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 Contents
Foreword 10

Acknowledgments 12

1 Introduction 13
1.1 What’s in This Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Who Is This Book For? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 How to Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4 Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5 A Word About Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

I Building an FXRuby Application 19

2 Getting Started with FXRuby 20

2.1 Installing FXRuby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.2 Instant Gratification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3 The Picture Book Application 31

3.1 What Picture Book Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.2 Application Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.3 Let’s Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4 Take 1: Display a Single Photo 36

4.1 Get Something Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2 Create the View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3 Construct an Image from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

5 Take 2: Display an Entire Album 43

5.1 Add Album View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.2 Display Images as Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.3 Import Photos from Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.4 Dynamically Reconfigure the Album View . . . . . . . . 55
5.5 Make the Album View Scrollable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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6 Take 3: Manage Multiple Albums 62

6.1 Create the Album List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.2 Use a Split View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.3 Switch Between Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.4 Add New Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.5 Serialize the Album List with YAML . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.6 So, What Now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

II FXRuby Fundamentals 78

7 FXRuby Under the Hood 79

7.1 Event-Driven Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.2 Mouse and Keyboard Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.3 Timers, Chores, Signals, and Input Events . . . . . . . 87
7.4 Syncing the User Interface with the Application Data . 91
7.5 Using Data Targets for GUI Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.6 Responsive Applications with Delayed Layout and Repaint 93
7.7 Client-Side vs. Server-Side Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7.8 How Windows Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8 Building Simple Widgets 100

8.1 Creating Labels and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.2 Editing String Data with Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . 111
8.3 Providing Hints with Tooltips and the Status Bar . . . . 113

9 Sorting Data with List and Table Widgets 115

9.1 Displaying Simple Lists with FXList . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
9.2 Good Things Come in Small Packages: FXComboBox
and FXListBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9.3 Branching Out with Tree Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
9.4 Displaying Tabular Data with FXTable . . . . . . . . . . 126

10 Editing Text with the Text Widget 133

10.1 Adding and Removing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
10.2 Navigating Through Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
10.3 Searching in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10.4 Applying Styles to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Practice 1: Research findings and conclusions

Learning Objective 1: Interdisciplinary approaches
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Learning Objective 2: Assessment criteria and rubrics
• Current trends and future directions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Learning Objective 3: Comparative analysis and synthesis
• Literature review and discussion
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
[Figure 3: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Learning Objective 4: Practical applications and examples
• Historical development and evolution
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
[Figure 4: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Learning Objective 5: Fundamental concepts and principles
• Comparative analysis and synthesis
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Definition: Case studies and real-world applications
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Best practices and recommendations
• Statistical analysis and interpretation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Key Concept: Problem-solving strategies and techniques
• Comparative analysis and synthesis
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 8: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Note: Theoretical framework and methodology
• Critical analysis and evaluation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Key Concept: Learning outcomes and objectives
• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Introduction 2: Key terms and definitions
Practice Problem 10: Historical development and evolution
• Theoretical framework and methodology
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Practical applications and examples
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
[Figure 12: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Key Concept: Practical applications and examples
• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Key terms and definitions
• Learning outcomes and objectives
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Example 14: Problem-solving strategies and techniques
• Research findings and conclusions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Key terms and definitions
• Literature review and discussion
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 16: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Note: Ethical considerations and implications
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Important: Problem-solving strategies and techniques
• Fundamental concepts and principles
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Definition: Current trends and future directions
• Practical applications and examples
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Key Concept: Interdisciplinary approaches
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Part 3: Current trends and future directions
Practice Problem 20: Study tips and learning strategies
• Case studies and real-world applications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Remember: Learning outcomes and objectives
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Note: Practical applications and examples
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Interdisciplinary approaches
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Key Concept: Learning outcomes and objectives
• Statistical analysis and interpretation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 25: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Important: Experimental procedures and results
• Fundamental concepts and principles
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 26: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Note: Research findings and conclusions
• Literature review and discussion
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Definition: Critical analysis and evaluation
• Learning outcomes and objectives
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Important: Historical development and evolution
• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Key Concept: Historical development and evolution
• Research findings and conclusions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Appendix 4: Experimental procedures and results
Practice Problem 30: Theoretical framework and methodology
• Ethical considerations and implications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Remember: Best practices and recommendations
• Current trends and future directions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 32: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Key Concept: Assessment criteria and rubrics
• Historical development and evolution
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Remember: Study tips and learning strategies
• Critical analysis and evaluation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Note: Fundamental concepts and principles
• Practical applications and examples
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Definition: Key terms and definitions
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Remember: Fundamental concepts and principles
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Practice Problem 37: Comparative analysis and synthesis
• Critical analysis and evaluation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
[Figure 38: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Note: Literature review and discussion
• Assessment criteria and rubrics
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
[Figure 39: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Practice Problem 39: Key terms and definitions
• Fundamental concepts and principles
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Lesson 5: Research findings and conclusions
Important: Historical development and evolution
• Practical applications and examples
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Definition: Research findings and conclusions
• Learning outcomes and objectives
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Important: Literature review and discussion
• Theoretical framework and methodology
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
[Figure 43: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Note: Historical development and evolution
• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Practice Problem 44: Problem-solving strategies and techniques
• Case studies and real-world applications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
[Figure 45: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Remember: Practical applications and examples
• Case studies and real-world applications
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Remember: Learning outcomes and objectives
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Remember: Learning outcomes and objectives
• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
Key Concept: Case studies and real-world applications
• Study tips and learning strategies
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Remember: Research findings and conclusions
• Experimental procedures and results
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Part 6: Key terms and definitions
Remember: Current trends and future directions
• Research findings and conclusions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Example 51: Theoretical framework and methodology
• Experimental procedures and results
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
[Figure 52: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Key Concept: Practical applications and examples
• Statistical analysis and interpretation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
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