# Desktop **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=3 [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:** 4 --- ## [Anyone Willing to install Visualruby on a MAC?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-willing-to-install-visualruby-on-a-mac/244813)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-willing-to-install-visualruby-on-a-mac/244813 "2016-10-06T18:16:48Z")
Hi: I’m looking for someone who owns a MAC and is willing to help me with visualruby. I’d like to make sure that my install instructions are correct. If you own a MAC and install visualruby, please let me know if my … --- ## [Error when starting visual ruby. Opens briefly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-when-starting-visual-ruby-opens-briefly/245075)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-when-starting-visual-ruby-opens-briefly/245075 "2016-09-21T22:49:53Z")
I followed the instructions on http://visualruby.net/file.Download.html to get VR for Windows. The only part I did NOT do was remove Ruby 2.24 from my machine. I am using Ruby 2.31 to do gem install visualruby. I am u… --- ## [Visualruby can't be run](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visualruby-cant-be-run/245079)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visualruby-cant-be-run/245079 "2016-09-20T21:51:11Z")
Hi, I am new to ruby and try to see it by start using visual ruby. i installed ruby 2.3.1 -p112 and Glade 3.8.5 (A user interface designer for GTK+ and GNOME) on my windows 7 OS. after writing vr and clicking ENTER i… --- ## [Issues with visualruby on windows 10 with ruby 2.3.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issues-with-visualruby-on-windows-10-with-ruby-2-3-1/245067)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issues-with-visualruby-on-windows-10-with-ruby-2-3-1/245067 "2016-09-16T10:30:42Z")
I’m attempting to install visualruby. Gem fetches all requirements, everything seems fine. Attempting to run visualruby causes an error and several warnings (see attachment err.txt). Attempting to solve this manually… --- ## [My\_Yard version 0.0.1 Released!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/my-yard-version-0-0-1-released/244955)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/my-yard-version-0-0-1-released/244955 "2016-07-17T05:34:34Z")
Hi y’all: I just posted the first version of my\_yard to rubygems.org It is a GUI interface for yard where you can run yard in a window rather than on the command line. Its written in visualruby (gtk) Yard is a full … --- ## [Installing visualruby in Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-visualruby-in-windows/244879)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-visualruby-in-windows/244879 "2016-07-01T00:03:33Z")
Hi y’all: There have been several issues with older versions of ruby/gtk/gtksourceview2 etc. installing in any version of windows. There are several threads here describing those issues. STATUS UPDATE: We’ve now mo… --- ## [VisualRuby startup fail](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visualruby-startup-fail/244845)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visualruby-startup-fail/244845 "2016-06-27T19:16:25Z")
Hi, I’ve installed the latest VisualRuby on a win7 x64 machine. Everything seemed to install without errors. Glade launches OK. However, when trying to launch vr from the command line I get the following error: C: … --- ## [New object inspector added to visualruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-object-inspector-added-to-visualruby/244809)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-object-inspector-added-to-visualruby/244809 "2016-06-18T19:53:37Z")
Hi: I just added an object inspector for visualruby. Its really cool. You just have to type: oinspect obj Where object is any ruby object, and it will show all the public methods and instance variables etc. When … --- ## [Documenting Ruby Suggestions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documenting-ruby-suggestions/244795)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documenting-ruby-suggestions/244795 "2016-06-18T19:43:51Z")
Hi Y’all I’ve been working on documenting visualruby, and I’d like to get some of feedback of how to document it. I found a great documenting tool called “yard” that is a great replacement for rdocs, but it still out… --- ## [Question about testing/removing signals after signal\_connect()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-testing-removing-signals-after-signal-connect/244783)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-testing-removing-signals-after-signal-connect/244783 "2016-06-13T23:55:02Z")
Hi: I’m having a problem with connecting signals. I need to call signal\_connect several times with the same method. However, I don’t want it to execute the method several times: def do\_something() puts “Hello” en… --- ## [Eroor when i launch visual ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eroor-when-i-launch-visual-ruby/244774)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eroor-when-i-launch-visual-ruby/244774 "2016-06-13T05:12:04Z")
when i try to launch visual ruby i have these error Gtk-WARNING \*\*:Theme parsing error: gtk-main.css:69:33: Failed to import: Произошла ошибка при открытии файла: Нет такого файла или каталога /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/gem… --- ## [ANN: Visual Ruby 3 Released!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-visual-ruby-3-released/244776)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-visual-ruby-3-released/244776 "2016-06-13T02:36:05Z")
Hi Y’all: I’ve been working on upgrading visualruby to gtk3. It’s now available! Just go to: The good news is that glade, gtk3 and visualruby are all more mature now, and the install has worked perfectly for me in… --- ## [New FileTreeView update on visualruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-filetreeview-update-on-visualruby/244704)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-filetreeview-update-on-visualruby/244704 "2016-05-30T21:49:26Z")
Hi: I just updated the FileTreeView class in visualruby. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, its a great class that automatically creates a tree of folders and files that is expandable and clickable etc. … --- ## [Visual Ruby 3 Development on Github](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-3-development-on-github/244696)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-3-development-on-github/244696 "2016-05-28T19:29:57Z")
Hi Y’all: I’ve been working on updating visualruby to gtk3! Its going very well, and I’m uploading the latest copy almost daily to github: If you have issues, post them under “issues:” I still have one major obs… --- ## [How do you execute code at startup?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-execute-code-at-startup/244668)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-execute-code-at-startup/244668 "2016-05-24T15:55:32Z")
I have a Gtk::TextView in my program, and I’m trying to make the cursor in the textview move to line 30, then scroll the textview so the cursor is visible on the screen. Sounds simple? The method to move the cursor a… --- ## [Visual Ruby under attack from agents](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-under-attack-from-agents/244664)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-ruby-under-attack-from-agents/244664 "2016-05-24T03:51:30Z")
look at : “Class and Module Index” at bottommost there is a “Massage” thing going on! VISUAL RUBY IS UNDER ATTACK ! a pirated entry into the documentation ! NOES ! --- ## [Bug in Gtk::Treeview#row\_expanded](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-gtk-treeview-row-expanded/244585)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-gtk-treeview-row-expanded/244585 "2016-05-06T22:18:24Z")
Hi: I don’t know where to report these bugs. Please let me know. I found this bug when using Gtk::Treeview#row\_expanded. The method doesn’t return a valid iter. def self\_\_row\_expanded(view, iter, path) #iter = mod… --- ## [Can't Override Widget class in Gtk3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-override-widget-class-in-gtk3/244561)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-override-widget-class-in-gtk3/244561 "2016-05-04T01:33:31Z")
Hi: I’m working on an upgrade to visualruby that uses gtk3! However, I’ve run into a few problems. In my first version of visualruby, I added to the Gtk::Widget class: Module Gtk class Widget … end end Howver, w… --- ## [Vr not lauching](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vr-not-lauching/242740)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vr-not-lauching/242740 "2016-02-15T15:18:59Z")
I’ve installed Visual Ruby but it won’t lauch when I write the ‘vr’ command in in my prompt command. I have an error (in French) ‘vr’ n’est pas reconnu en tant que commande interne ou externe, un programme exécutable … --- ## [I can't install VisualRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-cant-install-visualruby/243132)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-cant-install-visualruby/243132 "2015-11-26T14:27:26Z")
When I try to install visualruby by following the instructions for installing all of the prerequisites, I get this: ruby 1.9.3p551 (2014-11-13) \[i386-mingw32\] C:\\Users\\me\>gem install visualruby ERROR: Error installi… --- ## [Missing callback : How to implement it](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-callback-how-to-implement-it/243509)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-callback-how-to-implement-it/243509 "2015-11-24T17:05:01Z")
Hi I’m running some old code, 6 months old approximately, and I’m running into a problem : /\[…\]/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/gobject-introspection-3.0.7/lib/gobject-introspection/loader.rb:551:in \`i… --- ## [Ruby-GNOME2 V3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-v3/243330)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-v3/243330 "2015-09-28T18:25:46Z")
It is there ! gobject-introspection, new icon list (Stock)… “Migrated to GObject Introspection based bindings from hand writing bindings. Now, all the latest API in GTK+ are supported.” See: --- ## [Threads in Ruby-Gnome?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threads-in-ruby-gnome/242855)
**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threads-in-ruby-gnome/242855 "2015-08-05T13:20:43Z")
Hello. I have a simple widget. One button to play a video file in mplayer. When I click on it, it freezes the gtk app. The video is played fine but I don’t like that my program is frozen. The code I use is this: Th… --- ## [Terminated Ruby object passed to notify signal callback](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/terminated-ruby-object-passed-to-notify-signal-callback/242805)
**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/terminated-ruby-object-passed-to-notify-signal-callback/242805 "2015-07-29T17:58:45Z")
I’m using signal\_connect(‘notify’) on a bunch of Gtk::Label instances, each wrapped in an EventBox. Sporadically, the callback fails because the GLib::Param passed as the second parameter to the callback is a terminat… --- ## [Can't Install VisualRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-visualruby/242140)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-visualruby/242140 "2015-07-27T07:53:19Z")
Hi, this is my first post in the forums, so forgive me if this is in a wrong place. My problem is, I can’t install visualruby because, gtksourceview2 gem fails to install, attached is error message produced. I alread… --- ## [Simplification for ruby-gnome2 in general: the use of symbols rather than Gtk:: Enum Structures?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simplification-for-ruby-gnome2-in-general-the-use-of-symbols-rather-than-gtk-enum-structures/242576)
**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simplification-for-ruby-gnome2-in-general-the-use-of-symbols-rather-than-gtk-enum-structures/242576 "2015-07-03T20:40:03Z")
Hi, I was looking at old ruby-gnome code that I have here and see stuff like this: notebook = Gtk::Notebook.new notebook.set\_tab\_pos(Gtk::POS\_LEFT) However, it occurred to me that knowing Gtk::POS\_LEFT seems superfl… --- ## [Ruby gnome 2.2.5!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome-2-2-5/241726)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome-2-2-5/241726 "2015-07-03T11:50:42Z")
ruby gnome 2.2.5 ! --- ## [Gtk::Frame - how to respond to mouse-click event?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-frame-how-to-respond-to-mouse-click-event/242567)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-frame-how-to-respond-to-mouse-click-event/242567 "2015-07-02T20:56:43Z")
Hi. Consider this code here: require ‘gtk2’ frame = Gtk::Frame.new(‘test’) window = Gtk::Window.new window.add frame window.show\_all window.resize(500,500) Gtk.main Now I need to be able to respond to on-mouse-cl… --- ## ["Opposite" of .maximize (restore prior status)?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opposite-of-maximize-restore-prior-status/242565)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opposite-of-maximize-restore-prior-status/242565 "2015-07-02T17:15:38Z")
Hello. With .maximize you can maximize (full screen) a widget. Is there a way to also restore to the old prior default size? I need to enable this functionality via a menu interface. --- ## [Can't install visual ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-visual-ruby/242218)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-visual-ruby/242218 "2015-06-05T02:46:13Z")
is anyone monitoring this forum ? I have exactly the same problem as Lycaon Anderson post of May 30 and it has not been addressed. Could someone take a look at Lycaon’s post and provide some insight. Thanks very much … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=2) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/desktop/34.md?page=4)