Linux GUI Programming for GTK+ and Gnome Course Outline

Linux GUI Programming for GTK+ and Gnome

• SESSION 1:  First Steps in Linux GUI Programming
  • A History of Unix GUI Programming
  • Basics of the GTK+ Toolkit
  • Compiling GTK+ Programs

• SESSION 2:  The X Windowing System as a Foundation
  • GTK+'s Relationship to X
  • The Basic Design of X
  • Elements of X

• SESSION 3:  Events and Signals
  • Signal Overview
  • Connecting Callbacks to Signals
  • Using the Callback Parameter

• SESSION 4: Packing
  • Boxes
  • Tables
  • Nesting Packing Widgets

• SESSION 5: Fonts, Colors, and Palettes

• SESSION 6: Pixmaps

• SESSION 7: Timeouts

• SESSION 8: Adjustments
  • Adjustment and Text Widgets

• SESSION 9: Composite Widgets
  • What is a Composite Widget?
  • Defining a New Class

• SESSION 10: Creating Widgets
  • Emitting Signals From Widgets

• SESSION 11: Integrating with GNOME
  • Internationalization
  • Help files
  • Saving/restoring session state

Linux GUI Programming for GTK+ and Gnome