Path: | rwd_files/HowTo_Tinker.txt |
Last Update: | Fri Dec 24 20:32:10 PST 2004 |
RwdTinker is a web brower interface to and system for developing programs
How to Use the Tinker framework Program (rwdtinker)
The GUI interface used is RubyWebDialogs
Start the program by typing ruby init.rb
Then point your web browser to: localhost:7705/
You can download an applet created by someone else put the file in the zips directory unzip the directory into the program directoy unzip randomapplet.zip This should right the needed files in the correct directories
Viewing a installed Applets:
Go to "List Scripts" tab
You can get a list of all installed applets by clicking the listfiles button To see the text of a install file Type in the name of the file you want. type it without the inf ending rwdapplet-0.1 Then click the "View Installed File" button If it finds the file it will open it. It displays the text the search box.
To add code, commands and gui tabs
Move program files into a directory under the code directory. Move gui files into a directory under the gui directory.
The gui directory name you create is important, because the gui rwd file is built in alpha order by directory name
There are two ways to add applets to the directories.
Creating code
The files go into your code directory the filenames for code do not matter The gui files go into your gui directory The gui files need to be in order by name and end with .rwd If you need a config file that goes in the configuration directory internationalization and localization are helped by replacing the gui files in the subdirectories under gui
when you click on a document name, the document should pop up in a browser window, or in another browser tab.
To exit, press the x inside the browser window.
You can add tranlations in the lang subdirectory You change the $lang constant in Tinker config file in the configuration directory You can see one translation on the install applet tab, after you have installed and applet
RubyWebDialogs - I am using 0.1.2
This package you downloaded should have a runtime version of the needed rubywebdialog files
Ruby I am using version 1.8.2
I have tested this under Linux-Debian kernel 2.6.9
The code files reside in the code directory and are combined before the main Class is loaded
The rwd files in gui are combined before the gui is activated
Translated text reside in the lang directory
untar the file tar zxvf rwdtinker-x.y.tar.gz then cd to the directory cd rwdshell-x.y then start the init.rb program file ruby init.rb Then point your browser at localhost:7705 or where it tells you. Trouble shooting:
If the program is not working, try looking at the ev subdirectory. That is where the runtime of rubywebdialogs are.
for long term installation, I would suggest putting most files in a lib directory like /usr/lib/rwdshell then make a writable directory the local directory for command files to be written like ~/rwdshell
Closing the browser doesn’t terminate the application. You have to use the application’s close-button And terminating the application doesn’t terminate the application when running in network mode. You just log out.
Don‘t use the back-button of the browser! Strange and unpredictable things may and will happen!
RubyWebDialogs is a platform independent graphical user interface for Ruby applications. It generates HTML and serves it with an internal HTTP server, so you can use your favorite web browser as the front end for your Ruby application. All this means, that it can be used on almost every platform, like Ruby itself. www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubywebdialogs/
Thanks go to:
rwdtinker is copyright © 2004 Steven Gibson. It is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms of the GPL licence:
For more information see:
rwdapplications.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl
For more information about RubyWebDialogs see: www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubywebdialogs/index.html
Thanks, Steven Gibson
version 1.23
moving diagnostic tab and applet handling tabs to second window added selection panel tab to choose secondary windows.
version 1.2
added gemspec for creating a rwdtinker.gem added rdoc comments
version 1.1
changed order of elements on install applet tab Add more i81n ablility - added lang directorys for language hash files added in test file using WATIR stands for "Web Application Testing In Ruby,
version 1.0
Improved name selection in zips and applet screens added rubyslippers applet and rwdrefreshacpi applets as zips
version 0.9
Fixed bug introduced in 0.8 - code files not sorted correctly - class end was not in correct location updated RubyWebDialogs for people who do not have it installed added rwdschedule applet as zip file
version 0.8
changed location of code files only directory of code files needs to be added to inf file changed location of gui files only directory of gui files needs to be added to inf file Added constants in conf file for code location and gui location removed all zips not yt updated to new directory layout change loading of conf files to not need intermediate file and favicon.ico
version 0.7
moved changelog to HowTo_Tinker.html copied english gui text to the dirs I think we should translate to update backup zip files to newest versions upgraded the ev directory - for those who don't have RubyWebDialogs
version 0.6
updated version number changed merge name to rwdtinker.rb
version 0.4
added zip listing and installing - Linux only
Version 0,3
changed name to Tinker
Version 0.2
added some i18n directories for the gui files
Version 0.1
first public version released includes document screen Open Photo screen included configuration directory zips directories installed directory installed applet lister