# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1668 [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:** 1669 --- ## [Fixrbconfig on Mac OS X Tiger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixrbconfig-on-mac-os-x-tiger/69798)
**Author:** [@wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wpwood)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixrbconfig-on-mac-os-x-tiger/69798 "2006-09-27T21:47:59Z")
I’m trying to get the Mac OS X Ruby fix to run – from p.24 of “Agile Web D. with Rails” I can d/l it ok with sudo gem install fixrbconfig but then when I run sudo fixrbconfig I get: ==================== /usr/lib/r… --- ## [Trying to understand menus in ruby/tk through examples](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-understand-menus-in-ruby-tk-through-examples/70193)
**Author:** [@merrua](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/merrua)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-understand-menus-in-ruby-tk-through-examples/70193 "2006-09-27T21:25:53Z")
Can anyone explain why with the first two ‘command’ lines the program works. but with the third ‘command’ line it doesnt? Im thinking im missing something in packing or definition? What Am I not getting? require ‘tk’ … --- ## [Problem with ".scan"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-scan/70227)
**Author:** [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-scan/70227 "2006-09-27T20:18:20Z")
RUBY’s complaining about the following 3 lines of code. I’ve got it in a new program, but, I copied it directly from an older, working program. Can someone help me understand what’s the problem with the “scan” line, o… --- ## [attachRecording method in WatirMaker script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachrecording-method-in-watirmaker-script/70251)
**Author:** [@mhinton](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mhinton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachrecording-method-in-watirmaker-script/70251 "2006-09-27T19:27:36Z")
I modified the watirmaker script http://www.hanselman.com/blog/content/binary/WatirMaker.rb.txt to contain the following method right under startRecording def attachRecording # initialize IE require 'watir' @watirie … --- ## [Re: Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70229)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70229 "2006-09-27T19:21:35Z")
Now call Tk.mainloop ^^ I think maybe that’s where I was going wrong. I wrote a unit test to test the updating of the label. My code looked something like this: class GraphicalProgress def initialize root = TkRoot.… --- ## [Passionate Development - interesting post by an ex-Microsoft](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passionate-development-interesting-post-by-an-ex-microsoft/70239)
**Author:** [@vasudevram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vasudevram)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passionate-development-interesting-post-by-an-ex-microsoft/70239 "2006-09-27T18:31:26Z")
Hey group, This post might spark a thread of comments: I saw this via a post on Andy H.'s blog. Quite an interesting post by the blogger, Pete W., ex-Microsoft. He just left MS to work with a Web 2.0 company, on Ruby… --- ## [Missoula Users Group](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missoula-users-group/102542)
**Author:** [@jonlog](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonlog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missoula-users-group/102542 "2006-09-27T17:31:17Z")
The (as yet not very organized) Missoula Ruby & Ruby on Rails Users Group is having it’s inaugural & highly informal gathering on Ruby Tuesday, October 3rd in the back half of Sean Kelly’s at 6pm. All software develop… --- ## [Re: Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70216)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70216 "2006-09-27T16:23:04Z")
Thanks a lot Morton, I’ll have a look at this widget when I get home ( : I had tried something similar to what you suggested with a method, but there was no way of triggering it - i think i needed to perhaps run it as… --- ## [Re: Ruby with Qt or GTK?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-with-qt-or-gtk/70215)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-with-qt-or-gtk/70215 "2006-09-27T15:28:55Z")
From what I have read it depends what platform or flavour of Linux your app is targetted at. GTk is great for Gnome Qt is great for KDE. http://members.chello.nl/~k.vangelder/ruby/learntk/ There’s also a few others … --- ## [Re: Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70199)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70199 "2006-09-27T15:27:00Z")
Thanks Morton, however I want the message to change when the program produces feedback for the user, i.e. the program is zipping up files, as these files are zipped I should like to display the incrementing percentage… --- ## [Modules, instance methods and class methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modules-instance-methods-and-class-methods/70139)
**Author:** [@gnuvince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gnuvince)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modules-instance-methods-and-class-methods/70139 "2006-09-27T15:26:55Z")
Hello ! I have a rather tortured architecture where several classes should share code for some class methods and for some instance methods. To fix the ideas, I need that some class I define have: def ThisClass.desc … --- ## [How to design a system to centralize data? -- using ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-design-a-system-to-centralize-data-using-ruby/70137)
**Author:** [@anne001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anne001)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-design-a-system-to-centralize-data-using-ruby/70137 "2006-09-27T15:22:54Z")
Hi I work in a psychology lab which used to test subjects one on one. A subject would be tested on 1 to 20 tests each generating a summary value or text data file. Now in addition, we are getting thousands of respons… --- ## [October meeting schedule for AgileMaryland ruby codefest in](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/october-meeting-schedule-for-agilemaryland-ruby-codefest-in/70208)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Waltzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeff_Waltzer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/october-meeting-schedule-for-agilemaryland-ruby-codefest-in/70208 "2006-09-27T15:20:54Z")
(I’m reposting this since the link I had for directions was broken) The AgileMaryland Ruby codefests is continuing on through October. Currently one of the thigns we are working on is a progress bar for the downloads … --- ## [Northern VA Ruby user's group meeting tonight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/northern-va-ruby-users-group-meeting-tonight/70205)
**Author:** [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/northern-va-ruby-users-group-meeting-tonight/70205 "2006-09-27T15:04:52Z")
…Stu Halloway, author of the newly released “Rails for Java Developers”(\*), will be speaking on Streamlined. Directions, times, and more are here: http://novarug.org/ This should be a good one as Stu is quite a Java… --- ## [Re: Encrypt ruby source code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-encrypt-ruby-source-code/70189)
**Author:** [@Torben\_WSSSSlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Torben_WSSSSlm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-encrypt-ruby-source-code/70189 "2006-09-27T14:24:47Z")
Hasn’t this been discussed somewhere else? The issue is exactly the same for web applications written in ASP or PHP. How have people protected those millions(?) of web applications in the past years? Do we really need… --- ## [Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70179)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70179 "2006-09-27T13:54:44Z")
Hi all! If anyone is very familiar with Tk I would be very grateful for a few pointers. Basically I’m looking to feedback my program’s output to the user in a GUI (Tk Label) rather than printing to the console (which… --- ## [FXRuby and win32 events](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-and-win32-events/70197)
**Author:** [@Traz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Traz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-and-win32-events/70197 "2006-09-27T13:36:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to build a small ‘auto-copy’ app with FXRuby (on windows). I need to intercept WM\_CHANGECBCHAIN message (in conjonction with win32 function call SetClipboardViewer and ChangeClipboardChain), but it … --- ## [Re: Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70195)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70195 "2006-09-27T13:26:28Z")
Thanks Mer, I will do. ( : At the moment I’m leaving the puts in because the shell is also executed along with the gui app and runs behind it. THerefore the user can see the feedback… messy but it works… Gem --- ## [Problem with TkMenu::add\_cascade](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-tkmenu-add-cascade/69997)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-tkmenu-add-cascade/69997 "2006-09-27T12:14:32Z")
Hi list, i’m working on gui using ruby/tk. Everything went fine (exept the poor documentation), but now i have a problem with submenus. A small example-code to demonstrate the issue: menu = TkMenu.new menu.add\_comma… --- ## [Kill process by his name](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kill-process-by-his-name/70067)
**Author:** [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kill-process-by-his-name/70067 "2006-09-27T12:14:32Z")
Hi is it possible to kill a process by his name without using directly a program of the OS used ? I mean without using system(…) or .... David. --- ## [Re: Feedback messages to user using Tk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70184)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-feedback-messages-to-user-using-tk/70184 "2006-09-27T11:56:31Z")
I’ll have a look into this! Thanks! Gem --- ## [New version of AWDwR available](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-awdwr-available/70128)
**Author:** [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 11:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-awdwr-available/70128 "2006-09-27T11:38:30Z")
I’ve uploaded the B1.12 version of AWDwR. The major changes include: Justin Gehtland’s new chapter on Web 2.0 James Duncan Davisdon’s chapter on deployment (this is an interesting one—JDD has strong opinions on h… --- ## [AW: an request](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aw-an-request/70178)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aw-an-request/70178 "2006-09-27T10:10:22Z")
Well there are lots of sites: The main ruby site is a good start, i guess http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ And i like this one pretty much http://tryruby.hobix.com/ and this one too : http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ “… --- ## [An request](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-request/70166)
**Author:** [@Surendra\_kumar\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Surendra_kumar_Y)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-request/70166 "2006-09-27T09:42:21Z")
Hello sir i want to learn ruby language.can u please tell me sites and the ways to learn it… thanking u sir… --- ## [Whatever happened to the Calibre project?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-calibre-project/70099)
**Author:** [@John\_WSLong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_WSLong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-calibre-project/70099 "2006-09-27T06:08:03Z")
Whatever happened to the Calibre project? It seems that there are a few gems that are remnants of the project (gem search --remote calibre), but I can’t locate a related Web site. There doesn’t even appear to be a pro… --- ## [Installing glark on a Windows platform: How to?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-glark-on-a-windows-platform-how-to/69963)
**Author:** [@richard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-glark-on-a-windows-platform-how-to/69963 "2006-09-27T05:52:02Z")
Hi All, I just discovered glark which offers search facilities I’d like to use. I want to use the option to download a tar file which I’ll open with WinZip. But I don’t know where I the Ruby hierarchy I should extrac… --- ## [Constructor calls parent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/constructor-calls-parent/70038)
**Author:** [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/constructor-calls-parent/70038 "2006-09-27T05:36:00Z")
Hi I have a class witch inherit from another. I want that the child’s constructor call the upper constructor before start his (sorry for my bad english). in C++ it would be : MyClass::MyClass(options) : upperClass(o… --- ## [Trace Object Creation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trace-object-creation/70145)
**Author:** [@S-redyck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-redyck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trace-object-creation/70145 "2006-09-27T05:07:58Z")
Hi, I have a project in which (somewhere) a Complex object is created which is not exactly performance-wise or desirable. Unfortunatly the project is fairly large and I have absolutely no idea where it is being create… --- ## [Ruby upgrade - Newbie question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744)
**Author:** [@rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744 "2006-09-27T05:03:58Z")
Hallo, I want to upgrade from 1.8.2 to 1.8.4 - Windows XP The one-click installer does not allow me to install over the existing version. I am concerned about all the gems i have, do not want to reinstall them. Do i… --- ## [hi,I want to run ruby with apache web server 2.2.3,who can h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-i-want-to-run-ruby-with-apache-web-server-2-2-3-who-can-h/70148)
**Author:** [@s6520643](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/s6520643)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-i-want-to-run-ruby-with-apache-web-server-2-2-3-who-can-h/70148 "2006-09-27T04:54:36Z")
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