# Desktop **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=10 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 11 --- ## [How to make wxRuby work with Aptana Studio 3?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-wxruby-work-with-aptana-studio-3/226383)
**Author:** [@rpk2006](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rpk2006)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-wxruby-work-with-aptana-studio-3/226383 "2012-09-09T09:34:45Z")
I installed Ruby 1.9.3 and also wxRuby using: gem install wxruby. I installed Aptana Studio 3 and want to know how to make Aptana recognize wxRuby? --- ## [\[ANN\] Ruby-GNOME2 1.1.5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-1-5/222471)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-1-5/222471 "2012-08-29T16:02:01Z")
Hi, The Ruby-GNOME2 project released Ruby-GNOME2 1.1.5: http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?News\_20120829\_1 This is a network support improvement release! === Install % gem install gtk2 === Changes ==== Rub… --- ## [Gtk::ItemFactory, create\_items](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-itemfactory-create-items/222454)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-itemfactory-create-items/222454 "2012-08-29T00:03:16Z")
First off, I’m not having a problem here, other that tying to understand how something is actually working. I was writing a new GUI the other day, and was looking at a chunk of code I generally just cut and paste into… --- ## [Rb\_thread\_critical - anyone knows this error?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-thread-critical-anyone-knows-this-error/222312)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-thread-critical-anyone-knows-this-error/222312 "2012-08-27T14:00:57Z")
I try to run menu.rb from gtk2/ sample directory: rb menu.rb Error is this: /pkg/Ruby/1.9.3p194/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in require': /pkg/Ruby/1.9.3p194/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-… --- ## [Visual Ruby Error when starting vr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-error-when-starting-vr/222251)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-error-when-starting-vr/222251 "2012-08-26T21:11:33Z")
Hi Everybody. I recently installed Visual Ruby after searching for a long time for a practical UI ruby development environment. My initial install on a PC with Mint 13 went well after updating Ruby to 1.9 and updati… --- ## [How running GTK for a beginner?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-running-gtk-for-a-beginner/222282)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-running-gtk-for-a-beginner/222282 "2012-08-24T20:38:57Z")
Hello guys :slight\_smile: Im learning GTK and im doing ruby project with GTK2 so how to use GTK2 with my ruby script? I create windows for the user but when the user cliked on the buttom i would like the result appea… --- ## [Glade GUI for Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glade-gui-for-windows/221686)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glade-gui-for-windows/221686 "2012-07-25T20:36:26Z")
I downloaded Ruby Glade GUI for Windows version 3.6.6. I want to know: (1) Is there any more recent version of Glade for Windows? (2) While designing GUI, is it possible to run the project and view the output. --- ## [Adding Menu Bar and Menu on Window](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-menu-bar-and-menu-on-window/221684)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-menu-bar-and-menu-on-window/221684 "2012-07-25T19:34:46Z")
I referred to wxRuby documentation to add Menu Bar and Menu on a Window, but the code is not working. I tried: ========== \[CODE\] =========== class MinimalApp \< App def on\_init @frame = MDIParentFrame.new(nil,-1,‘Ru… --- ## [\[ANN\] Ruby-GNOME2 1.1.4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-1-4/221603)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-1-4/221603 "2012-07-23T18:48:54Z")
Hi, The Ruby-GNOME2 project released Ruby-GNOME2 1.1.4: http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?News\_20120721\_1 This is a easy to install release! If you are on Debian, Red Hat, Fedora or Mac OS X, related native… --- ## [What's happened to ruby-glade-create-template](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-happened-to-ruby-glade-create-template/221302)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-happened-to-ruby-glade-create-template/221302 "2012-07-11T05:46:47Z")
I used to prepare my glade files with the following command: ruby-glade-create-template screen\_a.glade \> screen\_a.rb However, after I’ve installed “vrm” and “Ruby 1.9.3”, I subsequently lost my “libglade2” library. Ea… --- ## [Will someone install visualruby on a MAC?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-someone-install-visualruby-on-a-mac/219989)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-someone-install-visualruby-on-a-mac/219989 "2012-07-07T23:57:48Z")
hi: I need a volunteer who’s familiar with installing gtk stuff on a MAC. I’m trying to get my friend to install visualruby on his MAC but it just hangs. I’m not sure if its due to missing components or not. If anyo… --- ## [Status of Ruby-Gnome?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/status-of-ruby-gnome/221299)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/status-of-ruby-gnome/221299 "2012-07-07T21:41:48Z")
Hi, Anyone knows the status and future of Ruby-Gnome? It took me a long while to upgrade to ruby 1.9.3 myself and I lost track of ruby-gnome during that time. I have not even installed gtk3 on my current machine eith… --- ## [Triggering Label Edit in ListCtrl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/triggering-label-edit-in-listctrl/221157)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/triggering-label-edit-in-listctrl/221157 "2012-07-03T17:27:58Z")
Is there any way to trigger an item in a ListCtrl to have its label edited? For example, I have a single column ListCtrl that shows a list of values. There is a button that lets you add a new value to the list. When y… --- ## [Notebook causes a GTK error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notebook-causes-a-gtk-error/220693)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notebook-causes-a-gtk-error/220693 "2012-06-21T07:15:34Z")
Dear, I use follow code in Windows (XP Prof, ruby -v = 1.8.7 … mingw32, wxruby = 2.0.1) and in Linux (Ubuntu 12.04, ruby -v = ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30 patchlevel 352) \[x86\_64-linux\], wxruby = wxruby (2.0.0 x86\_64-linux… --- ## [Gtk2/rbgtkwidget.c change](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-rbgtkwidget-c-change/220495)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-rbgtkwidget-c-change/220495 "2012-06-20T14:02:14Z")
I’m now just getting into porting another application to the “latest and greatest” ruby-gnome2 release. I’m getting one undefined method. In rbgtkwidget.c I see on Sep 9, 2011 there was a commit that removed “methods … --- ## [Should I usually use destroy()?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-i-usually-use-destroy/220245)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-i-usually-use-destroy/220245 "2012-06-17T15:31:35Z")
Hi, I’m developing an application with this beautifull framework, had read the book by Lyle J. by the way. I’m wondering if I should call destroy() in those widgets which I’ll not use anymore. Here is the real example… --- ## [Wxruby Homepage Hijacked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wxruby-homepage-hijacked/220528)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wxruby-homepage-hijacked/220528 "2012-06-12T16:13:40Z")
Hi, It seems like the wxruby homepage has been replaced by a mortgage broker. I do need to refinance, but I was more interested in some documentation on wxruby. Is this a sign that the project is fading into oblivi… --- ## [Sharing knowledge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sharing-knowledge/220213)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sharing-knowledge/220213 "2012-06-02T00:04:55Z")
Hello fellows, I’ve open this thread to make fire to warm us, the users of FXRuby. I’m developing with this framework so, if you want to ask me something… meaby we can help each other. I’ve seen that this framworks is… --- ## [Visual Ruby start up](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-start-up/220025)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-start-up/220025 "2012-05-29T03:24:00Z")
Eric, I like the project. I was wondering why, when I start a new project, the scaffold doesn’t create a main file that allows the base window application to run. Also it appears that the main file is a ruby file but… --- ## [Entry point not found](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/entry-point-not-found/219947)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/entry-point-not-found/219947 "2012-05-25T03:18:58Z")
after: gem install visualruby I try to start it by C:\>vr and get the following Popup Error: “The procedure entry point libintl\_setlocale could not be located in the dyamic link library intl.dll” and on the console f… --- ## [Create same effect as -vvv in gst-launch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-same-effect-as-vvv-in-gst-launch/219993)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-same-effect-as-vvv-in-gst-launch/219993 "2012-05-24T10:46:32Z")
Hello all, I am using the ruby bindings for Gstreamer and trying to debug some issues I am facing. I have a pipeline that works from the command line using gst-launch and am fixing issues to make it work with the bin… --- ## [Gstreamer ruby handling TAG messages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-ruby-handling-tag-messages/226283)
**Author:** [@mrkohrea](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrkohrea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-ruby-handling-tag-messages/226283 "2012-05-21T01:31:25Z")
All, I am not getting any audio tags from my gstreamer playbin2 ruby setup. Not sure why. I am trying to grab the ICV (title, artist, etc) from the stream. My message bus is handling messages as I am getting STATE\_… --- ## [Grid Cell Background Colour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grid-cell-background-colour/219840)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grid-cell-background-colour/219840 "2012-05-18T19:15:49Z")
On to my next question. :slight\_smile: I’ve been trying to get the cell background colour to work for a Wx::Grid control. Setting a default background colour works, but using the set\_cell\_background\_colour method f… --- ## [Gstreamer: linking playbin2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-linking-playbin2/204773)
**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-linking-playbin2/204773 "2012-05-18T15:07:40Z")
hello, i’m trying to understand how to connect ‘playbin2’ to other elements. i can connect a pipeline with the ‘mad’ decoder to the ‘equalizer10-bands’ plugin like this: … @pipeline = Gst::Pipeline.new filesrc = Gs… --- ## [Off-line API-Reference](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/off-line-api-reference/219832)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/off-line-api-reference/219832 "2012-05-18T11:27:32Z")
Hi, unfortunately, the API reference at http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Ruby-GNOME2+API+Reference is not always accessible for me. At the same time, I appear to be unable to locate an offline-version of t… --- ## [Notebook Change Page Event Handling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notebook-change-page-event-handling/219808)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notebook-change-page-event-handling/219808 "2012-05-17T17:28:36Z")
I’m still a bit new to Ruby, but have been using WxRuby for a couple of months now. I’ve created a notebook with a few pages, and am having a tough time understanding how to implement an event handler that would get … --- ## [Key event down](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/key-event-down/219679)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/key-event-down/219679 "2012-05-11T09:24:06Z")
i cannot do work key down event pls give me a hand thanks this is my code: require “rubygems” require “wx” include Wx class MyFrame \< Frame def initialize super(nil, #Parent :title =\> … --- ## [Installing packages with Gems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-packages-with-gems/219031)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-packages-with-gems/219031 "2012-05-10T03:47:45Z")
Hi y’all: I install the gtk2 rubygem like this: gem install gtk2 It says “building native extensions” and takes a long time as it goes through several packages: atk, pango, gtk-pixbuf etc. When it does this, is it … --- ## [\[ANN\] Freightrain 0.8.4 released!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-freightrain-0-8-4-released/219112)
**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-freightrain-0-8-4-released/219112 "2012-04-21T05:40:57Z")
FREIGHTRAIN Ruby desktop development made easy Freightrain is a framework for ruby desktop development. It works with a number of toolkits (including gtk+ via the ruby/gnome2 bindings) and it’s MVVM and composition o… --- ## [Printing (on Windows) without using any print dialogs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printing-on-windows-without-using-any-print-dialogs/218960)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printing-on-windows-without-using-any-print-dialogs/218960 "2012-04-19T22:35:49Z")
I am developing a Windows application that is going to print on envelopes (C5 and C6 envelopes) based on data, that is retrieved from an external order system. The application is going to be running mostly automatic. … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=9) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=11)