView does not turn off built-in interactive search. Even taking into account the fact that SearchColumn = -1 and EnableSearch = false. In the handler StartInteractiveSearch install RetVal = true. When I press Ctrl-F still pops up the search box. I use the library gtk #, but I think that the possibilities must ...

[Forum] Re:PHP-GTK + Ayatana

Wed, 04 May 2011 02:33:47 GMT

Thanks for your reply. Ayatana is a new way to show application\'s indicator menus or notifications in Linux OSes. It used DBus technology! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana https://launchpad.net/ayatana http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/347 Thanks

[Forum] Re:PHP-GTK + Ayatana

Wed, 04 May 2011 01:36:22 GMT

Hi, Sorry, I\'m not familiar with Ayatana... Regards, /kksou

[Forum] PHP-GTK + Ayatana

Tue, 03 May 2011 12:21:06 GMT

Hi all, How can I work with Ayatana? Thanks.

[Forum] Re:A little push in the right direction...

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:31:18 GMT

i would like to use word wrap if possible..

[Forum] Re:A little push in the right direction...

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:01:19 GMT

ps: sorry about the massive window, i forgot to remove the comments before posting and can\'t seem to edit the post now :(

[Forum] Re:A little push in the right direction...

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:47:19 GMT

Hi, Thanks for replying. Before i found your site i had this in my script: [code] $NewsBuffer = new GtkTextBuffer(); // Create a Text Buffer. $NewsBuffer (To display the latest news via \'$TextArray\') $NewsBuffer->set_text(NewsFile()); // Add text NewsFile() to buffer. $NewsView = new GtkTextView(); // Create a Text View. $NewsView (To display the latest news via \'$NewsBuffer\') $NewsView->set_editable(false); // Make the text UNeditable $NewsView->set_wrap_mode(Gtk::WRAP_WORD); // Turn on word wrap. $NewsView->set_cursor_visible(false); // Hide the cursor //$NewsView->modify_base(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, $WinStyle); // Use the same style as the main window ...

[Forum] Re:GtkPrintOperation in PHP-GTK

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:30:46 GMT

Hi, I didn\'t post anything because I have not studied printing much in php-gtk. That\'s why you see I don\'t have any sample codes on printing. Printing on PHP-GTK2 hasn\'t been much documented on the Internet. Another problem is not all functions in the original gtk+ library (in C) were ported to PHP-GTK. So while there are some solutions in C, or even pygtk, ...

[Forum] Re:A little push in the right direction...

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:24:58 GMT

Hi, Would you want to be more specific what\'s the problem you are facing? Is it the horizontal scrolling (i.e. problem with the scroll window), or is it you are asking if there is any function for word wrap? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] A little push in the right direction...

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:12:46 GMT

Hello everyone, Great site, really hard to find \'decent\' info on php-gtk (or i\'m looking in the wrong places?) I have created a little script that reads info from a remote file, i discovered the tutorial on here about refreshing data, and was successfully able to modify it to fit in with my script and everything is working fine. It reads the file and ...

[Forum] Re:GtkPrintOperation in PHP-GTK

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:23:32 GMT

This Post has been viewed over 400 time but no one could just contribute to it since........... this is serious.

[Forum] Re:where can i get php-gtk 2.20 binary for windows

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:48:39 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Please refer to: [url=http://elizabethmariesmith.com/how-to-compile-php52-and-php-gtk2-on-windows-using-visual-c-express]How to Compile PHP5.2 and PHP-GTK2 on Windows using Visual C++ Express[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:where can i get php-gtk 2.20 binary for windows

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:03:21 GMT

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I have gone through the official web site of php-gtk, but they still have the old version. In my linux machine i got the latest version 2.20. But i need for windows. Please send me, if you have steps for creating binaries for window. Thanks

[Forum] Re:where can i get php-gtk 2.20 binary for windows

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:21:23 GMT

Hi, I don\'t have it. You might want to check with the official php-gtk homepage. Or you may have to compile it yourself. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] where can i get php-gtk 2.20 binary for windows

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:16:34 GMT

Hi, please can any one help me where can i get php-gtk 2.20 binaries for windows machine. please can any one send me the link. Thanks in advance

[Forum] Re:sorry post fatal error again

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:31:26 GMT

hi kksou, I am so stupid. :D :D :D It works so well. Thank You very much. :) Best Regards, Tom Kuanq 2011.04.12 09:30

[Forum] Re:sorry post fatal error again

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:17:26 GMT

Yes, as the error message says, the error lies in the line: \"$entry1=$entry1->get_text();\" Any reason why you do the above? $entry1 is originally a pointer to a GtkEntry. When you do a \"$entry1=$entry1->get_text();\" $entry1 now becomes a string (get_text() returns a string.) Since $entry1 is a global, the second time you run it $entry1 is a string (no more a GtkEntry()). Hence doing a get_text() on a string generate ...

[Forum] sorry post fatal error again

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:05:00 GMT

hi kksou, Sorry post my error message again. I think last post is too complicate. I simplify the code. Please give me advices. [code] get_widget(\'product_inquiry\'); $product_inquiry->connect(\'hide\',\'on_product_inquiry_hide\'); $entry1=$glade->get_widget(\'entry1\');$entry2=$glade->get_widget(\'entry2\'); $entry3=$glade->get_widget(\'entry3\');$entry4=$glade->get_widget(\'entry4\'); $prod_find_button1=$glade->get_widget(\'prod_find_button1\'); $prod_find_button1->connect(\'clicked\',\'on_prod_find_button1\'); $product_inquiry->show_all(); ...

[Forum] Re:fatal error:call to a member function get_text()

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:11:36 GMT

hi, sorry. The glade code can not be post. why? @@ thank you Tom Kuanq 2011.04.11 09:15

[Forum] fatal error:call to a member function get_text()

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:51:33 GMT

hi, I am Tom. I got a error message. I am trying to find out.But fail again and again. Please give me advices. the First time, I excute the code of the function on_prod_find_button1() It is ok. Continuous the second time, I excute the code of the function on_prod_find_button1() the error message==> Fatal error: call to a member function get_text() on a non-object in d:\\...wintest.php on line 200. [code] get_widget(\'wintest\'); $wintest->connect(\'destroy\',\'on_wintest_destroy\'); ...

[Forum] GtkPrintOperation in PHP-GTK

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:51:37 GMT

Trying to convert a C++ code to PHP and it work perfectly but got stucked, can anyone make something good out of this? [code] [/code] Thanks You.

[Forum] Re:It doesn\'t fit together - GladeXML

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:51:38 GMT

Please help me I also got the same problem. But I unable to resolve it yet. I followed all above steps.

[Forum] Re:opening usb cash drawer

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:39:04 GMT

Hi, Don\'t think you can load the DLL in PHP-GTK2. I\'m not familiar with your hardware so I\'m sorry I could not help you here. Would suggest you post your question to some forum specific to your hardware. There must be someone who has done it before. Or better yet, call your vendor, if they have a customer service number and ask to speak to ...

[Forum] Re:opening usb cash drawer

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:34:04 GMT

are there any tutorial on how to: I when to the APG website and founded the DLL file and a sample application in VC++. How can i run or load the DLL file in PHP-GTK2 so i can exclude the the function to open the drawer? or is there a another way to do that?

[Forum] Re:opening usb cash drawer

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:42:01 GMT

Hi, Please check the manual of your USB cash drawer. Each supplier uses different codes. If there\'s no manual, then check with your vendor. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] opening usb cash drawer

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:18:33 GMT

Hey I\'m new to PHP-GTK2. I create a simple POS program. the Pos program will not have a print. just a APG usb cash drawer. I read the tutorial on this website about \"How to kick open the cash drawer of a point of sale system?\" but that tutorial is opening ther drawer through a epson printer. can someone help me with ...

[Forum] Re:Fatal error

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:00:06 GMT

For this, you have to check with your host, unless you know how to compile your own PHP to include that library. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Fatal error

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:32:31 GMT

ok thanks so much. so how can i correct that cURL library

[Forum] Re:Fatal error

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:13:15 GMT

Hi, Mostly likely your host does not support PHP\'s cURL library. Please check with your host. As mentioned in the page where you download the module, the module requires PHP\'s cURL library to retrieve the weather data from google.com. If the library is not present, you will get the error that you\'ve mentioned. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:php-gtk Ubuntu.. Use gtkrc for a app

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:50:18 GMT

Hi Daniel, I\'m not too familiar with the linux system in general. Would suggest you post your questions to some linux forum. Some linux experts should be able to help you. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] php-gtk Ubuntu.. Use gtkrc for a app

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:24:03 GMT

Hi... I wanna use a gtkrc file for define a theme for my php-gtk application. but how use this file for affect only my php-gtk app and not my desktop in ubuntu.. if use this file in /etc/gtk2.0/gtkrc affect my app but my desktop too.. I just use for my php-gtk app.. Thanks Best Regards Daniel Rivas

[Forum] Fatal error

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:03:15 GMT

HI GUYS please help me guys i have installed the weather module and is giving me this error: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\\wamp\\www\\botws_020311\\modules\\mod_kksouGoogleWeather\\mod_kksouGoogleWeather_libclass.php on line 106 Thanks

[Forum] how to close windows by use timeout_remove

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:40:22 GMT

see the following code, I have two questions. 1. I can\'t put timeout_add() in function on_browse_button_press_event(). 2. I can\'t close windows that create in display_Sch(). Please tell me how to solove problems if avaliable, thanks. ------------------------------------------------------- function on_browse_button_press_event() { onTimeout($window2); } function onTimeout($window2) ...

[Blog] googleMaps plugin for Joomla 1.6

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:03:46 GMT

For the googleMaps plugin users, the native version for Joomla 1.6 is now available! Download: googleMaps v1.6

[Blog] DirectPHP for Joomla 1.6

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:33:40 GMT

For the DirectPHP users, the native version for Joomla 1.6 is now available! Download : DirectPHP v1.6

[Forum] Re:gtktreestore::foreach()

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:31:38 GMT

maybe the method change the name to for_each() as commented in: http://php-gtk.eu/en/forum/topic/gtktreemodelforeach-in-gtk-218 I\'ve made some tests includin running the good old \"phpgtk explorer\" and voila!

[Forum] Re:The opposite to GtkTable::attach()

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:15:35 GMT

how come i\'m not able to view sample code above? Thanks

[Blog] Joomla Extensions for Joomla 1.6

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:27:17 GMT

I've published more than 40 Joomla Extensions in joomla.org. Recently I've received a couple of requests to upgrade these plugins/modules to Joomla 1.6. Some of these are written 3 years ago. I'm not sure if any of you are still using them at all. So send me a tweet @kksou if you want any of them to be converted to Joomla 1.6. Drop me ...

[Forum] Re:Fatal error : content can not show.

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:49:41 GMT

Hi, Sincerely apologize for the late response. Think I must have slipped this post. The page is working now. Thank you for notifying. Warm Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:export data to pdf or print the data directly

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:22:58 GMT

I\'m always printing through FPDF, without any errors, and it doesn\'t even really slow down the applications. Additionally, FPDF has the advantage that I can easily share my PHP-GTK apps with other people, as it can be integrated to the code, and the others therefore don\'t need to have the PHP native library installed.

[Sample Code 545] How to display application window in different monitors part 2?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:08:32 GMT

This is part 2 of the PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed by Endres from Germany. In "Part 1", the application window alternates across all the different monitors. In this part 2, we display the "Hello World sample code" directly in monitor #2 only as shown below.

[Sample Code 544] How to display application window in different monitors part 1?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:08:31 GMT

This is a nice PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed by Endres from Germany. Suppose you have 2 or 3 monitors. The sample code by Endres below shows how you can display your PHP-GTK2 application across different monitors as shown below.

[Forum] Re:How to get a multi-line entry

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:20:45 GMT

Hi! Yes it worked. Thank you very much. I actually used GtkTextView and GtkTextBuffer.

[Forum] Re:export data to pdf or print the data directly

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:04:18 GMT

I have the same problem. I hope somebody can help us... Majority of the functions of the system I am developing require exporting data to pdf.... I actually plan to use FPDF because there\'s a lot more I can do and I am more familiar to it. I get lots of error after compiling.

[Forum] Re:How to get a multi-line entry

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:14:21 GMT

Hi, Have you tried GtkTextView? You can refer to a whole list of sample codes here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/list-sample-codes-by-widgets/?t=GtkTextView]GtkTextView sample codes[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Is PHP-GTK a dead project?

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:15:15 GMT

As far as I know it isn\'t dead. At least when having contact with the devs I get the impression they\'re working on the next release. And what you describe isn\'t a bug. It\'s mostlikely you using the wrong *.exe (if you\'re on Windows that is). php.exe is supposed to be used from console, while php-win.exe suppresses the windows command line window. Further, the ...

[Forum] How to get a multi-line entry

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:57:50 GMT

Hi! I need to get a paragraph entry from a user in the system I am developing. I used GtkEntry yet I found out it is one-line entry only. Do you have any sample codes to do so? Or can anyone tell me which widget to use? I would really appreciate all your help. Thank you.

[Sample Code 542] How to use tab to advance to next column in a treeview?

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:54:59 GMT

This is a PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed by Pedro Garre. He presented a method in which users can use tab to advance to next column in a treeview as shown below.

[Sample Code 543] How to have cell with combo with autocomplete in a treeview?

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:46:55 GMT

This is another PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed Pedro Garre. To achieve that, in the handler of the 'editing-started' signal we create a GtkEntryCompletion and attach it to the GtkEntry celleditable.

[Forum] Fatal error : content can not show.

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:44:28 GMT

hi kksou, I am Tom Kuanq. When I clicked the \"http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/display-a-2D-array-in-GtkTreeView---Part-8---with-alternate-fg-and-bg-row-colors---Method-4---add_attribute.php\", it show \"Fatal error: Call to undefined function user1_codes() in /home/fann/kksou.com/php-gtk2/util/phpgtk2_lib_t34.php(715) : eval()\'d code on line 1\". I need your help. Thank you. Best Regards, Tom kuanq 2011.01.14.AM 08:45

[Forum] Re:GtkTreeView: cell with combo with autocomplete

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:09:20 GMT

Hi Pedro: Thanks much for the contribution! I\'ve added your sample code here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/have-cell-with-combo-with-autocomplete-in-a-treeview.php]Sample Code 543: How to have cell with combo with autocomplete in a treeview?[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:GtkTreeView: Tab advances to next column

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:06:55 GMT

Hi Pedro: Thanks much for the contribution! I\'ve added your sample code here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/use-tab-to-advance-to-next-column-in-a-treeview.php]Sample Code 542: How to use tab to advance to next column in a treeview?[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] GtkTreeView: cell with combo with autocomplete

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:00:24 GMT

Hi, Using a similar technique as that of my previous post on how to make tab advance to the next column, we can have a cellrenderer with a combobox with autocomplete. To achieve that, in the handler of the \'editing-started\' signal we create a GtkEntryCompletion and attach it to the GtkEntry celleditable. That\'s all ! A code example will follow soon too. Pedro.

[Forum] GtkTreeView: Tab advances to next column

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:54:50 GMT

Hi, Editing the cells in a treeview is sometimes a little tricky. A cellrenderer is not a widget and there is not much we can do with it. But it has the \'editing-started\' signal, which does the trick. One of the parameters that the handler of that signal receives is a celleditable. In the current version of php-gtk2, that celleditable will be: - a GtkEntry, ...

[Forum] Re:gtktreestore::foreach()

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:56:42 GMT

kksou; i am using gtk2-2.18.9-3.fc12.i686 i have had no trouble with any of the php-gtk programs in the \'cookbook\'. this program looks like what i need to better understand php-gtk. thanks jim s.

[Forum] Re:gtktreestore::foreach()

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:38:46 GMT

[b]scrubber wrote:[/b] Which version of PHP-GTK are you running? It should run ok with PHP-GTK2. Not sure about PHP-GTK1. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:gtktreestore::foreach()

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:34:13 GMT

It would mean that the function foreach is not a method in the GtkTreeStore.

[Forum] gtktreestore::foreach()

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:59:01 GMT

i have downloaded kksou-explorer and get this error: call to undefined method GtkTreeStore::foreach() is this an error, or have i left out something that should have been installed in php-gtk? any help appreciated jim s.

[Forum] Is PHP-GTK a dead project?

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:07:40 GMT

I mean, \"out of the box\" it\'s broken... but it uses GTK+ and I want to make desktop applications with PHP that don\'t require end users to mess with a command prompt. So, is it worthwhile to learn PHP-GTK or should I try something else? Has development on the project been cancelled, or just sitting still? I ask here because it looks like this ...

[Forum] Re:Mysql query in PHP

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:28:36 GMT

Hi there, I was able to find a solution by removing some of the single quotes and using the following query: $query= \"SELECT Retailer FROM Product_Catalog WHERE Amount > 0 ORDER BY Retailer ASC Thanks for the response! Sharat

[Forum] Re:Mysql query in PHP

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:20:26 GMT

Hi Sharat, Please refer to: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/DirectPHP-plugin.php#blocking]Important Note: Blocking of PHP commands[/url] Please read the above very carefully and decide for yourself if you are comfortable turning off the blocking of those commands. An alternative is to place your PHP commands in a .php file and do a \"require yourfile.php\" using DirectPHP. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Mysql query in PHP

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:22:35 GMT

I am using PHP within an article and am querying a database to populate a table. I am using the following query in the php code: $query= \'SELECT `Retailer` FROM `Product Catalog` WHERE `Amount` > 0 ORDER BY `Retailer` ASC\'; When this runs in Joomla, I get the error \"The following command is not allowed: backticks (``)\" When I try the ...

[Forum] Re:Problem in running GTKHtml example

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:08:23 GMT

Hi, As mentioned in the pages where you download the GtkHTML sample codes, I got this error message too. The program seems to run ok, though. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:gettext and Glade

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:29:07 GMT

Hmmm... no answer ! Disappointing. It seems that Glade really doesn\'t work with gettext. So as said someone : [i]If you want something done well, quickly and cheap, do it yourself.[/i] If libglade doesn\'t support gettext, we will do it ourselves. Principle is the following : [ul] [li]If you are under Windows, get the Windows port of gettext 0.14 on SourceForge because the 0.13 ...

[Forum] Re:Problem in running GTKHtml example

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:51:42 GMT

Hello: I have the same problem with the class GtkHTML, and it is that whenever the constructor is called it returns a mistake Gdk-WARNING: **: gdkselection-win32.c:1068 OpenClipboard failed I don\'t know what i can do. Can anyone help me please. Regards.

[Forum] Re:mysql connect

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:26:14 GMT

Hi! I\'ve gone through this and I just configured mine today, What I did was: 1. download the non thread version of PHP through http://php.net/releases/index.php 2. Extract the zip file anywhere. Copy the contents of ext folder and paste them all in ext folder found in your php-gtk2 folder. 3. Copy the libmysql.dll file from the extracted PHP non thread safe version (the one I mentioned ...

[Forum] Re:mysql connect

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:55:27 GMT

Hi! I tried what you did yet it did not work. But thanks anyway...

[Forum] gettext and Glade

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:19:54 GMT

Gettext is highly useful for translating applications. I posted a help on this point here because documentation is lacking on this subject. But I have tried recently to translate a Glade interface and I have been unable to have it work. Search on Google didn\'t give useful information. The test program I am using is the following : [code] get_widget( \'window1\'); $button = $glade->get_widget( ...

[Forum] Re:GTKCalendar signals

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:12:05 GMT

Hi thanks, I should have posted that I managed to sort out a solution. Using your calendar example as a basis I have put some functions in place to stop the Dialog box closing on the selection of an \'invalid\' date. It then defaults to the max or min allowable date and throws a warning to the user. It would have been ...

[Forum] Re:GTKCalendar signals

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:27:56 GMT

Hi John, Really sorry for the late reply. Was on a business trip with no access to Internet. As far as I know, gtkCalendar in PHP-GTK2 does not allow you to \"stop certain dates for being selected\". However, you may be able to achieve the same effect programmatically. But I\'ve not done it before, so I cannot show you any sample code... Regards, /kksou

[Forum] what is PHP?

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:17:32 GMT

PHP is Hypertext Preprocessor. Server-side HTML embedded scripting language. It offers web developers with a full suite of tools for making dynamic websites. PHP is often used as the link to a MySQL database to display data in a variety of ways.

[Forum] GTKCalendar signals

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:15:07 GMT

Hi All, I am using gtkCalendar to select a date, however I need to limit the days that can be selected. For starters I would like to stop people selecting a date prior to today. I realise I can do this buy popping up an alert and so on if a date is selected which is in correct. However I would like to stop users ...

[Forum] Re:Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:15:17 GMT

@Kielsoft,great work!

[Forum] Re:Select All Toggle

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:16:38 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Not sure if you have found the solutions elsewhere. Anyway, there\'s no built-in function for that. You have to do it manually and programmatically. I don\'t have a ready sample code. But basically, have a button say \"Check All\". When this button is clicked, in the callback function, loops through all your check boxes and manually toggle all ...

[Forum] Re:correct usage of global?

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:24:06 GMT

Thanks! Solved.

[Forum] Re:correct usage of global?

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:47:47 GMT

if you insert $swBot->show_all(); at line 126 the end of fnBuildPBP function when you press the build button the table reappears. John

[Forum] Re:correct usage of global?

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:05:05 GMT

It is not the removing which is causing my headache, it\'s the fact that on loading it works, when doing the same by pressing the buttons it doesn\'t. I made a nice sceenshot explaining it, however I just found out I can\'t attach something :-( Drop me a PM if someone wants the screenshot. here\'s the complete script: [code] [/code]

[Forum] Select All Toggle

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:54:47 GMT

I need to update rows on a table based on check box\'s state,on a GTKTreeView Column, It gets complex when i have 150 rows to check/un-check , hence i need a select all check box that automatically check or un-check all the check boxes and update the table respectively...Please I need help ASAP

[Forum] Re:correct usage of global?

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:12:53 GMT

Hi, I am doing something similar in my app. I used the get_parent to get the parent of the table and $parent->remove($table). Then pack the new object into $parent Where I am just updating cells in a table I just pass the table to the funtion and remove the labels from the table: $list = $table->get_children(); //remove the old items $table->remove($list[0]); $table->remove($list[1]); then re-attach updated items to the table hope ...

[Forum] correct usage of global?

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:40:49 GMT

I\'m trying to debug for two days, without success. HELP! :-) What I\'m trying to achieve is the following: Load a window and show a table based on a 2D array. Then include a function which makes a change to the array. [not yet included in script] Finally remove the current table and replace it with a new up-to-date one. cuts of te script: ============= global $GameData; $GameData ...

[Forum] Re:Play video files

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:19:16 GMT

Under Linux it\' quite simple, use mplayer & GtkPlug http://php-gtk.eu/cs/apps/freetivi

[Forum] Re:Currency Symbol

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:21:49 GMT

Hi, Have solved my problem, simple when you know how: I changed the code page from: php-gtk.codepage = CP1250 To: php-gtk.codepage = 28591 Problem solved, John

[Forum] Re:Class \'GtkHTML\' not found

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:33:46 GMT

Thanks for the example... worked for me after following the steps by kksou..

[Forum] Re:how to compile PHP-GTK + Glade file = App.exe

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:04:08 GMT

More infos : http://www.roadsend.com/home/index.php?pageID=faq

[Forum] Re:how to compile PHP-GTK + Glade file = App.exe

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:57:08 GMT

I\'m also very interested in that. Seems that the priadoblender project is dead. http://www.roadsend.com seems to be still alive but appears to be limited to php-gtk1.

[Forum] Re:how to compile PHP-GTK + Glade file = App.exe

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:55:08 GMT

not yet.

[Forum] Re:how to compile PHP-GTK + Glade file = App.exe

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:47:08 GMT

Same boat here, have you find a solution?

[Forum] Re:Currency Symbol

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:17:47 GMT

[Forum] Re:Currency Symbol

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:15:48 GMT

Hi John, Can you please elaborate what kind of \"trouble\" is that so that we have more clues as to what might be the problem. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Currency Symbol

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:31:44 GMT

[Forum] Creat GtkTextview by Glade2

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:25:25 GMT

hi all, I creat gtktextview by glade2. and how to get strings from gtktextview ? [code] $c488=$entry488->get_text(); $com4=$comboboxentry4->get_child()->get_text(); $text1=$textview1->get_buffer(); [/code] the code \"$text1=$textview1->get_buffer();\" do not work. The $text1 have no any strings that I just input. Please give me some advices. Thank you. Best regrads, tom kuanq

[Forum] Re:grab_focus help

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:43:55 GMT

Right sorted out my issue. Bit of trial and error! I think that I need to show_all at the higest parent item possible, and the grab_focus just before the show_all. At least I am learning!!

[Forum] Re:grab_focus help

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:17:29 GMT

Doing some additional testing it appears that I am setting focus on the gtkEntry, but the button is taking it back on display. I believe I am setting focus on gtkEntry because when I set_text & then grab_focus the text is highlighted but in grey. I don\'t know if this helps at all?

[Forum] grab_focus help

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:38:24 GMT

Hi, I am having trouble grabing focus on a gtkEntry object. I have a button which when clicked is filling a vbox with a set of objects, one of which is a gtkEntry. I am using grab_focus() but the focus remains on the button I have clicked to cause the action. Any advice? Thanks John

[Forum] Re:Twitter Module (AT) instead of @

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:22:41 GMT

Hi, The plugin didn\'t do anything to change that. I suspect it\'s the \"Content - Email Cloaking\" plugin. This is a standard plugin that comes with default Joomla installation. What it does is to \"encode\" email address in an article such that spammers cannot scrap a website digging out email addresses. 1) Please login as admin, goto Plugin Manager and look for the plugin \"Content ...

[Forum] Twitter Module (AT) instead of @

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:40:10 GMT

I got the twiter module and all is well except it seems that every time my twitter feed references @someone it shows \" (AT)someone \" why is that? Here\'s a real example: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:26:54 RT (AT)csunorthridge: CSUN faculty & students partner with schools to tackle childhood obesity http://bit.ly/cxO3rk

[Forum] Re:help button on title bar??

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:47:57 GMT

Don\'t think the current PHP-GTK2 can do this. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] help button on title bar??

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:28:18 GMT

Hello,, How do i get this ? [img size=150][URL=http://img829.imageshack.us/i/custombihelp.gif/][IMG]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/864/custombihelp.gif[/IMG][/URL] Uploaded with [URL=http://imageshack.us]ImageShack.us[/URL][/img] Thanks

[Forum] Re:Microsoft Sam and PHP/PHP-GTK

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:49:31 GMT

Wow, I got a simple code to this, you can also share from it.

[Forum] how to compile PHP-GTK + Glade file = App.exe

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:24:41 GMT

I use PHP-GTK 2.0.1 on windows 7, now I am through with the work, how can I compile my application to an executable file and the window Icon will display as I\'ve stated in my glade file and that the compiled app.exe file will be able to work with the glade file fine and fine. I use priadoblender but didnt work anyone to help ...

[Forum] Microsoft Sam and PHP/PHP-GTK

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:15:55 GMT

Please can anyone help on how to create a speaking application with PHP-GTK, can sapi.dll(Microsoft Speech Object) work. or any alternative. Thanks.

[Forum] Re:Undecorated window features

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:59:29 GMT

You can try to look at AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime either in Flash or Flex environment) but you may not have direct connection to Server based database like MySQL but SQLite and if you can program with AS3 very wll, I think that should help

[Forum] Re:Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:48:32 GMT

While googling, I got this if someone will need it, but I wish I can write a PHP code to print the XPM array. the software only crop to 180x180 pixel Photomania DX 6.73 http://wareseeker.com/download/photomania-dx-6.73.rar/418074 Just save as .XPM file and open it with a text editor

[Forum] Re:Undecorated window features

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:54:06 GMT

maybe i can put a button in the window to make the decoration reappear and then the user can resize the window and move it that way, is there a signal i can get when the user finished moving or resizing to hide the decoration again?

[Forum] Re:Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:06:17 GMT

Hi, I think XMP data are not too commonly used in the windows environment. So it won\'t be surprising if you cannot find any tools for this... Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Undecorated window features

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:01:44 GMT

[b]omael wrote:[/b] I don\'t think this can be done in PHP-GTK2. Different programming languages are suited for different things. You\'re going down to system level (i.e. managing window handles and changing some of the default behaviors) which I think PHP, GTK or PHP-GTK is not strong at. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Undecorated window features

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:28:47 GMT

I\'m developing a Sticky notes application and want to make some adjustment to the application window. First and most important i want it to be undecorated ($window->set_decorated(false);) and still be able to be moved, resized and closed/minimized/maximized. The resize part i think it\'d be accomplished with a status bar with handle, but i don\'t know how to activate this if the windows is undecorated, ...

[Forum] Re:Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:14:01 GMT

Thanks. But I tried to see around the GdkPixbuf::get_pixels() method, it return a very long string but can you help in reading an turn it to array. it is posible to determine color code, dpi and and dimension from the return array. I can find any software to do this for me, I use windows7, please if you know of any please tell me. Thanks. ...

[Forum] Re:Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:56:07 GMT

Hi, Don\'t think there\'s a built-in function in PHP-GTK2. However, if you\'re using linux, I think you can google for some free tools that do the conversion. Save the image from GdkPixbuf to a standard image file, such as PNG or GIF, then use the tool to convert that to XMP data array. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Convert GdkPixbuf to XMP data array string

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:52:49 GMT

How can I reverse the the case in the sample code on http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/sample-codes/0134.php that converted array to GdkPixbuf, and now my question is how can I convert GdkPixbuf back to XMP data array or alternative solution. Thanks.

[Forum] Re:Colors

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:46:57 GMT

Thanks, sorry for the lame question, i didn\'t know there was a relation in those

[Forum] Setting background color to GtkTextView

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:24:00 GMT

Hi, i\'m writing a Sticky Notes application and i couldn\'t find how to change the background of the GtkTextView, i\'ve done as follow trying to change it: --Sorry, i found the answer in the forum already. http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Recipes/0200.php

[Forum] Re:Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:10:25 GMT

Thanks, i\'ll rewrite de GtkAboutDialog from scratch (extended from GtkDialog).

[Forum] Re:Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:09:11 GMT

Did you mean you want to do automatic translation? PHP-GTK2 won\'t do that. You have to input the button label in your own language yourself. Since you said you can now display spanish, not sure what\'s the problem you\'re facing now. May be you would like to elaborate. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:20:48 GMT

[Forum] Re:Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:49:47 GMT

thanks, i\'ll try :-)

[Forum] Re:Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:46:57 GMT

Hi, Please refer to: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Recipes/0176.php]Sample Code 176: How to display non English characters in php gtk2 - Part 6 - Cyrillic characters on linux?[/url] Set the php-gtk.codepage to the appropriate code of your language. It might work. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Setting the locale in php-gtk2

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:49:44 GMT

Hi, i live in Mexico and i need to create a GtkAboutDialog but when i show it, it\'s all in english (About, Close, License, Credits, etc.) and i need it in spanish (Acerca de, Cerrar, Licencia, Creditos, etc.) I\'ve tried doing setlocale and putenv but it doesn\'t seem to work, i\'ve also tried looking around the php.ini to set the language but i can\'t ...

[Forum] Re:MySQL not working! Solved!

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:17:41 GMT

Hi @evilunix, I get am error message like \"procedure \'mysqlnd_old_escape_string\" was not found in DLL \'php5.dll\'\". Do you have any idea how to fix it?

[Forum] GtkMenuBar without shadow

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:21:05 GMT

How i can make GtkMenuBar without the shadow?

[Forum] Deploy Php-Gtk application on Linux & Windows:how?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:02:15 GMT

Hi ther I completed a php-Gtk application for displaying weather forecast details. I am planning to make this available to everyone as a standalone application. Users can download it from my site to use it on their desktop. But I do not know how to pack it up as a software, so that it can be used on both linux and windows. If I am not ...

[Forum] Re:Running another proccess in background on windows

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:46:33 GMT

does this block the main program? I want copy a DB in background without block the main program. ok, I\'ll try your suggestion thx man!

[Forum] Re:Problem in running GTKHtml example

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:40:22 GMT

I also get same error GConf Error: Failed to launch configuration server: Failed to execute helper pro gram (Invalid argument) (php.exe:3704): Gdk-WARNING **: gdkselection-win32.c:1068: OpenClipboard failed: Invalid window handle. Any clue about it?

[Forum] Re:Running another proccess in background on windows

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:09:15 GMT

Hi.. i\'m newbie on PHP-GTK, i came on same trouble as you and i use Gtk::timeout_add(delay,array(class_name,method)); try it..

[Forum] Having problems with main_quit() after idle_add()

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:38:35 GMT

Hello, i need some help with a script i\'m working on. I\'m using an Gtk idle proccess to check in \"background\" an url, my problem is that when i want to end my application within a popup menu i call Gtk::main_quit() and before that i tell the application to do a Gtk:idle_remove(), and it stops the process but the application just freezes and ...

[Forum] Running another proccess in background on windows

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:10:46 GMT

How I Running another proccess in background on windows with php-gtk? like threads!!

[Forum] Re:error on google weather

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:44:30 GMT

May i know what are the clues that i can give to get this resolved? i had installed in my localhost as well. but it turns out the same as well. i failed to get it work.

[Forum] Re:error on google weather

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:55:47 GMT

Not sure about this, as there are not enough clues that you\'ve given to be able to figure out what might be the problem. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ComboBoxEntry

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:44:28 GMT

Hi, Please refer to the following very useful functions compiled and contributed by Dysmas: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=67&func=view&catid=40&id=2424]Get_text and set_text helpers[/url] and do a $comboentry->set_text(\'\'); in the callback of the \"Save\" button. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ComboBoxEntry

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:24:59 GMT

hi kksou, thank you.^^ I solve the problem. IF I want to clear the content of the comboboxentry,after press the button \"save\". HOw can I do? thank you. Best regards, Tom Kuanq

[Forum] Re:error on google weather

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:10 GMT

hi my project is hosted at my intranet company server. There is no use to give u the URL. is this the reason why i failed to get this to work because of the intranet?

[Forum] Re:error on google weather

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:40:02 GMT

Hi, I cannot replicate the error using the city you mentioned. Please indicate your URL so that I can test it. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ComboBoxEntry

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:35:32 GMT

Hi, Please refer to the sample code: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/setup-and-process-GtkComboBoxEntry---Part-1.php]Sample Code 25: How to setup and process GtkComboBoxEntry - Part 1?[/url] To use Glade effectively, you need to under the underlying PHP-GTK. For your case, you retrieve the selection in the callback, not right after you set up the widget. Take a look at the sample code. Run it as pure PHP-GTK2. Then use Glade to simplify the ...

[Forum] ComboBoxEntry

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:17:04 GMT

hi everyone!! I defined apply.glade . and load the apply.glade. Here the code. [code] $glade=new GladeXML(\'apply.glade\',\'winapply\'); $winapply=$glade->get_widget(\'winapply\'); $winapply->connect(\'hide\',\'on_winapply_hide\'); $item2=$glade->get_widget(\'ComboBoxEntry2\'); $selection=$item2->get_child()->get_text(); [/code] But I can not get the value of the ComboBoxEntry. HOw can I get the value of the ComboBoxEntry? thank you Best regards, Tom Kuanq

[Forum] Re:error on google weather

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:37:03 GMT

i am installing in my intranet server. i put city - Penang

[Sample Code 541] How to use GtkSheet - Part 18 - return to move to next col?

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:20:46 GMT

This is in response to the post by Alex05 titled "GtkSheet: Enter key to move to next cell". By default, when you press the Tab key and it will move to the next column, while pressing Return will move you to the next row. He would like the Return key to behave like the Tab key i.e. to move to the next column instead of next row as shown below.

[Sample Code 540] How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews with support for reordering and double click?

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:07:10 GMT

This sample code is contributed by Neil from Australia. Please refer to his post titled "drag/drop treeview items and make tree reorderable". In addition to the features in Sample Code 539: "How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews with support for reordering": * Drag and drop like in "How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 3 - left to right with insert" * Do not remove items from the left treeview when they have been dragged and inserted to the right treeview. * Make the right treeview reorderable. The sample code below added one more feature: when you double-click an item in view1, it will be added to the end of view2.

[Sample Code 539] How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews with support for reordering?

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:40:11 GMT

This sample code is contributed by Neil from Australia. Please refer to his post titled "drag/drop treeview items and make tree reorderable". He wants to do 3 things: * Drag and drop like in "How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 3 - left to right with insert" * Do not remove items from the left treeview when they have been dragged and inserted to the right treeview. * Make the right treeview reorderable.

[Blog] Latest version of Glade3 (v3.6.7) windows binary

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:16:38 GMT

You can now download the latest version of Glade 3 (v3.6.7) windows binary from glade.gnome.org. Thanks to Roeland from Belgium who informed me about this. Details here: How to install glade3 for PHP GTK2 on windows?

[Blog] New Joomla Release: Twitter Module

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:44:34 GMT

This module allows you to display your twitter news in a module. The tweets are displayed using the Pausing up-down Scroller plugin. This module is contributed by Claudio Tortorelli of Italy. Download: Twitter Module v1.5.

[Blog] kksou on plurk

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:21:51 GMT

You can reach me at plurk.com/kksou too!

[Blog] kksou on twitter

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:59:53 GMT

You can now find out the latest news, plugins, updates, etc. on twitter.com/kksou

[Sample Code 538] How to allow multiple rows selection in a treeview without using control or shift keys for touch screen applications?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:29:07 GMT

This is in response to the post by David titled 'Select multiple rows in treeview without ctrl press'. He has written a touchscreen app, with a treeview where the user selects one or more rows. He would like to allow the user to select multiple rows WITHOUT having to press the ctrl or shift key, as they wont have a keyboard as shown below.

[Sample Code 537] How to set up different fonts for different GtkTextView in GtkNotebook?

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:25:45 GMT

This is in response to Telekidz's post titled "GtkNotebook". He would like to set up differnet fonts for different textviews in different tabs of a GtkNotebook as shown below.

[Sample Code 536] How to display button with image only?

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:16:22 GMT

This is in response to the post by Tntu titled "Help with image button". He would like to display a button with image only (without any text label) as shown below.

[Sample Code 535] How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 4 - format cell content - Method 2?

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:31:56 GMT

This is an extension of the sample code "How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 3 - with alternate row colors - Method 2" Using Elizabeth's method, I'll show you that in addition to specifying the background color in the tree store or list store, you can also store the formatted value of a column in another column as shown below. In this example, column 3 contains the original floating point number. This column is not displayed in the treeview. Column 4 contains the corresponding values of column 3 formatted with 2 decimal places. This is the column that gets displayed in the treeview.

[Sample Code 534] How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 8 - with alternate fg and bg row colors - Method 4 - add_attribute?

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:58:07 GMT

This is another PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed by Dysmas de Lassus of France. In "How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 8 - with alternate fg and bg row colors - Method 2" we use the Elizabeth's method to specify the colums of the foreground and background colors in the list store at the point when we set up the GtkTreeViewColumn. Dysmas pointed out that you can delay the setting of columns for these attributes to a later point in time in your program with the use of the method GtkCellView::add_attributes() as shown below. Both will produce the same effect.

[Sample Code 533] How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 8 - with alternate fg and bg row colors - Method 3 - set_attributes?

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:58:05 GMT

This is another PHP-GTK2 tips and techniques contributed by Dysmas de Lassus of France. In "How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 8 - with alternate fg and bg row colors - Method 2" we use the Elizabeth's method to specify the colums of the foreground and background colors in the list store at the point when we set up the GtkTreeViewColumn. Dysmas pointed out that you can delay the setting of columns for these attributes to a later point in time in your program with the use of the method GtkCellView::set_attributes() as shown below. Both will produce the same effect.

[Sample Code 532] How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 8 - with alternate fg and bg row colors - Method 2?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:23:25 GMT

[Sample Code 531] How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 3 - with alternate row colors - Method 2?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:32:29 GMT

Elizabeth Smith wrote a very interesting blog article on October 6, 2008 titled "Treeviews and Cell Renderer Properties - Practical PHP-GTK". I only saw it today, and found this very interesting and useful. Although she has only showed an example of how to change the background color of a single cell in a treeview, the method can be applied to a lot of situations in treeview. Instead of using a custom dispay function, you can actually do it right inside a tree store or list store. However, this does not mean that you can now throw the custom display function out of the window. You will find that in many situations, you will still need to use the custom display function. In order to understand when to use the custom display function, and when you can use Elizabeth's method, I think the best way is to let you see how the two methods are used in practice. In the next couple of sample codes, you will see how I transform some of the treeview sample codes I've written in the past and achieve the same result using Elizabeth's method. I would strongly encourage you to compare the two sample codes so that you understand the differences and similarities between the two methods. The first example I'll show is the display of a list view in alternate row colors. First take a look at the sample code using the custom display function: "How to display a 2D array in GtkTreeView - Part 3 - with alternate row colors" Then study the sample code below that uses Elizabeth's method. Both will produce the sample output as shown below.

[Sample Code 530] How to load all widgets defined in a glade file all at once into an array?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:51:19 GMT

This is another PHP-GTK/Glade trick contributed by Dysmas de Lassus of France. When you're using PHP-GTK with Glade, normally we use the following to load the pointer to the widget 'entry1' defined in the glade file: $glade->get_widget('entry1'); Dysmas found it "bored" to have to load each widget one by one. So he found a way that allows him to load all the widgets defined in a glade file all at once into an array using just two lines as shown below.

[Sample Code 529] How to setup combobox with multi level options - Part 2 - display as hierarchical sub menus?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:27:26 GMT

This is another undocumented PHP-GTK2 feature discovered by Dysmas de Lassus of France. In the article "How to setup combobox with multi level options - Part 1 - display as tree structure" Dysmas showed us how to display a multi-level options in a combobox using a GtkTreeStore as shown below. Dysmas found out by adding just one more line, you can display the same multi-level options in the form of a hierarchical sub-menus as shown below.

[Sample Code 528] How to setup combobox with multi level options - Part 1 - display as tree structure?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:57:58 GMT

This is contributed by Dysmas de Lassus of France. In the article "How to setup and process GtkComboBox" we use a GtkListStore to store the options. Dysmas found out that if you use a GtkTreeStore instead of a GtkListStore, you can actually display a multi-level options as shown below. Interesting, huh!

[Sample Code 527] How to display a tree structure using GtkTreeView?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:57:48 GMT

I've showed you how to dispay a tree structure from an array in the article "How to display a tree structure from array" In that example, defining the tree and each node is quite troublesome. Suppose you would like to be able to define a tree as simple as the following: Level 1 + level 1.1 ++ level 1.1.1 ++ level 1.1.2 ++ level 1.1.3 +++ level 1.1.3.1 + level 1.2 ++ level 1.2.1 ++ level 1.2.2 + level 1.3 This example shows you how to process such a tree definition and populate them into a GtkTreeView as shown below. Note: For a practical use of this tree definition, you may want to refer to "How to setup combobox with multi level options - Part 1 - display as tree structure"

[Sample Code 526] How to set up a simple PING application?

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:29:50 GMT

This is in response to Vacendak's post titled "Networking Questions". He would like to see how a PING application is done using PHP-GTK2. So here it is. This sample code also shows you how you can retrieve the "output" from a command window and pipe it into your php-gtk application as shown below.

[Sample Code 525] How to unattach a widget from GtkTable or replace a GtkTable cell with another widget - Part 2?

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:23:58 GMT

This is in response to Peter's post titled "The opposite to GtkTable::attach()". He would like to be able to unattach a cell content and replace the cell with some other widgets. In particular, he has an original widget that spans from columns 14 to 20. He wants to replace this widget with one that spans columns 15 and 16 and a second one that spans columns 18-20. column 17 is to remain empty. In "Part 1", I've showed you how to replace a single cell widget with another single cell widget. In this Part 2, I will show you how to handle Peter's case with widgets that span across multiple rows and columns. For this case, you cannot use the technique as described in "Part 1" because each vbox may now span across different rows and columns. When you first run the sample code, you will see some of the GtkLabel's spanning across some rows and columns. When you click the button "Remove first two rows", the GtkLabel's of all the cells in the first two rows will be removed as shown below. When you click the button "Replace first two rows", the GtkLabel's of the cells in the first two rows will be replaced with some other GtkLabel's that span across different rows and columns as shown below.

[Sample Code 524] How to unattach a widget from GtkTable or replace a GtkTable cell with another widget - Part 1?

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:11:45 GMT

This is in response to Peter's post titled "The opposite to GtkTable::attach()". He would like to be able to unattach a cell content and replace the cell with some other widgets. In particular, he has an original widget that spans from columns 14 to 20. He wants to replace this widget with one that spans columns 15 and 16 and a second one that spans columns 18-20. column 17 is to remain empty. In this Part 1, I will first show you how to replace a single cell widget with another single cell widget. We will deal specifically with Peter's case in . When you first run the sample code, each cell of the GtkTable contains a GtkLabel. When you click the button "Remove first two rows", the GtkLabel's of all the cells in the first two rows will be removed as shown below. When you click the button "Replace first two rows", the GtkLabel's of all the cells in the first two rows will be replaced with GtkEtnry's as shown below.

[References] How to print barcode using GS k (ESC/POS Command)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:09:29 GMT

This article shows you how to use the GS k (ESC/POS Command) to print barcodes on the receipt printer. It's a bit complicated because there are different rules for the different barcode systems. Note: For all the following sample codes, I assume that the barcode is stored in the variable $barcode.

[Sample Code 523] How to extend GtkSpinButton?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:03:11 GMT

This is in response to Peter's post titled "extending GtkSpinButton". He would like to extend the GtkSpinButton class as shown below.

[Blog] Sample PHP-GTK2 + Glade Application - Notepad Application

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:11:48 GMT

If you're looking for sample applications using PHP-GTK2 + Glade, here's one more which I've just published on devshed.com: Link: Building Your Own Desktop Notepad Application Using PHP-GTK This article will show you how easy it is to build a desktop Notepad application using PHP-GTK2 + Glade. As with many other sample codes on this site, you will have the complete sample code + glade ...

[Sample Code 522] How to grab focus on GtkEntry in a GtkNotebook page - Part 1 - highlight all text on focus?

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:14:24 GMT

This is in response to Tropico's post titled "Finding first gtkentry widget into GtkNotebook page". He would like to grab_focus on the first GtkEntry widget of one page of the notebook when the page becomes active as shown below.

[Sample Code 521] How to create a popup menu when user right click on a GtkToolbar?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:13:06 GMT

This is in response to Vadi's post titled "How to make a popup menu on a GtkToolbar". He would like to create a popup menu when a user right-click on a GtkToolbar as shown below.

[Sample Code 520] How to get the position of a label or eventbox?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:56:05 GMT

This is in response to Neil's post titled "Get co-ordnates". He would like to find the position (x,y co-ordinates) of an eventbox, or a label as shown below.

[Sample Code 519] How to keep track of the image filenames of 12 drag and drop images - Part 5 - display tooltip?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:15 GMT

This is in response to Mote's post titled "2 questions about GtkImage". He has set up an application that allows drag-and-drop of 12 different images. And he would like to be able to retrieve the URI (or filenames) of these 12 images at some later time for processing. In "Part 1", you can only drag and drop one image at a time. In "Part 2", you can drag and drop multiple images at one go. In "Part 3", you can delete unwanted images with right mouse click. In "Part 4", images will be automatically scaled to 100 by 100 pixels if the image is larger than 100 by 100 pixels. In this Part 5, I'll show you how to display the image's URI in tooltip when the user hovers its mouse over an image as shown below.

[Sample Code 518] How to keep track of the image filenames of 12 drag and drop images - Part 4 - automatically scale image?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:58:31 GMT

This is in response to Mote's post titled "2 questions about GtkImage". He has set up an application that allows drag-and-drop of 12 different images. And he would like to be able to retrieve the URI (or filenames) of these 12 images at some later time for processing. In "Part 1", you can only drag and drop one image at a time. In "Part 2", you can drag and drop multiple images at one go. In "Part 3", you can delete unwanted images with right mouse click. In this Part 4, I'll show you how to automatically scale the image to size 100 by 100 pixels (when the width of height is greater than the 100 x 100) as shown below.

[Sample Code 517] How to keep track of the image filenames of 12 drag and drop images - Part 3 - delete image?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:26:12 GMT

[Sample Code 516] How to keep track of the image filenames of 12 drag and drop images - Part 2 - multiple images?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:13:46 GMT

[Sample Code 515] How to keep track of the image filenames of 12 drag and drop images - Part 1?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:04:06 GMT

[Sample Code 514] How to change the foreground and background color of some rows or columns in treeview?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:37:52 GMT

Setting the foreground or background color of a row in a treeview is easy. The "more challenging" part is actually specifying the default foreground/background color for all the other rows that you do not want to highlight. We have seen how to set the default foreground color in "How to change the foreground color of some rows or columns in treeview" In this example, I'll show you how to specify the "default background color" in a treeview as shown below.

[Blog] Compiling standalone PHP-GTK2 applications on windows using PriadoBlender

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:01:06 GMT

If you've been wondering how to compile standalone PHP-GTK2 applications on windows using PriadoBlender, I've just written an article explaining the details. Important Note: For now, PriadoBlender only works with the Gnope version of PHP-GTK (which is running PHP-GTK2 alpha version with PHP v5.1.4 and GTK+ v2.6.9). I'm sure the author of PriadoBlender will upgrade the program soon to work with PHP-GTK v2.0. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The ...

[Sample Code 513] How to change the foreground color of some rows or columns in treeview?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:36:47 GMT

In the article "How to change the font of some rows or columns in treeview" I shared with you how specify "default font" in a treeview. However, that method only works when you change the font to a different font, and want to change it back to the default font. Suppose you only want to change the foreground color of some of the rows. You want the rest of the rows to use the default foreground color. You will find that the method described in "How to change the font of some rows or columns in treeview" will not work in this case. In this example, I'll show you how to specify the "default foreground color" in a treeview.

[Blog] Setting the background color of GtkButton

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:44:39 GMT

I've written a sample code that shows how to set the background color of a GtkButton. Sample Code 23: How to set the background color of GtkButton? Some of you have written to me that the code does not work on your machine. The fix is as follows: Assuming you're using the latest php-gtk v2.0.1 Go to [php-gtk root folder]/etc/gtk-2.0 and open the file gtkrc ...

[Sample Code 512] How to change the font of some rows or columns in treeview?

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:57:32 GMT

This is a recent "trick" that I've found with regards to treeview. I've showed you how to change the font size of the row contents in a treeview in "How to change the font size in GtkTreeView - Part 2" Suppose you only want to change the font of some of the rows. You want the rest of the rows to use the default font. In this example, I'll show you how to specify "default font" in treeview.

[Sample Code 511] How to set up about dialog?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:48:23 GMT

Suppose you want to set an About dialog for your application. This can be easily done in PHP-GTK using GtkAboutDialog as shown below.

[Blog] interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:12:03 GMT

[Blog] PHP-GTK v2.0.1 with GD2 library

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:51:02 GMT

The latest windows binary of PHP-GTK v.2.0.1 from gtk.php.net does not come with the GD2 library. If you need to set up the php_gd2.dll, please refer to the following article: PHP-GTK v2.0.1 with GD2 library /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Sample Code 510] How to set up toolbar using GtkAction with custom toolbar icons?

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:56:39 GMT

This is in response to Kovu's post titled "Custom Toolbar Icons (not from stock!)" He would like to set up a toolbar using GtkAction. However, instead of using the stock images, he would like to set his own toolbar icons (say, from a pix buffer) as shown below. To see GtkAction in action, click the last two toolbuttons 'Grp 1' and 'Grp 2'. When you click 'Grp 1', the first three tool buttons will be activated. When you click 'Grp 2', the Start and Stop buttons will be activated.

[Sample Code 509] How to set up toolbar with custom toolbar icons?

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:17:06 GMT

This is in response to Kovu's post titled "Custom Toolbar Icons (not from stock!)" Instead of using the stock images, he would like to set his own toolbar icons (say, from a pix buffer) as shown below. The first three tool buttons are using stock images. The next two are using two .gif images, and the last two .png images.

[Sample Code 508] How to change the font and color of radio button labels?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:50:54 GMT

You would like to change the font and set the color of the labels of GtkCheckButtons as shown below.

[Sample Code 507] How to highlight and scroll to a particular row in treeview using row ID?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:22:17 GMT

Suppose you would have set up a treeview that allow the user to enter some search criteria to filter the listing. You would like to highlight the first occurence of a match and also scroll to that row as shown below.

[Sample Code 505] How to create vertical detachable toolbar with handle bar on top - Part 1?

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:01:53 GMT

This example is similar to that of "How to create detachable toolbar" The only difference is that in this example, the detachable toolbar is a vertical one with the handle bar on top as shown below.

[Sample Code 504] How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 5 - switch search column using tab key?

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:48:32 GMT

In "How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version" I showed you how to set up an interactive search on the windows platform using the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 and v2.0.1. Since we have spent so much time trying to "duplicate" the functionalities of the default interactive search for treeview, we might as well make it better than the default one. In this Part 5, the user can switch the search column by pressing the tab key in the popup search box. Note that the active search column is highlighted in green as shown below.

[Sample Code 503] How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 4 - automatically hide after 3 seconds?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:49:55 GMT

In "How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version" I showed you how to set up an interactive search on the windows platform using the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 and v2.0.1. In this Part 4, I added one more enhancement: the interactive search box will automatically disappear after 3 seconds of inactivity (just like the default interactive search), as shown below.

[Sample Code 502] How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 3 - start on any keypress?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:44:07 GMT

In "How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version" I showed you how to set up an interactive search on the windows platform using the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 and v2.0.1. In this Part 3, I added one more enhancement: on windows platform, the interactive search will automatically kicks in when you start typing any character in the treeview - just like what the users experience on the linux platform! Yes, you do not need to press Ctrl-F to start the interactive search as shown below!

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 3.5 Passing additional data to callback function - Part 2

Sat, 31 May 2008 16:45:16 GMT

Objective The additional data to be passed to the callback function can be of any valid PHP data type, e.g. integer, float, string, array, object, etc. This example achieves the same effect as the previous example except that we pass along an array instead of a string.

[Sample Code 501] How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 2 - OOP version using classes?

Sat, 31 May 2008 04:39:52 GMT

In "How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version" I showed you how to set up an interactive search on the windows platform using the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 and v2.0.1. In this Part 2, I present the same solution, but using the OOP (object-oriented programming) approach for those people who like using classes as shown below.

[Sample Code 500] How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version?

Sat, 31 May 2008 04:39:51 GMT

If you have tried the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 or v2.0.1 on the windows platform, you will know that there seems to be some bugs with the interactive search for GtkTreeview. The interactive search works in PHP-GTK2 alpha and beta versions, but not in v2.0 or v2.0.1. Carl shared with us a brilliant work-around he has found. This article shows a complete sample code using Carl's method as shown below. As there are many interesting techniques involved, to make it easier to understand, in this Part 1 you will find all the basic functionalities of the interactive search in place: * Press Ctrl-F to start interactive search. (Note that this is on windows platform. In the alpha and beta version, windows users need to press Ctrl-F to start the interactive search.) * You can exit the interactive search by pressing [Enter] or [Esc]. * You can also exit the search by clicking anywhere in the treeview. For part 1, I've used the plain PHP approach (that is, without using any classes or OOP - object-oriented programming). Although it's easier to understand the code, you will notice a lot of global variables sprinkling around. In "Part 2", for those who like using classes, I present the OOP version. You will find all the global variables and callback functions neatly encapsulated in the various classes. In Part 3, I added one more enhancement: on windows platform, the interactive search will automatically kicks in when you start typing any character in the treeview - just like what the users experience on the linux platform! Yes, you do not need to press Ctrl-F to start the interactive search!. In Part 4, I added one more enhancement: the interactive search box will automatically disappear after 3 seconds of inactivity.

[Sample Code 499] How to allow user to adjust volume using GtkVolumeButton - Part 2 - set custom image for volume button?

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:38:14 GMT

If you've tried the sample code from "How to allow user to adjust volume using GtkVolumeButton - Part 1" most likely you will get the error message that says: (php.exe:4888): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not find the icon 'audio-volume-muted'. The 'hicolor' theme was not found either, perhaps you need to install it. If you do not have the 'hicolor' theme, I'll show you in this article how to replace the default volume button icon with your own custom image so that the error message no longer appears as show below:

[Sample Code 498] How to allow user to adjust volume using GtkVolumeButton - Part 1?

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:36:12 GMT

In the article "How to set up volume control - Part 1 - using GtkVScale" we set up a vertical volume control using GtkVScale. In gtk+2.12, which is bundled with PHP-GTK v2.0, you can use the new widget called GtkVolumeButton to achieve the same functionality. The user interface is slightly different. It comes in the form of a button. When you click on it, a vertical scale will appear for you to adjust the volume as shown below. Note that the range of the volume is between 0.0 and 1.0, with a stepping of 0.02.

[Blog] PHP-GTK 2.0.1 released!

Fri, 23 May 2008 01:18:42 GMT

In case you're not aware, PHP-GTK 2.0.1 has just been released! I will try out some of the new features and let you know. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes p.s. I just tried the interactive search on treeview for the new version. Seems like it's still not fixed yet for the windows version. Something's different though. Last time in windows, you need to hit ...

[Sample Code 497] How to display a flat file database in treeview with dynamically created GtkListStore model - Part 1?

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:51:31 GMT

This is in response to Kovu's post titled "Dynamic Define Columns With GtkListStore". He has some flat file databases, each containing differing number of columns. He would like to be able to read in any of these flat file database, define the GtkListStore columns dynamically, and populate the data in a treeview as shown below.

[Sample Code 496] How to display a text file in GtkTextView with drag and drop?

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:46:14 GMT

You want to allow users to display a text file in a GtkTextView with drag-and-drop as shown below.

[Sample Code 495] How to read a text file into GtkTextView?

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:01:34 GMT

You want to read a text file into a GtkTextView as shown below.

[Sample Code 494] How to open an application at last window position and last window size?

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:44:38 GMT

In the article "How to open an application at last window position - works with multiple monitors" we have seen how to restore an application at last window position. Assuming your applications allow users to change the application window size. In this article, I'll show you how to restore an application at the last window size as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 3.4 Passing additional data to callback function - Part 1

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:09:12 GMT

Objective In HTML, we can use [input type="radio" name="radiogrp1" value="NY"]New York to attach a value to each radio item. When the user select, say New York, the value returned will be NY. We will achieve the same effect using php-gtk in this example.

[Sample Code 493] How to setup a button in GtkTreeView - Part 1?

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:02:56 GMT

At least for now, there is still no GtkCellRenderer yet to display a native button inside a treeview. However, since the main functionality of a button is to respond to button clicks, we can simulate a button using gif, png or jpg image files as shown below. To make the button more realistic, I used two gif images for the button one more button up, and one for button down.

[Sample Code 492] How to have a start stop button in GtkTreeView - Part 3 - update parent?

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:37:46 GMT

This is in response to Giovanni's post titled "a button with an image in it in a Treeview". In "Part 1", I've showed a solution using GtkListStore. In "Part 2", we used a tree store instead of list store. In this Part 3, we add a realtime total time elapsed to the project (which is the total sum of time elapsed for each individual activity) as shown below. We also add the following enhancements: * There was a lag of 1 second after you click the start button. This has been fixed. * Fixed the bug in which the timers starts when you click on the button_blank32.gif that goes with a project. * Wrote a format_time() function so that it can now displays time greater than 24 hrs

[Sample Code 491] How to have a start stop button in GtkTreeView - Part 2 - using treestore?

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:48:15 GMT

This is in response to Giovanni's post titled "a button with an image in it in a Treeview". In "Part 1", I've showed a solution using GtkListStore. In this Part 2, I present the same solution, but using GtkTreeStore instead of GtkListStore so that the projects and activities can be shown in a treeview manner as shown below. Note that I've also changed the millisecond timer to a seconds timer because it seems that having more than 6 concurrent millisecond timer running in a treeview seems to be a bit too taxing for the treeview. You can try it for yourself. The timer doesn't get updated often enough, even though we set the timeout at 1ms interval.

[Sample Code 490] How to have a start stop button in GtkTreeView - Part 1 - using liststore?

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:55:58 GMT

This is in response to Giovanni's post titled "a button with an image in it in a Treeview". He would like to have a button (with an image in it) in a GtkTreeView as shown below. When the user clicks on the start button of an activity, the start button will change to a stop button, and the corresponding timer of the activity will start running. When the user clicks on the stop button, the timer will stop, and the button will change back to "Start". The user may click the Start button again to continue the timer.

[Sample Code 489] How to grab a screenshot of your application?

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:15:35 GMT

You would like to grab a screenshot of your application and save it in a .png file as shown below.

[Sample Code 488] How to always open an application on the second monitor?

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:02:08 GMT

Suppose you have two monitors. You would like your PHP-GTK application to always open on the second monitor as shown below.

[Sample Code 487] How to hide and unhide tabs in GtkNotebook?

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:55:08 GMT

You have set up a GtkNotebook with multiple tabs. Suppose you would like to allow the users to hide and unhide tabs as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 3.3 Handling multiple signals with one signal handler - one more example

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:59:29 GMT

Objective Let's have one more example of handling multiple signals using only one signal handler. This time instead of GtkButton, we will use GtkRadioButton.

[Sample Code 486] How to move tabs between two notebooks with drag and drop?

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:20:17 GMT

You have set up two GtkNotebooks. This example shows you how you can move a tab (together with its contents) from one notebook to another using drag and drop as shown below. Before: After:

[Sample Code 485] How to highlight specific rows or cells in treeview?

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:24:48 GMT

This is in response to Paul's post titled "Access Treeview cell renderers". He would like to highlight some rows and cells based on some conditions. In this example, if there is some error, the respective rows will be highlighted in red. The filename of the respective row will also be bold as shown below. This example also illustrates one commonly used technique: the serial number appearing on the left-most column will always stay in running sequence - even when the user deleted some rows.

[Sample Code 484] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 6 - tooltip with GtkTable?

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:58:17 GMT

The new GtkTooltip is so flexible that you can even display a GtkTable in a tooltip as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_custom().

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 3.2 Handling three buttons with one signal handler

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:32:59 GMT

Objective In the previous example, we have one button, and one callback function to handle its button clicks. Suppose now we have three buttons. Of course, we could connect the button clicks to three separate callback functions. However, php-gtk also allows us to handle all the button clicks with just one signal handler.

[Sample Code 483] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 5 - tooltip with image and label below image?

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:16:43 GMT

In "Part 4", I've showed you how to display an image as well as a markup text in a tooltip. However, instead of display the label to the right of the image, you would like the image to be displayed below the image as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_custom().

[Sample Code 482] How to change the font and font size of GtkEntry?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:46:18 GMT

You would like to change the font and font size of a GtkEntry as shown below.

[Sample Code 481] How to print barcode label - Part 3 - UPC E barcodes?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:36:20 GMT

We have covered printing of EAN13 in "Part 1" and priting of UPC-A barcodes in "Part 2". In this Part 3, we will print UPC-E barcodes. The UPC-E barcode is the short form representation of a UPC number. It reduces the data length from 12 digits to 6 digits by compressing the extra zeros as shown below. It is generally used on products with very small packaging where a full UPC-A barcode couldn't reasonably fit. To learn more about the UPC-E format and how to convert from UPC-E to UPC-A, you may refer to the UPC-E Specification.

[Sample Code 480] How to print barcode label - Part 2 - UPC A barcodes?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:36:11 GMT

In "How to print barcode label - Part 1 - EAN13 barcodes" we have printed EAN13 barcodes on a receipt printer using the ESC/POS commands. In this Part 2, we will print UPC-A barcodes. The UPC-A is a barcode system widely used in the United States and Canada, especially for items in the retail stores. It's a 12-digit number with the last number as the check digit as shown below. To know what each digit means, you may refer to the UPC-A Specification.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 3.1 Signal basics

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:20:41 GMT

Objective Let's begin our understanding of signal handling with the button click example.

[Blog] Barcode printing on receipt printer

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:10:01 GMT

A receipt printer can not only print receipts. It can print barcodes too! The following article shows you how to print barcode labels with your receipt printer. Sample Code 479: How to print barcode label - Part 1 - EAN13 barcodes You can also find a list of ESC/POS Commands here: Quick Reference: ESC/POS Commands /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Sample Code 479] How to print barcode label - Part 1 - EAN13 barcodes?

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:20:59 GMT

This is in response to Mdchocho's post titled "Print barcode label". He would like to know how to print barcode labels from within PHP-GTK application. Printing barcode labels is a standard function in a POS (Point-of-Sales) system. With PHP-GTK2, you can also easily design a standalone application just for bulk printing of barcodes. In this example, you will have a text entry to enter the barcode which you want to appear in the label. You can type the barcode manually. Or, if you have a barcode scanner, you can simply scan the product and the barcode will appear automatically in the textentry. When you press Enter, or click the "Print Label" button, the barcode will appear in the receipt printer as shown below. In this Part 1, I will first show you the printing of EAN13 barcodes, as this is the easiest and most straightforward. Some other barcode formats such as UPC-A (which is very common in United States) are not that straightforward. We'll cover the printing of UPC-A barcodes in Part 2.

[Sample Code 478] How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 4 - with auto scaling to a max width of 24?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:09:24 GMT

You have displayed a list of thumbnail images for selection using the technique as outlined in "How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView" Howver, as the images are of different width, you would like to auto scale each image to a maximum width. In this example, the original images are all of width=49. You will see that all of them have been scaled to a width of 24 as shown below.

[Sample Code 476] How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 8 - another method of passing along complex drag info - OOP ver 1?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:28:58 GMT

This is the OOP version of "How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 7 - another method of passing along complex drag info". There are two approaches to this. In this article, I presented version 1 which uses OOP at the application level as shown below. "How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 9 - another method of passing along complex drag info - OOP ver 2" will show you another approach using OOP at the widget level.

[Blog] Drag-and-drop complex data structures

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:26:06 GMT

If you're using drag-and-drop and need to include complex data (or multibyte characters) in your drag data, you'll find that sometimes using PHP's serialize() doesn't work. Here's a solution: Non-OOP version: Sample Code 475: How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 7 - another method of passing along complex drag info OOP version: Sample Code 476: How to drag and drop between 2 ...

[Blog] Running GtkHTML scripts without using gconfd-2.exe | php script.php

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:12:49 GMT

If you're using GtkHTML in your PHP-GTK app, learn this wonderful trick shared by Mario Staas that allows you to run these scripts just like a normal php-gtk script without the need to type gconfd-2.exe | php script.php in the command window. Sample Code 474: How to display html text using gtkhtml - Part 2 /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Sample Code 475] How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 7 - another method of passing along complex drag info?

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:00:49 GMT

[Sample Code 474] How to display html text using gtkhtml - Part 2?

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:12 GMT

Mario Staas emailed me this tip on running PHP-GTK apps that uses GtkHTML. As pointed out in the article "How to display html text using gtkhtml" to run scripts with GtkHTML, you have to type the following in the command window: gconfd-2.exe | php script.php Mario Staas found a much easier and elegant way to run these GtkHTML scripts as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] Chapter 3 Signal Handling

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:28:51 GMT

[Sample Code 473] How to apply styles to GtkTextView using GtkTextTag - Part 2 - toggle the formatting on and off?

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:38:53 GMT

I've showed you how to apply styles to GtkTextView / GtkTextBuffer (e.g. bold, italic, underline, font color and highlight) in "How to apply styles to GtkTextView using GtkTextTag - Part 1" This article shows you how to toggle these styles on and off using the same format buttons as shown below. Note: This sample code in this article is contributed by Dysmas. It's a follow-up of another sample code contributed by him: "How to have a popup textview for editing of long text"

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.17 Summary

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:25:46 GMT

Here's a quick summary of what we have learned in this chapter: With proper use of GtkHBox, GtkVBox, and a good understanding of the Expand and Fill parameter, you can achieve precise positioning, layout and sizing of the widgets in php-gtk2. We introduced the spring box model that would allow you to easily "visualize" the effect of the expand parameter. Whenever set_size_request() does not seem ...

[Sample Code 472] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 4 - tooltip with markup text and image?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:56:00 GMT

In "Part 3", I've showed you how to display an image in a tooltip. In this Part 4, we will display an image as well as a markup text in the tooltip as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_markup(), GtkTooltip::set_icon().

[Sample Code 471] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 3 - tooltip with image?

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:40:31 GMT

In , I've showed you how to display tooltip with markup text on a GtkButton. In this Part 3, instead of displaying text, we will display an image (using GtkImage with any standard graphics format such as .gif, .jpg, .png, etc.) as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_custom().

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.16 A form with three fields - Part 3

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:18:07 GMT

Objective In the previous example, the field label is centered. We will fix this to make it right-justified. We'll fix this in this example.

[Sample Code 470] How to have a popup textview for editing of long text?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:51:55 GMT

Dysmas sent me this interesting and very useful sample code that allows you to have a popup textview for editing of long text. For example, you have set up a form that prompts the user for feedback as shown below. If the user wants to enter a lot of text in the comments field (e.g. he would like to attach some sample codes), he can double click in the comments field which will popup a bigger textview for him to enter. By default, a double click in a textview will select and highlight a word. You might want to see from this example how to intercept the double-click to popup the textview in a dialog box.

[Sample Code 469] How to setup GtkEntryCompletion with match selected signal - Part 2?

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:17:31 GMT

This is in response to Zach's post titled "GtkEntryCompletion to autofill multiple fields". If you have followed the solution in "Part 1", there is one case you need to take care of. That is, even though you have set up GtkEntryCompletion, it's possible that the user decides to type the whole state code himself/herself and press Enter (e.g. AZ) without choosing anything from the auto-completion list. In this case we need to use the signal "activate" so that the state name will be populated as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.15 A form with three fields - Part 2

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:24:23 GMT

Objective In the previous example, we have displayed a form with three fields. However, the layout is not right, and the button is too wide. We'll fix this in this example.

[Sample Code 468] How to setup GtkEntryCompletion with match selected signal - Part 1?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:41:56 GMT

This is in response to Zach's post titled "GtkEntryCompletion to autofill multiple fields". He has set up a GtkEntryCompletion similar to the following: When the user has selected a state code, say "AZ", without pressing any other key or button, he would like some GtkEntry fields to be immediately populated with relevant data. In this example, I populate another GtkEntry field with the corresponding state name "Arizona" as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.14 A form with three fields - Part 1

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:25:11 GMT

Objective In this example, we will expand the form to include three fields. Take a look at the sample output. Yes, I know the layout is not right, and the button is too wide. And you may say that why not do this with GtkTable? Well, be patient. I just want to show you that with simple widgets like GtkHBox and GtkVBox, we can ...

[Sample Code 467] How to set up a stopwatch accurate to hundredth of a second?

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:56:44 GMT

The method we've used in "How to set up a countdown timer - Part 3 - accurate to hundredth of a second" allows us to set up a stopwatch accurate to a hundredth of a second as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.13 A simple form with only one entry field

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:56 GMT

Objective A form is very common in php-gtk applications. Each field usually has a label plus an entry box for user to enter inputs. We will now learn how to display such entry fields. For this example, we will start with only one field.

[Sample Code 466] How to set up a countdown timer - Part 3 - accurate to hundredth of a second?

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:24:35 GMT

The method we've used in "How to set up a countdown timer - Part 2 - a more accurate timer" allows us to set up a countdown timer accurate to a hundredth of a second as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.12 Add a Quit button that always stay at top right-hand corner

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:01:29 GMT

Objective Let's have one more example on the combined use of spacer and expandable_spacer. Suppose now you want to add a Quit button such that this button will always stay at the top right-hand corner, no matter how the user resize the window.

[Sample Code 465] How to set up a countdown timer - Part 2 - a more accurate timer?

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:06:56 GMT

This is in response to Nitro7's post titled "Countdown Timer". In "Part 1", I've presented a solution using Gtk::timeout_add(). However, I find that sometimes when the application or system is too busy, the timeout event doesn't always trigger at exactly one second interval. (Remember all the events always need to line up in an events queue.) As a result, the timer is not too accurate after running for a while. In this Part 2, I present a more accurate version of the countdown timer as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.11 Introducing the expandable spacer

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:42:35 GMT

Objective Now that we have the useful spacer() function, let's also create another very useful function - the expandable_spacer() function! As an example on the use of expandable_spacer(), let's assume now you want the three buttons in the previous example to always stay at the bottom of the window.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.10 Introducing the spacer

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:42:24 GMT

Objective It's a good time now to introduce the spacer function, which you will find useful in all the php-gtk applications that you'll be working on.

[Sample Code 464] How to set up a countdown timer - Part 1?

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:33:30 GMT

This is in response to Nitro7's post titled "Countdown Timer " When a button is pressed in an application, he wants another window to open up that displays a minute and second countdown as shown below. When the time is up, an alert message will be displayed:

[Sample Code 463] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 2 - markup text?

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:43:56 GMT

In "Part 1", I've showed you how to display tooltip as plain text on a GtkButton. In this Part 2, instead of plain text, we will display the tooltip as markup text as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_markup().

[Sample Code 462] How to display tooltip on buttons using GtkTooltip - Part 1 - plain text?

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:24:03 GMT

GtkTooltip is a new widget introduced in gtk+ 2.12. It was intended to replace the other widget GtkTooltips. We'll learn about the new GtkTooltip through a series of examples. Theoretically, GtkTooltip works on any GtkWidget. I used GtkButton in this example. But you can try it on other widgets such as GtkLabel and GtkImage. In this Part 1, I will show how to display tooltip as plain text on a GtkButton as shown below. Key method used: GtkTooltip::set_text().

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.9 Precise positioning of buttons

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:49:02 GMT

Objective In the previous example, we have arbitrarily left a gap between the buttons. Suppose now you want to this gap to be exactly of 10 pixels wide between the buttons.

[Sample Code 461] How to display tooltips in GtkTreeView - Part 4?

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:20:44 GMT

This is the first of a series of articles to showcase some of the new widgets and methods in the new release of PHP-GTK v2.0, which incorporates gtk+v2.12. The first I would like to show is the new widget GtkTooltip. This is a very exciting widget, because with this, you can add tooltip to almost any standard GtkWidget. Since GtkTreeView is a subclass of GtkWidget, it means you can now add tooltip to a GtkTreeView, as shown in the example below!

[Blog] GtkTooltip for GtkTreeView

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:44:10 GMT

I finally have some time to sit down and explore the new PHP-GTK v2.0 release. The first one I tried was displaying tooltip for treeview with the use of the new widget GtkTooltip. It was a lot of trials and errors, because there was not much documentation. I could get the whole row, or whole column to display the same tooltip. But how ...

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.8 Have 3 buttons of size 60x36 at top left-hand corner

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:31:09 GMT

Objective Suppose now you want the button to be exactly of the size 96 x 36.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.7 Set the size of button

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:41:50 GMT

Objective Suppose now you want the button to be exactly of the size 96 x 36.

[Sample Code 460] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView with GtkTreeModelFilter - Part 2 - left to right insert?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:47:42 GMT

This is in response to Wim Stockman's post titled "Drag Drop between 2 filtered GtkIconViews". This solution is similar to that of "How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 2 - left to right insert" The only difference is that this one uses GtkTreeModelFilter on top of a GtkListStore. This allows filtering of selected thumbnail images in the GtkIconView as shown below. Key methods used: GtkTreeModelFilter::convert_iter_to_child_iter(), GObject::emit_stop_by_name(signal).

[Sample Code 459] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView with GtkTreeModelFilter - Part 1 - left to right append?

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:03:28 GMT

This is in response to Wim Stockman's post titled "Drag Drop between 2 filtered GtkIconViews". This solution is similar to that of "How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 1 - left to right append" The only difference is that this one uses GtkTreeModelFilter on top of a GtkListStore. This allows filtering of selected thumbnail images in the GtkIconView as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.6 Center the button horizontally and vertically

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:39:38 GMT

Objective You have centered the button horizontally in the previous example as shown below: What if you want the button to be centered both horizontally and vertically?

[Sample Code 458] How to setup two filtered lists of thumbnail images using GtkIconView with GtkTreeModelFilter?

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:25:46 GMT

You have displayed a filtered list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView and GtkTreeModelFilter in "How to setup a filtered list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView with GtkTreeModelFilter" Suppose you would like to have two such filtered lists thumbnail images, one on the left and the other on the right, as shown below. Note: if you're new to PHP-GTK, this is also a good example that shows you how we can handle two sets of radio buttons with just one single signal handler.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.5 Center the button horizontally

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:13:14 GMT

Objective You have right aligned the button in the previous example as shown below: What if you want the button to be centered horizontally?

[Sample Code 457] How to setup a filtered list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView with GtkTreeModelFilter?

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:47:42 GMT

You have displayed a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView as shown below. Suppose you would like to allow users to do some filtering such that only the blue and green images are displayed as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.4 Right align the button

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:19:42 GMT

Objective In the previous example, you have displayed the button in its default size as shown below: What if we want the button to be right aligned?

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.3 Display the button in default size

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:07:31 GMT

Objective By right, the default size of a GtkButton corresponds to the size of its label. However, as you have seen in the previous few examples, it is always displayed extending across the entire width of the screen as shown below: In this example, we will see how to display a button in its default size.

[Sample Code 456] How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 3 - hide text label and add tooltip?

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:21:07 GMT

You have displayed a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView as described in the article "How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView" In Part 2, you have hidden the text label of the thumbnail image. In this Part 3, we will add a tooltip so that the text label will appear will the user hovers the mouse over the thumbnail image as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.2 Understand the Fill parameter

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:52:18 GMT

Objective Now that we've understood the expand parameter. Let's move on to the fill parameter.

[Sample Code 455] How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 2 - hide text label?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:06:56 GMT

You have displayed a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView as described in the article "How to display a list of thumbnail images using GtkIconView" Suppose the images itself are already self-explanatory, and you do not require any text labels beneath each image. You would like to display only the images as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 2.1 Understand the Expand parameter

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:34:21 GMT

Objective Are you confused about the expand parameter that exists in the methods of many widgets? Read this chapter. You'll never get confused again!

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] Chapter 2 Size & Positioning

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:46:28 GMT

In developing any desktop applications, the first task is usually laying out the widgets.

[Sample Code 454] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 4 - prevent drag and drop to same view?

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:23:48 GMT

Suppose you have displayed two lists of thumbnail images using GtkIconView, and you would like to allow users to drag and drop images between the two views. If you've tried the sample code in "Part 3", you will find that it has one potential problem. If the user tries to drag an image and drop it in the same view, the program does not respond correctly. In this Part 4, we will fix this (i.e. preventing users from dragging and dropping to same view) as shown below.

[Sample Code 453] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 3 - both directions with insert?

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:28:49 GMT

Suppose you have displayed two lists of thumbnail images using GtkIconView, and you would like to allow users to drag and drop images between the two views. In this Part 3, we will allow drag and drop between the two views in both directions (i.e. left to right and right to left) as shown below.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 1.5 Resize application window

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:46:37 GMT

Objective We will resize the application window to 400 x 200 in this example.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 1.4 Adding two or more widgets

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:22:36 GMT

Objective Up until now, we have only added one widget to GtkWindow - either a label or a button. Suppose we want to add both the label and the button.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 1.3 Responding to button click

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:57:49 GMT

Objective We've displayed a button in the previous example. Now we will respond to button clicks.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 1.2 Display a button

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:34:59 GMT

Objective Let's use another widget in this example - a button.

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] 1.1 Hello World!

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:02:14 GMT

Objective Let's get started learning php-gtk2 with this simple yet complete "hello world!" script. We will also understand the four key lines that constitute a standard php-gtk2 script. You will see these four lines in almost all the sample codes in this book.

[Sample Code 452] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 2 - left to right insert?

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:29:31 GMT

Suppose you have displayed two lists of thumbnail images using GtkIconView, and you would like to allow users to drag and drop images between the two views. In "Part 1", the dropped image is appended to the end of the dropped view. In this Part 2, I'll show you how to insert image at the dropped location.

[Blog] ebook "PHP-GTK2 Demystified" - now available online!

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:27:41 GMT

It's not Christmas. But yes, I've decided to make my ebook "PHP-GTK2 Demystified" freely available online. If you've not heard about this book, here's the details. And here's the link to the book: PHP-GTK2 Demystified - Master the three Key Concepts of PHP-GTK2 Happy reading! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[PHP-GTK2 Demystified] PHP-GTK2 Demystified - Master the three Key Concepts of PHP-GTK2

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:39:37 GMT

PHP-GTK v2.0 has just been released! To encourage more people to learn about this exciting and powerful tool, I've decided to make my ebook "PHP-GTK2 Demystified" freely available online.

[Sample Code 451] How to drag and drop between two thumbnail images using GtkIconView - Part 1 - left to right append?

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:40:28 GMT

Suppose you have displayed two lists of thumbnail images using GtkIconView, and you would like to allow users to drag and drop images between the two views. In this Part 1, we will show how to drag and drop images from left to right only. Also, in this example, the dropped images will be appended to the end of the dropped view. In Part 2, we will show you how to insert image at the dropped location.

[Sample Code 450] How to set up menu and toolbars using GtkAction - Part 2 - GtkAction in action?

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:52:24 GMT

In case you're still puzzled by why going through all the troubles of creating menus and toolbars using GtkAction, I think this example should clarify your doubts. What's interesting about this example: * Set up both menus and toolbars in one go using GtkAction. * When the application is first started, only the File New and File Open menu/toolbar item is active. * Once a file is created or opened, we activate all the editing menu/toolbar items with the one-liner: $actiongrp['open']->set_sensitive(true); * When the user closes the document, we deactivate all the editing menu/toolbar items with the one-liner: $actiongrp['open']->set_sensitive(false); as shown below.

[Blog] all 400+ sample codes now PHP-GTK v2.0 compatible!

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:39:58 GMT

Took me two whole nights to convert all the 400+ sample codes on this website so that all of them can now be run with the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 release! This means that you have now 400+ ready-to-run examples for the PHP-GTK v2.0 release - with coverage of more than 95% of all the available GTK widgets. Of course, all these examples are still ...

[Blog] PHP-GTK Explorer v1.05

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:32:13 GMT

I've just released PHP-GTK Explorer v1.05. This version now works with the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 release, so that you can now explore all the new widgets (e.g. GtkBuilder) and new methods (e.g. GtkTreeView now supports tooltip!) Download a copy now! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] PHP-GTK v2.0 - adding gd2

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:55:51 GMT

The default windows binary available from the official site does not include the gd2 library. In case you need this library, you can get the libraries from Elizabeth Smith's blog. (Note: she's the one who compiled the windows binary in the official php-gtk site). 1. Goto http://perisama.net/downloads, navigate to "MSVC6", then "PHP-5.2.5", "Release", and "ext". You will see the file php_gd2.dll there. 2. Download the ...

[Blog] PHP-GTK v2.0 - adding GtkHtml and GtkExtra

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:53:38 GMT

The default windows binary available from the official site comes packaged with php_gtk_libglade2.dll and php_gtk_sourceview2.dll. GtkHtml and GtkExtra are not included yet. In case you need these two libraries, you can get the libraries from Elizabeth Smith's blog. (Note: she's the one who compiled the windows binary in the official php-gtk site). 1) Download the following file from http://perisama.net/downloads/GTK/: php5.3-php-gkt2cvs.zip (July 28, 2008. Note: Seems ...

[Sample Code 449] How to dynamically scale a bar graph using scrollbars - Part 5 - x and y directions with one scrollbar?

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:48:06 GMT

Part 5: After playing with the code from Part 4 for a while, I find that it might be more convenient for the user to have only one scroll bar to scale both the x- and y-axis together.

[Blog] PHP-GTK 2 released yesterday!

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:46:33 GMT

PHP-GTK version 2.0 is finally here! See the official release notes and the changelog. There is also a new windows binary available. However, note that the new release incorporated gtk+2.12. There are some key changes in gtk+2.12. For example, constants such as Gtk::TYPE_STRING are now changed to GObject::TYPE_STRING. So some of your existing applications might not work with this new release... /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for ...

[Sample Code 448] How to dynamically scale a bar graph using scrollbars - Part 4 - x and y directions?

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:48:20 GMT

In this Part 4, we will combine the codes from Part 2 and Part 3 so that the users now have the vscrollbar for scaling the y-axis and the hscrollbar for scaling the x-axis.

[Sample Code 447] How to dynamically scale a bar graph using scrollbars - Part 3 - x direction?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:05:36 GMT

In this Part 3, we will setup a hscrollbar for scaling the x-axis.

[Sample Code 446] How to dynamically scale a bar graph using scrollbars - Part 2 - align bottom left?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:55:02 GMT

In this Part 2, we will position the graph such that it's always at the bottom left of the window (so that there's less 'movement' when the user scales the image).

[Sample Code 445] How to dynamically scale a bar graph using scrollbars - Part 1 - y direction?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:23:30 GMT

This is in response to Paamayim's post titled 'smooth scrolling for a gtkimage drawing'. He has set up a bar graph and wants to allow the user to dynamically change the scale of the x-axis and y-axis through the scrollbars as shown below. As there are quite a number of techniques involved, to make it easier to follow, I've spread the techniques over 5 parts. In this Part 1, we will first add a vscrollbar to the graph so that users can scale the y-axis.

[Blog] Direct loading of gd2 image into php-gtk

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:29:13 GMT

The php-gtk2 beta version now supports direct loading of gd2 image into php-gtk. $im = imagecreate(360, 200); $pixbuf = GdkPixbuf::new_from_gd($im); $img = GtkImage::new_from_Pixbuf($pixbuf); You can view a full sample code here: How to draw a simple bar graph using GD2? /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] PHP-GTK Explorer v1.04

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:53:25 GMT

Have just added "PHP-GTK Explorer" to the new site: PHP-GTK Explorer It's now version 1.04. For registered members, log in, and you will see the download link on the page. Enjoy! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Opening an application at last window position

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:41:44 GMT

Fragarach 87 posted a question related to opening an application in the second monitor. After some trials and errors, I came up with a sample code that allows you to open an application at the last window position: Sample Code 438: How to open an application at last window position - works with multiple monitors? The above works with multiple monitors too! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for ...

[Blog] GtkAction and GtkActionGroup

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:35:13 GMT

[Blog] New addition: Browse sample codes by widgets

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:06:35 GMT

For those who like to view a screenshot of the output of the sample codes, you'll be happy to find this new module: Browse Sample Codes by Widgets. Enjoy! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] New addition: List sample codes by widgets

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:20:29 GMT

Have just added the module: List Sample Codes by Widgets. This is the "Table of Contents" in version 1 of this website. It groups sample codes by widgets, e.g. GtkButton, GtkLabel, GtkTreeview, etc. Covers more than 90% of all the available widgets in PHP-GTK2. p.s. I did my best to group these sample codes. If you find any examples that are grouped in the ...

[Blog] New addition: Browse all sample codes

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:42:55 GMT

You have now two choices to browse the entire 400+ PHP-GTK2 sample codes: List All Sample Codes will lists all sample codes by titles only. Browse Sample Codes will show the title of each sample code together with a screenshot of the output. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Setting the background image of GtkWindow

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:16:48 GMT

Suppose you want to place a background image in a GtkWindow. To make this background image always stay at the top left is relatively easy. But to make the image always stay at the top or bottom right (no matter how the user changes the window size), it becomes a challenge. By writing the image directly onto the underlying GdkWindow, you can place ...

[Blog] Glade3 v3.4.1 for windows - just released!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:36 GMT

[Blog] The treeview column header - setting the background color and popping up menu

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:19:21 GMT

Here are two challenging problems related to the treeview column header: How to set the background color of the column header of a treeview? How to display context sensitive popup menu with right mouse click on treeview column header? Both are related. So if you know the solution to one, you'll know the solution for the other. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Two new blogs on PHP-GTK2

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:13:23 GMT

It's great to see more and more PHP-GTK2 related sites/blogs springing up. Here are two new ones: Linde002::PHP-GTK by Robert van der Linde Object Oriented PHP-GTK2 by Bob Majdak Jr Both contains interesting sample codes and tutorials on PHP-GTK2. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] New addition: sudoku

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:16:01 GMT

Need a break reading all these PHP-GTK2 sample codes? Have a game of sudoku! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] New addition: search module

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:30:15 GMT

There are now more than 400 sample codes on this site. To allow you to easily locate the sample codes you have in mind, I've just added a search module to the site. This uses the familiar google search engine. So it's very fast, accurate and powerful. Enjoy! /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] New Year, New Look!

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:43:38 GMT

Happy New Year to you! To start this exciting new year, I've given this site a new look. The migration involves a lot more work than I thought. So please bear with me as I try to migrate the rest of the stuff over... /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Writing a point-of-sales (POS) system using PHP-GTK2

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:07:33 GMT

If you are developing a point-of-sales (POS) system, you will find that PHP-GTK2 has everything you need to develop a full-fledge POS system. Here are two articles I've written that shows the interface to the receipt printer and cash drawers: How to interface to receipt printer in a point of sale system? How to kick open the cash drawer of a point of sale system? /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The ...

[Blog] Display images as options in radio buttons and check boxes

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:31:57 GMT

Suppose you are writing some PHP-GTK2 applications that require the selection of colors using radiobuttons or check buttons as shown below: The standard radio buttons and check buttons only display text labels. To display images as options, here are the sample codes: How to setup radio buttons with images as options - Part 1? How to setup radio buttons with images as options - Part 2? How ...

[Blog] Rollover effect and flashing of buttons

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:32:35 GMT

While trying to explore and fix the "setting the background color of GtkButton" problem as explained in this article, I created a couple more examples that make use of the setting of background colors of buttons: How to create rollover effect for buttons - Part 1? How to create rollover effect for buttons - Part 2? How to create rollover effect for checkboxes? How to create ...

[Blog] Setting the background color of buttons

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:07:48 GMT

Quite a number of people wrote to me to say that the sample code I've given in: How to set the background color of GtkButton? doesn't work. I tested it on both windows and linux. Both worked on my machines. But after some investigation, I found out that some versions of the php-gtk DO have problem setting the background color. I'm not sure if it's a bug ...

[Blog] Second book on Glade: "Mastering Glade for PHP-GTK2"

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:34:19 GMT

Have just released my second ebook on Glade: Highlights of the book: Covers all the most commonly used GTK widgets Covers the latest version: Glade v3.4.0 Complete sample codes and glade files More information here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/ebooks/ebook04/ /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] PHP-GTK Explorer v1.04

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:19:50 GMT

Have just released PHP-GTK Explorer v1.04. The main improvement is that: In v1.03, if you type GtkV and select GtkVBox from the pulldown list, it won't appear in the history popup list (when you press F8). Have fixed this in v1.04. More details here. Download the new version here. /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] handling concurrent button clicks

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:52:36 GMT

Saw Benjamin Smith post titled "Preventing concurrent processing". I thought this is an interesting one. As you start to design more complicated applications using PHP-GTK2, you will soon find that you will face the same problem, i.e. how to process concurrent signals that might be generated by different the widgets? Spent some time first to come out with an example to illustrate the problem ...

[Blog] More examples on GtkTreeView

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:39:59 GMT

There are still many new stuff I'm learning about GtkTreeView everyday. Below are some new examples on GtkTreeView. They are all related to the situation when you have multiple lines in the treeview. How to have multiple lines in a cell of GtkTreeView - Part 1? How to have multiple lines in a cell of GtkTreeView - Part 2 - valign top? How to have the ...

[Blog] set up combobox in treeview with colors

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:29:52 GMT

Suppose you have set up combobox in treeview using GtkCellRendererCombo. Andre Colomb wrote to me in Aug 2007 with the first method of color-coding the options of the pulldown menu: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/set-up-combobox-in-treeview-with-colors---Part-1.php He wrote to me again in Oct 2007 with a second method of displaying the options in color: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/articles/set-up-combobox-in-treeview-with-colors---Part-3.php Do take a look at the second method. It's really cool, allowing you to do other ...

[Blog] reordering

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:18:17 GMT

Here are three examples related to "reordering" in PHP-GTK2: How to reorder columns in a treeview? How to allow reordering of tabs in GtkNotebook? How to allow reordering of thumbnail images in GtkIconView - Part 1? /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Glade3 v3.4.0 for windows!

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:31:49 GMT

[Blog] Finetune interactive search in GtkTreeView

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:20:03 GMT

If you're running PHP-GTK2 on windows, some of you might not be aware of the interactive search feature in GtkTreeView. On linux, by default, when you start typing some characters in a treeview, you will automatically see a popup search box. On window, you have to type a CTRL-F to see this popup interactive search box. There are a quite a number of ways you ...

[Blog] PHP-GTK Explorer v1.03 - Three New Exciting Features Added!

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:36:04 GMT

Have just added three new exciting features to PHP-GTK Explorer v1.03: Search for methods For example, type in set_size_request, you will find it belongs to GtkWidget. If you're not sure of the complete spelling, you can even typing in set_size or just size! Search for signals For example, type in clicked, all the widgets containing the signal 'clicked' will be listed. Do you know there are ...

[Blog] new book: PHP-GTK2 Cookbook Vol.2 - Advanced Recipes

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:26:39 GMT

Looking for new insights and ideas? Want to sharpen your PHP-GTK2 skills? Then you'll want this book... Highlights of the book: Advanced tips and techniques on PHP-GTK2 Sharpen your PHP-GTK2 skills Get new insights and ideas More information here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/ebooks/ebook03// /kksou http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2 The place for php-gtk2 sample codes

[Blog] Today kksou.com turns 1 year old!

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:11:12 GMT

It's amazing how time flies. kksou.com is one year old today! I started kksou.com one year ago, on September 12, 2006. I could only do this in my spare time - after my work, after playing with my kids and after they go to bed. I would then make a cup of coffee and start writing the recipe for the day. I set ...

[Blog] Laying out widgets using GtkHTML

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:03:21 GMT

When I first started using PHP-GTK2, I find the most confusing (and at that time frustrating) part in learning PHP-GTK2 is the layout of widgets. In HTML, I can easily use tables, or CSS, to position and align any text, graphics or input elements I want. Of course, once you have learned how to use hbox's, vbox's and the expand parameters, this will become ...

[Blog] Creating your own HTML Editor using GtkHTML

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:32:29 GMT

If you're impressed with how well GtkHTML renders HTML, you will be impressed too with its editing capabilities. Take a look at the following sample output: And the complete sample code: How to create an html editor using gtkhtml - Part 2? Almost all the most commonly used HTML tags are supported by GtkHTML's internal editing command. However, as I've mentioned in the article above, I still ...

[Blog] Let's have some fun with GtkHTML!

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:33:01 GMT

Finally found some time last week to really sit down and explore GtkHTML. The GtkHTML has been quite "neglected" in the past because it has never been available in the Gnope version or alpha release. However, with the recent beta release of PHP-GTK2, GtkHTML comes pre-built in the windows binary. So if you are already running the beta release, this widget is right ...

[Blog] Install PHP-GTK2 on windows - now as easy as 1-2-3

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:20:52 GMT

Thanks to the note from Robert Clancy of Australia. I re-looked at my original article on "How to install PHP-GTK2 on windows". Yes, it's a bit messy and not too clear. I did another round of tests of the various windows installation packages available, and found the beta release available from the official PHP-GTK2 website the easiest to install. Setting up PHP-GTK2 on windows ...

[Blog] Remove nodes from a treestore

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:46:45 GMT

In case you need to remove nodes from a GtkTreeStore, here are three sample codes: How to remove nodes from GtkTreeView - Part 1? How to remove nodes from GtkTreeView - Part 2 - highlight remains? How to remove nodes from GtkTreeView - Part 3 - remove child nodes only? Of particular interest is the use of the "additional GtkTreeModel functionality" implemented by Andrei Zmievski. ...

[Blog] new book: PHP-GTK2 Cookbook Vol.1 - GtkTreeView

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:13:36 GMT

There have been numerous requests to have the sample codes on this website compiled into one single pdf. So here it is - the first one of them: PHP-GTK2 Cookbook Volume 1 - GtkTreeView. Highlights of the book: * 84 recipes of PHP-GTK2 JUST ON GtkTreeView - from basic to advanced! * Included 9 Advanced Recipes from members-only site. * No ads. No side bars. Just the ...

[Blog] Set up combobox in treeview with options in colored background

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:47:20 GMT

Andre Colomb sent me a very interesting and useful sample code. Quoted from his email: "I've been trying to mess around with GtkCellRendererCombo some more. In my application, there are several combo boxes to select a value between 1 and 10. For the user to see which is good and which is bad, I set the background color for each cell in the combo ...

[Blog] PHP-GTK Explorer v1.02

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:14:13 GMT

Have just released PHP-GTK Explorer v1.02. Thank you for those who have given me encouraging feedback. Glad some of you find this tool useful. Also, sincere thanks to those who informed me of the bugs they have found. Please keep this flowing so that I can improve on this tool. This version fixed three bugs reported by Luis and Fernand: Reported by Luis Martinez Ulloa (15 ...