[Just an idea] Lots of interesting examples, but ideally small examples

[rubyFeedback]

Hey there mcorino,

This is mostly an idea. (First, just some tiny feedback - I just installed the wxruby gem
and did "wxruby setup"; this appears to work really well on my Linux machine here.
Just giving this feedback, as I used to have a few smaller problems in the past, but
I no longer seem to run into these problems -wxruby "just works (TM)". \o/)

Have a look here please, if time permits:

https://java-swing-tips.blogspot.com/

This is a japanese developer, I think (at the least the main webpage is in japanese,
and the name appears japanese too). The webpage is a little bit confusing; I check
on "en" for english, top left, and then I enlarge the webpage. Anyway - this website
has some java-Swing examples. Don't mind the code as such, but just have a look
at some of the images there. Some of them are quite cool, like what can be done
via tables, even in something as ancient as Swing.

My idea would be that, to some extent, it would be nice if wxruby also has something
like that, both as examples, and also screenshots. Something like a "gallery" of
useful hints. I am not saying you should do this, mind you - it probably takes a long
time. But perhaps it may be collectively useful, also for other people to contribute to
wxruby, to have their (smallish) examples that demonstrate this or that. It could be
provided via wxruby directly, or perhaps just a directory examples/ or examples/advanced/
or anything like that, and then not distributed by default if file size is a concern. But these
are details. The main gist of the idea here is that it would be nice if we could have something
like a "screenshot gallery" too. That gallery does not even need to be super-fancy and
flashy and pretty - just something that demonstrates one or few ideas + screenshots. (I
know you already provide several examples; it would be nice to also have some more
as well as screenshots to look at them quickly.)

Anyway just an idea.

[mcorino]

This is mostly an idea. (First, just some tiny feedback - I just installed the wxruby gem and did "wxruby setup"; this appears to work really well on my Linux machine here. Just giving this feedback, as I used to have a few smaller problems in the past, but I no longer seem to run into these problems -wxruby "just works (TM)". \o/)

That is great to hear. Thanks for letting me know.

Have a look here please, if time permits:

https://java-swing-tips.blogspot.com/

This is a japanese developer, I think (at the least the main webpage is in japanese, and the name appears japanese too). The webpage is a little bit confusing; I check on "en" for english, top left, and then I enlarge the webpage. Anyway - this website has some java-Swing examples. Don't mind the code as such, but just have a look at some of the images there. Some of them are quite cool, like what can be done via tables, even in something as ancient as Swing.

My idea would be that, to some extent, it would be nice if wxruby also has something like that, both as examples, and also screenshots. Something like a "gallery" of useful hints. I am not saying you should do this, mind you - it probably takes a long time. But perhaps it may be collectively useful, also for other people to contribute to wxruby, to have their (smallish) examples that demonstrate this or that. It could be provided via wxruby directly, or perhaps just a directory examples/ or examples/advanced/ or anything like that, and then not distributed by default if file size is a concern. But these are details. The main gist of the idea here is that it would be nice if we could have something like a "screenshot gallery" too. That gallery does not even need to be super-fancy and flashy and pretty - just something that demonstrates one or few ideas + screenshots. (I know you already provide several examples; it would be nice to also have some more as well as screenshots to look at them quickly.)

Anyway just an idea.

Seems a great idea to me but not something I will have much time for in the immediate future. I added examples now and than in the ./samples folder but not regularly anymore.
The most recent "examples" are the code snippets in the Wiki HowTo's (most, if not all, of which have screenshots included) and I have some unfinished work there first.

I am however currently sidetracked into a totally unrelated project and only have limited time for wxRuby3 at the moment which is all taken up with maintaining and creating wxWidgets version tracking updates (next week will see an update to target wxWidgets 3.2.8 and end of May/June will see a release to target the wxWidgets 3.3.0 release).

That said I will welcome and assist any contributions to accomplish this proposal.