GNOME has a really nice documentation for Human Interface Guidelines. But that doesn’t cover enough things in programming and development itself. So as a proud user of GNOME’s technologies, what are some tips and tricks you would like to tell a newbie or pro that gets the best out of GI components?
Dumb Example :
Use Gtk.SearchBar instead of Gtk.Entry to perform real-time operations on text entered by user.
Psst : Share virtually any tip that you think will benefit someone and feel free to show that in code written using any language, but please mention the language!
Psst : Maybe this thread is out of topic ?? Sorry !
I guess it depends somewhat on the programming language in use. Any time I ask anyone for good examples of GLib in C, the answer is always GNOME Builder’s source.
Can we put all these Q&A in GNOME Gtk wiki under FAQ ? Will there be legal issues ?
That reminds me of one more thing:
Can we have a FAQ page for every GNOME app in their main app wiki page ? Whatever app related questions come in GNOME discourse, which would help other users, can go there as well.
There won’t be any legal issues on my part. I would hope that the Gnome/Gtk wiki has an open license. GPL, or public domain at least.
I never thought about moving them to a Gtk FAQ, even though StackOverflow has been disenchanting lately. Between license changes without voting, moderator layoffs/signoffs and general heavy handed usage by the owners, it’s quite ugly. I still post there just to help people out, but I don’t trust StackOverflow.
Which brings me to: how does one go about copying a question to the wiki? There’s some valid questions being asked, that should have a good home on a Gtk site, including some questions in Gtk chat. Would I need special privileges? Not that I have the time, but still…
