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Wolfmanfx · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

GtkWindowForms is lib for View-Layouting through gtk+/c++.
My motivation was to write a system similar to wxAUI for gtk+ to make gtk+
more popular cause it lacks in this region.

Features: + Floating/docking Views
+ Define ur own Views(through Factory pattern)
+ Save/Load View Layouts(through adapter pattern)
+ Move Views freely around
+ Split behaviour like in adobe premier.
+ Written in c++

The lib is also tested under linux and works well.

Currently Status:
The lib is now almost stable, there are projects for MSVC7/8 and Automake files for it.

Future Work.
Port to gtkMM.
Make a version that is written in c only.

Documentation:
Currently well documented header files(doxygen way) but a tutorial will came.

I hope i can share this projected with other peoples to make gtk+ more attractive.

ScreenShots:
http://stud3.tuwien.ac.at/~e0126198/wmNew.JPG
http://stud3.tuwien.ac.at/~e0126198/windowmanager_linux.png
http://stud3.tuwien.ac.at/~e0126198/windowmanagerDemo.png

Release:
Soon on sf.net under LGPL.

best regards Murat Sari

openldev · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

A few questions. First, is this widget derived from GtkWindow or GtkWidget itself? Also, why c++ instead of just pure C? You'd be more likely to get pulled into the main branch of GTK+ if it was pure C. Lastly, this is just a feature request. It would be cool to be able to drag a GtkNotebook tab, which would turn it into one of your docks and vice versa. That way, the user could organize the UI however he/she wants.

I like the looks of this lib! I'm looking forward to the release/ C port.

Wolfmanfx · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

Hi,
Yep the lib is currently able to group the Container to notebooks and vica versa also u can make them floating on double click and move them around also u can have serveral layers...but i have to write a wiki with this :)
Why its c++/gtk+ it was a requested last year when i began to develop this but i have it on my todo list to port this to pure c and to gtkmm. So if u want todo this i will be happy :).

Iam using some widgets for that nothing dervied from a widget cause it was not needed but i have build a Node Structure:

Every ContainerWidget is inherited from WindowNode and every ContainerWidgetCollection(for notebooks) are inhertied from ContainerWidget and there are some SplitterWidgets(Use GtkPanel) there also inherited from WindowNode.
Why? because u need to have binary tree to handle widgets and to slap them around.

So a ContainerWidget has a Eventbox as rootwidget, with VBox inside in the first slot is drawing area for the header and the second slot is for ur widget.
I have tested the views with OpenGL, Ogre(DirectX/OpenGL) and it works great.

With the Source release i will release a class diagramm too.

Wolfmanfx · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

So have uploaded a Win32 Demo app compiled with VS8 so also include vcredist.exe if someone has problems executing.

http://www.team-bytestorm.com/GtkWindowForms_Demo_VC8.rar

If required i will release a binary for linux but the source release is really soon.