# Conversion from glade to ruby file **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 14, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851 "2012-03-14T19:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/1 "2012-03-14T19:00:39Z")
Hi all, I am using Glade for GUI design and I can’t convert glade to ruby file. Whenever I use ruby-glade-create-template file.glade \> file.rb I get the error message “command not found”. I am using Ubuntu Oneiric and I “think” I have installed everything I need including the ruby-GNOME2. I then tried Gladex but it won’t start due to a bug. Can someone suggest a fix, a workaround or another way of creating GUI. thank you. regards seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/2 "2012-03-14T20:05:53Z")
I think Glade is deprecated. I would recommend to bite the bullet and entirely stop using Glade. I did so for my ruby-gtk projects and design all by hand. Sure it is more work, but things work easier too. PS: You did not say which ruby-gtk version you use, and whether it is an ubuntu package or not. Often ubuntu patches and modifies things in their own ways. ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/3 "2012-03-14T20:13:53Z")
Marc H. wrote in post #1051490: > I think Glade is deprecated. > > I would recommend to bite the bullet and entirely stop using Glade. > > I did so for my ruby-gtk projects and design all by hand. > > Sure it is more work, but things work easier too. > > PS: You did not say which ruby-gtk version you use, and whether it is an > ubuntu package or not. > > Often ubuntu patches and modifies things in their own ways. Well, I’ve installed Ruby-GNOME2 1.1.2. As far as the designing goes, I really need a program such as Glade for GUI since I am still learning to program… regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/4 "2012-03-15T06:42:54Z")
Thank you for the advice and I agree that by coding everything myself is a great way to learn. Still, I would like to know if there is any way around this problem for me to use Glade and Ruby. I also thought it was deprecated but I didn’t see that on the [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp). If Glade is deprecated, what other gui designer would be recommended? regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/5 "2012-03-14T22:10:19Z")
hi Sebastjan, > > I would recommend to bite the bullet and entirely stop using Glade. > > > > I did so for my ruby-gtk projects and design all by hand. > > > > Sure it is more work, but things work easier too. i also use gtk2 for gui’s, and i agree with Marc… > As far as the designing goes, I really need a program such as Glade for > GUI since I am still learning to program… particularly if you’re just beginning, i think it’s a good idea to get in there and write the gui by hand - it will take away the ‘magic and mystery’ behind what you’re doing. gtk2 is pretty well documented - here’s a good tutorial to get you started - [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tut-gtk](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tut-gtk) - and there’s the Gnome 2 section of this forum which is a great place to post questions and/or problems that you have. in general, when you’re wondering about how to use a particular widget, a quick google search for ‘ruby gtk [the widget]’ will bring you to the appropriate page of the gnome2 api docs. start simple, with some dumb little gui… and work up from there, i think you’ll find it’s worth the effort… also - check out Shoes, and Green Shoes - [http://shoesrb.com/](http://shoesrb.com/) - it is MUCH easier to get started with than gtk2, and you can really do quite a lot with it. there’s also a very active and helpful community, with a mailing list here - [Error - Librelist Information and Resources | Librelist](http://librelist.com/browser/shoes/) regards, - j ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/6 "2012-03-16T02:25:08Z")
hi (again) Seba, > If Glade is deprecated, what other gui designer would be recommended? Shoes, Shoes, and Shoes!! check it out… it’s really worth it. it makes it easy to design gui’s without any kind of ‘magic’ - aside from what \_why left us, and what those that maintain the project continue to provide. the beautiful thing about Shoes is that it’s SUPER simple to get started coding gui’s by hand - and that you can go and go from there, discovering new things, and realizing all that you can do with this “simple” toolkit. that said… the REALLY BEAUTIFUL thing about Shoes is the community that supports it. any questions you might have from anything about writing the simplest Shoes app, to building your own flavor of Shoes[\*] can be considered and hopefully answered by the Shoes community… [\*] (to date there are Red, Green, Brown, Purple, and other Shoes that i apologize for forgetting, all built with their particular quirks) it’s just awesome - check it out… [http://shoesrb.com/](http://shoesrb.com/) the mailing list for questions and whatnot is here: > **[Error - Librelist Information and Resources | Librelist](https://www.librelist.com/browser/shoes/)** > > Error - Librelist Information and Resources - Librelist. Learn more about Error - Librelist Information and Resources with details, resources and... to sign up to the mailing list, look here: [http://librelist.com/](http://librelist.com/) (specifically the “Anyone Can Subscribe To A List” bit…) Shoes On - - j ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/7 "2012-03-16T06:30:54Z")
Sebastjan H. wrote in post #1051588: > Thank you for the advice and I agree that by coding everything myself is > a great way to learn. Still, I would like to know if there is any way > around this problem for me to use Glade and Ruby. > > I also thought it was deprecated but I didn’t see that on the > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp). > > If Glade is deprecated, what other gui designer would be recommended? > > regards, > seba Glade the program isn’t deprecated; just the old libglade. The GtkBuilder library and output format is supported instead. I don’t know how this impacts Ruby GTK+ tools, though. ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/8 "2012-03-16T10:30:24Z")
Gtk2 must be installed. the simpler is install Inkscape or Dia… Green shoes work directly,gtk2 code is in ruby. You can try Ruiby (an another DSL for gui) too : [http://regisaubarede.posterous.com/tag/ruiby](http://regisaubarede.posterous.com/tag/ruiby) regards, Regis ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/9 "2012-03-16T10:54:17Z")
Regis d’Aubarede wrote in post #1051796: > Gtk2 must be installed. the simpler is install Inkscape or Dia… I am not sure what you mean, I have both Dia and Inkscape installed and Shoes doesn’t start. The error is the same. > Green shoes work directly,gtk2 code is in ruby. > > You can try Ruiby (an another DSL for gui) too : > [http://regisaubarede.posterous.com/tag/ruiby](http://regisaubarede.posterous.com/tag/ruiby) > > regards, > Regis regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/10 "2012-03-16T07:22:25Z")
jake kaiden wrote in post #1051744: > hi (again) Seba, > > > If Glade is deprecated, what other gui designer would be recommended? > > Shoes, Shoes, and Shoes!! check it out… it’s really worth it. it > makes it easy to design gui’s without any kind of ‘magic’ - aside from > what \_why left us, and what those that maintain the project continue to > provide. > > the beautiful thing about Shoes is that it’s SUPER simple to get > started coding gui’s by hand - and that you can go and go from there, > discovering new things, and realizing all that you can do with this > “simple” toolkit. > > that said… the REALLY BEAUTIFUL thing about Shoes is the community > that supports it. any questions you might have from anything about > writing the simplest Shoes app, to building your own flavor of Shoes[\*] > can be considered and hopefully answered by the Shoes community… > > [\*] (to date there are Red, Green, Brown, Purple, and other Shoes that i > apologize for forgetting, all built with their particular quirks) > > it’s just awesome - check it out… [http://shoesrb.com/](http://shoesrb.com/) > > the mailing list for questions and whatnot is here: > [Error - Librelist Information and Resources | Librelist](http://librelist.com/browser/shoes/) > > to sign up to the mailing list, look here: [http://librelist.com/](http://librelist.com/) > (specifically the “Anyone Can Subscribe To A List” bit…) > > Shoes On - > > - j I wanted to try Shoes before cause it seemed like the best option, however, when I try to run it, I always get the following error: eval1: shoes not found I’ve searched for the solution and I’ve ended up on the github/shoes where appears to be no solution yet. Being a complete beginner the only option is to wait and learn in the meanwhile:) regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/11 "2012-03-16T20:21:31Z")
Hi j, actually I’ve just started with HacketyHack’s ([http://hackety.com/](http://hackety.com/)) tutorial today, and I’ve been learning Ruby for a short time now. I hope you don’t mind me asking this here, but before I dive into Shoes more seriously (I probably will anyway:), I would like to know what are the limitations of the Shoes. I mean how complex GUI can I put together. Is the only limitation my imagination:) Furthermore how would I go about running such an application on a different platform, like Windows? Is the only prerequisite a Shoes installation? Again, I apologise for asking this here and you can easily point me to some FAQ or guide, but I will really appreciate any info on the subject. thx and regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/12 "2012-03-16T19:05:16Z")
hi Seba, > I wanted to try Shoes before cause it seemed like the best option, > however, when I try to run it, I always get the following error: > eval1: shoes not found …hmm - strange. you could check out this page: [Building Shoes on Linux · shoes/shoes-deprecated Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/shoes/shoes/wiki/Building-Shoes-on-Linux) - for info on building Red Shoes yourself - it’s really quite easy. as Regis mentioned, an easier option would be to use Green Shoes… if you’ve got: Ruby 1.9 or above Gems 1.5 or above ruby-gtk2 package 0.90.7 or above you can just: =\> gem install green\_shoes …and away you go. once you’ve got the gem installed, write a script like this: require ‘green\_shoes’ Shoes.app do para “hello Shoes-world!” end …that’s it! cool, right? hth- - j ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/13 "2012-03-16T22:07:03Z")
Sebastjan H. wrote in post #1051904: > Hi j, > > actually I’ve just started with HacketyHack’s ([http://hackety.com/](http://hackety.com/)) > tutorial today, and I’ve been learning Ruby for a short time now. > > I hope you don’t mind me asking this here, but before I dive into Shoes > more seriously (I probably will anyway:), I would like to know what are > the limitations of the Shoes. I mean how complex GUI can I put together. > Is the only limitation my imagination:) > > Furthermore how would I go about running such an application on a > different platform, like Windows? Is the only prerequisite a Shoes > installation? > > Again, I apologise for asking this here and you can easily point me to > some FAQ or guide, but I will really appreciate any info on the subject. > > thx and regards, > > seba Just to amend the above, I have read the official introduction of Shoes, but it’s still a it difficult to imagine where Shoes capabilities end and I should take over in Glade or QT, if at all… ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/14 "2012-03-17T08:28:33Z")
Hi j, thx again for this in-depth explanation. I think I’ll probably combine Shoes and gtk2. However, I have a long way to go since I am a complete beginner, but ruby and shoes (or gtk) really make things fun. regards seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/15 "2012-03-19T13:14:38Z")
this is the last one here, I promise:) What is your opinion on QT? I’ve read about it and also the comparisons between gtk and QT, however, I would like to hear it from the people who know both and why are the using one or another. It would be great know this before starting to learn more. regards, seba ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/16 "2012-03-17T03:35:55Z")
hi Seba, > actually I’ve just started with HacketyHack’s ([http://hackety.com/](http://hackety.com/)) great, hackety is awesome!! > I hope you don’t mind me asking this here, but before I dive into Shoes > more seriously (I probably will anyway:), I would like to know what are > the limitations of the Shoes. I mean how complex GUI can I put together. > Is the only limitation my imagination:) i certainly don’t mind - and yes, really the only limitation is your own imagination… check this out for a bunch of samples: [http://shoes-tutorial-note.heroku.com/](http://shoes-tutorial-note.heroku.com/) you can do anything from simple games to much more complex gui’s. i also came from (and still use) gtk2, and a neat thing about Green Shoes in particular is that you can write classes in gtk, and use them in Green Shoes with no problem… here’s a link to the project i made with green (and red) Shoes: project page: > **[Google Drive: Sign-in](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https:%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fgswax0%2Fhome&followup=https:%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fgswax0%2Fhome&osid=1&passive=1209600&service=wise&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-484734024:1793187624626885)** > > Access Google Drive with a Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use). git: > **[GitHub - lljk/gsWax: greenShoes / gtk2 audio player for folks who miss...](https://github.com/lljk/gsWax)** > > greenShoes / gtk2 audio player for folks who miss their vinyl > Furthermore how would I go about running such an application on a > different platform, like Windows? Is the only prer: equisite a Shoes > installation? Shoes is (are) multi-platform - yes, the only prerequisite is having some flavor of Shoes installed… > Again, I apologise for asking this here and you can easily point me to > some FAQ or guide, but I will really appreciate any info on the subject. don’t worry - a great place for more Shoes specific talk is the mailing list: > **[Error - Librelist Information and Resources | Librelist](https://www.librelist.com/browser/shoes/)** > > Error - Librelist Information and Resources - Librelist. Learn more about Error - Librelist Information and Resources with details, resources and... to subscribe, send your first message to: [http://librelist.com/](http://librelist.com/) Do Shoes! - j ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/17 "2012-03-19T15:30:34Z")
when I try to install green shoes, I get te following error: Invalid gemspec in [/var/lib/gems/1.8/specifications/json-1.6.1.gemspec]: invalid date format in specification: “2011-09-18 00:00:00.000000000Z” Invalid gemspec in [/var/lib/gems/1.8/specifications/json-1.6.1.gemspec]: invalid date format in specification: “2011-09-18 00:00:00.000000000Z” ERROR: While executing gem … (URI::InvalidURIError) bad URI(is not URI?): [http://localhost:4001](http://localhost:4001) ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/18 "2012-03-19T21:17:11Z")
Sebastjan H. wrote in post #1052289: > when I try to install green shoes, I get te following error: > /var/lib/gems/1.8/specifications/json-1.6.1.gemspec]: invalid date ruby 1.8 ? try 1.9 .. > this is the last one here, I promise:) > 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/19 "2012-03-19T23:26:57Z")
I know, that was my first reaction too, however, I do have 1.9 installed (it won’t help to paste the printout cause it’s in Slovenian, it just states for every item that it is already installed). But when I prompt for ruby version I get: ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30 patchlevel 352) [i686-linux] So do I have to manually remove/delete 1.8? I’ve searched this forum, but I am still not sure how to. ---
**Author:** ![sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sebastjan\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebastjan_h)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851/20 "2012-03-20T00:44:24Z")
Sebastjan H. wrote in post #1052359: > I know, that was my first reaction too, however, I do have 1.9 installed \>… > But when I prompt > for ruby version I get: ruby 1.8.7 (2011-06-30 patchlevel 352) > [i686-linux] > > So do I have to manually remove/delete 1.8? I’ve searched this forum, > but I am still not sure how to. hi Seba, did you install both through the package manager? if so, 1.8.7 will still be the default. i had this problem myself! i believe that there are ways to change your environment variables, so that 1.9.x is the default, but i have to apologize for not knowing them… i use rvm, which keeps everything nice and organized, and lets you switch easily between ruby versions… the installation seems a little complicated, but it’s really not that bad - here are some links: > **[Beginrescueend Forum](https://beginrescueend.com/)** > **[Beginrescueend Forum](https://beginrescueend.com/)** the `bash profile` referred to in the installation instructions should be (if you’re using ubuntu) a hidden file in your home directory called “.bashrc” . enable the ‘show hidden files’ option in the view menu of nautilus to see it. be careful with it, maybe make a copy before messing with it too much! once you’ve got rvm installed, and both 1.8.7 (pre-requisite) and 1.9.3 installed through rvm, install green shoes with: $ use 1.9.3 $ gem install green\_shoes make sure to _not_ use `sudo gem install green_shoes` - you want the gems installed through rvm, not your system ruby. you can also set the rvm 1.9.3 to be the default ruby version when you open a terminal like this: $ rvm --default use 1.9.3 good luck! - j [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-from-glade-to-ruby-file/217851.md?page=2)