Glimmer DSL for GTK 0.0.9

Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library

Glimmer DSL for GTK enables building desktop applications with Ruby-GNOME (including Cairo graphics) using MRI Ruby.

GTK (aka GIMP-Toolkit or [incorrectly] GNOME-Toolkit) is the premiere desktop GUI toolkit on Linux (included in GNOME flavors of Linux, where Glimmer DSL for GTK's forte is), which also runs on Mac (Quartz GTK+) and Windows.

Glimmer DSL for GTK aims to supercharge productivity and maintainability in developing Ruby-GNOME applications by providing a DSL similar to Glimmer DSL for SWT having:

Declarative DSL syntax that visually maps to the GUI widget hierarchy
Convention over configuration via smart defaults and automation of low-level details
Requiring the least amount of syntax possible to build GUI
Custom Keyword support
Bidirectional Data-Binding to declaratively wire and automatically synchronize GUI with Business Models
Scaffolding for new custom widgets, apps, and gems
Native-Executable packaging on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Hello, World!

window {
  title 'Hello, World!'
  
  label('Hello, World!')
}.show

Linux	Mac	Windows

NOTE: Glimmer DSL for GTK is currently in early alpha mode (incomplete proof-of-concept). If you want it developed faster, then open an issue report. I have completed some GitHub project features much faster before due to issue reports and pull requests. Please help make better by contributing, adopting for small or low risk projects, and providing feedback. It is still an early alpha, so the more feedback and issues you report the better.

Learn more about the differences between various Glimmer DSLs by looking at the Glimmer DSL Comparison Table.

Prerequisites

Linux

GNOME-based Linux installations do not need any prerequisites since they have GTK built-in, so you can skip to Setup right away.

Still, if you run into issues installing the GTK gem in Setup, you may try these commands first:

sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev

Or run this command if all else fails:

sudo apt install -y -V libgirepository1.0-dev

Mac

On the Mac, make sure to:

Have Homebrew installed
Run this Homebrew command to have GTK display GUI icons: brew install adwaita-icon-theme
(Optional) You can upgrade your GTK3/GTK4/GTK+ by running: brew install gtk+3 / brew install gtk+4 / brew install gtk+

Windows

Make sure to install Ruby+Devkit from RubyInstaller. When prompted to run ridk install at the end, go ahead with it, and then make sure to run all 3 commands in order:

MSYS2 base installation
MSYS2 system update
MSYS2 and MINGW development toolchain

Setup

Option 1: Install

Run this command to install directly:

gem install glimmer-dsl-gtk

Option 2: Bundler

Add the following to Gemfile:

gem 'glimmer-dsl-gtk', '~> 0.0.9'

And, then run:

bundle

Usage

Require the library and mixin the Glimmer module to utilize the Glimmer GUI DSL for GTK:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Demo'
  
  on(:destroy) do
    puts 'Bye Bye'
    ::Gtk.main_quit
  end
}.show

For actual application development outside of simple demos, mixin the Glimmer module into a custom application class instead:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

class SomeGlimmerApplication
  include Glimmer
  
  def launch
    application('org.glimmer.hello-application', :flags_none) {
      on(:activate) do |app|
        application_window(app) {
          title 'Actual Application'
        }.present
      end
    }.run
  end
end

SomeGlimmerApplication.new.launch

Glimmer GUI DSL

Keywords: All GTK widgets are supported via lowercase underscored names accepting their constructor args (e.g. application_window(app) for Gtk::ApplicationWindow.new(app)). Keywords can be nested under other keywords to represent the true hierarchy of nested widgets on the screen (e.g. window { label('Hello') } is a label nested under a window). Note that widget objects returned are proxies of the GTK widget counterparts. This shields consumers of GTK from its lower-level details via composition (Proxy Design Pattern). To access lower-level GTK widget, simply call #gtk method on widget proxy object (e.g. @w = window {...}; @w.gtk # Gtk::Window widget object).
Content: widget keywords can have a block of content that could contain nested widget keywords, properties, and signals. The block can optionally receive one argument representing the widget (e.g. window {|w| ... }):
- Properties: All GTK widget properties can be set via lowercase underscored names (without the 'set_' prefix) nested under widget keywords (e.g. window {title 'Hello, World'} sets title property of window)
- Signals: All GTK signals can be wired with on(signal) { ... } syntax (e.g. on(:activate) { do_something })

MVC Observer Pattern

In Smalltalk-MVC (Model View Controller Architectural Pattern), the View is an active View that observes the Model for changes and updates itself.

This can be achieved with the Glimmer GUI DSL using the observe keyword, which takes a model (any object, including self) and attribute Symbol or String expression (e.g. :count or 'address.street').

The model is automatically enhanced as an Glimmer::DataBinding::ObservableModel / Glimmer::DataBinding::ObservableHash / Glimmer::DataBinding::ObservableArray depending on its type to support notifying observers of attribute changes (when performed using the attribute writer, which automatically calls added method notify_observers(attribute))

Note that it is usually recommended to observe external model objects (not self), but self is OK in very simple cases or presentation-related attributes only.

Declarative Cairo Graphics

Cairo is the engine behind drawing arbitrary 2D geometric shapes in GTK.

In Glimmer DSL for GTK, you can draw Cairo shapes declaratively in a way similar to how SVG works, but using one language; Ruby, thus being able to utilize Ruby logic (e.g. if statement or each loop) with it effortlessly when needed. Declarative syntax also yields less code that is simpler, not dependent on ordering of nested properties, and more understandable/maintainable.

Below is a quick tutorial consisting of samples inspired and ported from Mohit Sindhwani's blog post "Cairo with Ruby - Samples using RCairo".

Arc

samples/cairo/arc.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Arc'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    # Surface Paint
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    # Set up the parameters
    xc = 128.0
    yc = 128.0
    radius = 100.0
    angle1 = 45.0  * (Math::PI/180.0) # angles are specified
    angle2 = 180.0  * (Math::PI/180.0) # in radians
    
    # The main arc
    arc(xc, yc, radius, angle1, angle2) {
      stroke 0, 0, 0
      line_width 10
    }
    
    # Draw helping lines
    
    # First, the circle at the centre
    arc(xc, yc, 10.0, 0, 2*Math::PI) {
      fill 255, 51, 51, 0.6
    }
    
    # Then, the lines reaching out
    path {
      arc xc, yc, radius, angle1, angle1
      line_to xc, yc
      arc xc, yc, radius, angle2, angle2
      line_to xc, yc
      
      stroke 255, 51, 51, 0.6
      line_width 6
    }
  }
}.show

Arc Negative

samples/cairo/arc_negative.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Arc Negative'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    # Surface Paint
    paint 255, 255, 255
    
    # Set up the parameters
    xc = 128.0
    yc = 128.0
    radius = 100.0
    angle1 = 45.0  * (Math::PI/180.0) # angles are specified
    angle2 = 180.0  * (Math::PI/180.0) # in radians
    
    # The main negative arc
    arc_negative(xc, yc, radius, angle1, angle2) {
      stroke 0, 0, 0
      line_width 10
    }
    
    # Draw helping lines
    
    # First, the circle at the centre
    arc(xc, yc, 10.0, 0, 2*Math::PI) {
      fill 255, 51, 51, 0.6
    }
    
    # Then, the lines reaching out
    path {
      arc(xc, yc, radius, angle1, angle1)
      line_to(xc, yc)
      arc(xc, yc, radius, angle2, angle2)
      line_to(xc, yc)
      
      stroke 255, 51, 51, 0.6
      line_width 6
    }
  }
}.show

Clip

samples/cairo/clip.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Clip'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    # Surface Paint
    paint 255, 255, 255
    
    # Designate arc as the clipping area
    arc(128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2 * Math::PI) {
      clip true
    }
    
    # Rectangle will get clipped by arc
    rectangle(0, 0, 256, 256) {
      fill 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    # Path will get clipped by arc
    path {
      move_to 0, 0
      line_to 256, 256
      move_to 256, 0
      line_to 0, 256
      
      stroke 0, 255, 0
      line_width 10
    }
  }
}.show

Clip Image

samples/cairo/clip_image.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'
require 'net/http'

image_content = Net::HTTP.get(URI('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-gtk/master/images/breaking-blue-wave.png'))
image_file = File.join(Dir.home, 'breaking-blue-wave.png')
File.write(image_file, image_content)

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Clip Image'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25

    arc(128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2 * Math::PI) {
      clip true # designate arc as the clipping area
    }

    rectangle(0, 0, 256, 256) {
      # Source image is from:
      # - https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=7683&picture=breaking-blue-wave
      # Converted to PNG before using it
      image = Cairo::ImageSurface.from_png(image_file)
      w = image.width
      h = image.height
  
      scale 256.0/w, 256.0/h, exclude: :shape # applies scale to fill source image only
      fill image, 0, 0
    }
  }
}.show

Curve to

samples/cairo/curve_to.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Curve to'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    x=25.6
    y=128.0
    x1=102.4
    y1=230.4
    x2=153.6
    y2=25.6
    x3=230.4
    y3=128.0
    
    path {
      move_to x, y
      curve_to x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3
      
      line_width 10
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to x,y
      line_to x1,y1
      move_to x2,y2
      line_to x3,y3
      
      line_width 6
      stroke 255, 51, 51, 0.6
    }
  }
}.show

Dashes

samples/cairo/dashes.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Dashes'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25

    dashes = [ 50.0, # ink
                       10.0,  # skip
                       10.0,  # ink
                       10.0   # skip
            ]
    offset = -50.0
    
    path {
      move_to 128.0, 25.6
      line_to 230.4, 230.4
      rel_line_to -102.4, 0.0
      curve_to 51.2, 230.4, 51.2, 128.0, 128.0, 128.0
      
      line_width 10
      dash dashes, offset
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
  }
}.show

Fill and Stroke 2

(note: there is no Fill and Stroke 1; this was adopted from Mohit's blog post, which only mentioned Fill and Stroke 2)

samples/cairo/fill_and_stroke2.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Fill and Stroke 2'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    path {
      move_to 128.0, 25.6
      line_to 230.4, 230.4
      rel_line_to -102.4, 0.0
      curve_to 51.2, 230.4, 51.2, 128.0, 128.0, 128.0
      close_path

      fill 0, 0, 255
      stroke 0, 0, 0
      line_width 10
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 64.0, 25.6
      rel_line_to 51.2, 51.2
      rel_line_to -51.2, 51.2
      rel_line_to -51.2, -51.2
      close_path

      fill 0, 0, 255
      stroke 0, 0, 0
      line_width 10
    }
  }
}.show

Fill Style

samples/cairo/fill_style.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Fill Style'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    path {
      rectangle 12, 12, 232, 70
      path { # sub-path
        arc 64, 64, 40, 0, 2*Math::PI
      }
      path { # sub-path
        arc_negative 192, 64, 40, 0, -2*Math::PI
      }
      
      fill_rule Cairo::FILL_RULE_EVEN_ODD
      line_width 6
      fill 0, 178.5, 0
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      rectangle 12, 12, 232, 70
      path { # sub-path
        arc 64, 64, 40, 0, 2*Math::PI
      }
      path { # sub-path
        arc_negative 192, 64, 40, 0, -2*Math::PI
      }
      
      translate 0, 128
      fill_rule Cairo::FILL_RULE_WINDING
      line_width 6
      fill 0, 0, 229.5
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
  }
}.show

Gradient

samples/cairo/gradient.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Gradient'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
        
    # Create the Linear Pattern
    rectangle(0, 0, 256, 256) {
      pat = Cairo::LinearPattern.new(0.0, 0.0,  0.0, 256.0)
      pat.add_color_stop_rgba(1, 0, 0, 0, 1)
      pat.add_color_stop_rgba(0, 1, 1, 1, 1)
      
      fill pat
    }
    
    # Create the radial pattern
    arc(128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2 * Math::PI) {
      pat = Cairo::RadialPattern.new(115.2, 102.4, 25.6,
                                         102.4,  102.4, 128.0)
      pat.add_color_stop_rgba(0, 1, 1, 1, 1)
      pat.add_color_stop_rgba(1, 0, 0, 0, 1)
      
      fill pat
    }
  }
}.show

Image

samples/cairo/image.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'
require 'net/http'

image_content = Net::HTTP.get(URI('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-gtk/master/images/breaking-blue-wave.png'))
image_file = File.join(Dir.home, 'breaking-blue-wave.png')
File.write(image_file, image_content)

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Image'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
        
    image = Cairo::ImageSurface.from_png(image_file)
    w = image.width
    h = image.height
    
    translate 128.0, 128.0
    rotate 45*Math::PI/180
    scale 256.0/w, 256.0/h
    translate -0.5*w, -0.5*h
    
    paint image, 0, 0
  }
}.show

Image Gradient

samples/cairo/image_gradient.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'
require 'net/http'

image_content = Net::HTTP.get(URI('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-gtk/master/images/breaking-blue-wave.png'))
image_file = File.join(Dir.home, 'breaking-blue-wave.png')
File.write(image_file, image_content)

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Image Gradient'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    image = Cairo::ImageSurface.from_png(image_file)
    w = image.width
    h = image.height
    
    # Load the image as a surface pattern
    pattern = Cairo::SurfacePattern.new(image)
    pattern.extend = Cairo::EXTEND_REPEAT
    
    # Set up the scale matrix
    pattern.matrix = Cairo::Matrix.scale(w/256.0 * 5.0, h/256.0 * 5.0)
    
    rectangle(0, 0, 256, 256) {
      translate 128.0, 128.0
      rotate Math::PI / 4
      scale 1/Math.sqrt(2), 1/Math.sqrt(2)
      translate -128.0, -128.0
        
      fill pattern
    }
  }
}.show

Multi Segment Caps

samples/cairo/multi_segment_caps.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Multi Segment Caps'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    path {
      move_to 50.0, 75.0
      line_to 200.0, 75.0
      
      move_to 50.0, 125.0
      line_to 200.0, 125.0
      
      move_to 50.0, 175.0
      line_to 200.0, 175.0
      
      line_width 30
      line_cap Cairo::LINE_CAP_ROUND
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
  }
}.show

Rounded Rectangle

samples/cairo/rounded_rectangle.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Rounded Rectangle'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    path {
      rounded_rectangle(25.6, 25.6, 204.8, 204.8, 20)
    
      fill 127.5, 127.5, 255
      line_width 10.0
      stroke 127.5, 0, 0, 0.5
    }
  }
}.show

Set line cap

samples/cairo/set_line_cap.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Set line cap'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    # The main code
    path {
      move_to 64.0, 50.0
      line_to 64.0, 200.0
      
      line_cap Cairo::LINE_CAP_BUTT #  default
      line_width 30
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 128.0, 50.0
      line_to 128.0, 200.0
      
      line_cap Cairo::LINE_CAP_ROUND
      line_width 30
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 192.0, 50.0
      line_to 192.0, 200.0
      
      line_cap Cairo::LINE_CAP_SQUARE
      line_width 30
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    #  draw helping lines */
    path {
      move_to 64.0, 50.0
      line_to 64.0, 200.0
      move_to 128.0, 50.0
      line_to 128.0, 200.0
      move_to 192.0, 50.0
      line_to 192.0, 200.0
      
      line_width 2.56
      stroke 255, 51, 51
    }
  }
}.show

Set line join

samples/cairo/set_line_join.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Set line join'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    # The main code
    path {
      move_to 76.8, 84.48
      rel_line_to 51.2, -51.2
      rel_line_to 51.2, 51.2
      
      line_join Cairo::LINE_JOIN_MITER # default
      line_width 40.96
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 76.8, 161.28
      rel_line_to 51.2, -51.2
      rel_line_to 51.2, 51.2
      
      line_join Cairo::LINE_JOIN_BEVEL
      line_width 40.96
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 76.8, 238.08
      rel_line_to 51.2, -51.2
      rel_line_to 51.2, 51.2
      
      line_join Cairo::LINE_JOIN_ROUND
      line_width 40.96
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
  }
}.show

Text

samples/cairo/text.rb

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Text'
  default_size 256, 256
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 242.25, 242.25, 242.25
    
    font_family = OS.linux? ? 'Sans' : (OS.mac? ? 'Helvetica' : 'Arial')
    
    # The main code
    path {
      move_to 10.0, 135.0
      show_text 'Hello'
      
      font_face font_family, Cairo::FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, Cairo::FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD
      font_size 90.0
      line_width 2.56
      fill 0, 0, 0
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    path {
      move_to 70.0, 165.0
      text_path 'void'
      
      font_face font_family, Cairo::FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, Cairo::FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD
      font_size 90.0
      line_width 2.56
      fill 127.5, 127.5, 255
      stroke 0, 0, 0
    }
    
    # draw helping lines
    path {
      arc 10.0, 135.0, 5.12, 0, 2*Math::PI
      close_path
      arc 70.0, 165.0, 5.12, 0, 2*Math::PI
      
      fill 255, 51, 51, 0.6
    }
  }
}.show

Girb (Glimmer IRB)

You can run the girb command (bin/girb if you cloned the project locally):

girb

Linux

Mac

Windows

This gives you irb with the glimmer-dsl-gtk gem loaded and the Glimmer module mixed into the main object for easy experimentation with GUI.

Gotcha: On the Mac, when you close a window opened in girb, it remains open until you enter exit or open another GUI window.

Samples

You may checkout the samples directory for examples of using Glimmer DSL for GTK.

Hello Samples

Hello, World!

samples/hello/hello_world.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_world'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_world.rb

Code:

window {
  title 'Hello, World!'
  
  label('Hello, World!')
}.show

Hello, Application!

samples/hello/hello_application.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_application'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_application.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

application('org.glimmer.hello-application', :flags_none) {
  on(:activate) do |app|
    application_window(app) {
      title 'Hello, Application!'
    }.present
  end
}.run

Hello, Button!

samples/hello/hello_button.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_button'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_button.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window { |w|
  title 'Hello, Button!'
  
  button(label: 'Button') {
    on(:clicked) do
      message_dialog(parent: w) { |md|
        title 'Information'
        text 'You clicked the button'
        
        on(:response) do
          md.destroy
        end
      }.show
    end
  }
}.show

Hello, Entry!

samples/hello/hello_entry.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_entry'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_entry.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window { |w|
  title 'Hello, Entry!'
  default_size 300, 50
    
  box(:vertical) {
    e = entry {
      on(:changed) do
        puts e.text
        $stdout.flush # For Windows
      end
    }
    
    button(label: 'Button') {
      on(:clicked) do
        message_dialog(parent: w) { |md|
          title 'You entered'
          text e.text
          
          on(:response) do
            md.destroy
          end
        }.show
      end
    }
  }
}.show

Hello, Drawing Area!

This demonstrates the very intuitive (Glimmer-only) declarative cairo shape drawing syntax for the drawing_area widget.

samples/hello/hello_drawing_area.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_drawing_area'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_drawing_area.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Hello, Drawing Area!'
  default_size 400, 400
  
  drawing_area {
    paint 255, 255, 255
    
    arc(85, 85, 45, (Math::PI/180)*90, -(Math::PI/180)*90) {
      fill 255, 0, 0
      stroke 0, 128, 255
      line_width 3
    }

    arc(85, 185, 45, (Math::PI/180)*100, -(Math::PI/180)*30) {
      fill 255, 0, 0
      stroke 0, 128, 255
      line_width 3
    }
    
    circle(85, 285, 45) {
      fill 255, 0, 0
      stroke 0, 128, 255
      line_width 3
    }
    
    rectangle(140, 40, 180, 90) {
      fill 255, 255, 0
      stroke 255, 0, 0
      line_width 3
    }
    
    rounded_rectangle(140, 140, 180, 90, 30, 20) {
      fill 255, 255, 0
      stroke 255, 0, 0
      line_width 3
    }

    triangle(140, 240, 320, 240, 230, 330) {
      fill 255, 255, 0
      stroke 255, 0, 0
      line_width 3
    }

    path {
      move_to 160, 100
      curve_to 190, 60, 200, 80, 210, 70
      curve_to 240, 80, 250, 100, 260, 90
      curve_to 290, 90, 300, 110, 310, 100

      fill 0, 255, 0
      stroke 0, 0, 255
      line_width 3
    }

    path {
      move_to 200, 150
      line_to 270, 170
      line_to 250, 220
      line_to 220, 190
      line_to 200, 200
      line_to 180, 170
      close_path

      fill 0, 255, 0
      stroke 0, 0, 255
      line_width 3
    }
    
    polygon(200, 260, 270, 270, 250, 290, 220, 290, 200, 280, 180, 270) {
      fill 0, 255, 0
      stroke 0, 0, 255
      line_width 3
    }
    
    polyline(270, 320, 250, 340, 220, 340, 200, 330, 180, 320) {
      stroke 0, 0, 255
      line_width 3
    }
  }
}.show

Hello, Drawing Area (Manual)!

This demonstrates the manual (non-Glimmer) imperative cairo shape drawing syntax for the drawing_area widget (might be useful in very exceptional rare cases).

samples/hello/hello_drawing_area_manual.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/hello/hello_drawing_area_manual'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/hello/hello_drawing_area_manual.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

window {
  title 'Hello, Drawing Area (Manual)!'
  default_size 400, 400
  
  drawing_area {
    on(:draw) do |drawing_area_widget, cairo_context|
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 255/255.0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.paint
      
      cairo_context.arc(85, 85, 45, (Math::PI/180)*90, -(Math::PI/180)*90)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.arc(85, 85, 45, (Math::PI/180)*90, -(Math::PI/180)*90)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 128/255.0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke

      cairo_context.arc(85, 185, 45, (Math::PI/180)*100, -(Math::PI/180)*30)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.arc(85, 185, 45, (Math::PI/180)*100, -(Math::PI/180)*30)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 128/255.0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.circle(85, 285, 45)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.circle(85, 285, 45)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 128/255.0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.rectangle(140, 40, 180, 90)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.rectangle(140, 40, 180, 90)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.rounded_rectangle(140, 140, 180, 90, 30, 20)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.rounded_rectangle(140, 140, 180, 90, 30, 20)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.triangle(140, 240, 320, 240, 230, 330)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.triangle(140, 240, 320, 240, 230, 330)
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(255/255.0, 0, 0)
      cairo_context.set_line_width(3)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 160, 100
      cairo_context.curve_to 190, 60, 200, 80, 210, 70
      cairo_context.curve_to 240, 80, 250, 100, 260, 90
      cairo_context.curve_to 290, 90, 300, 110, 310, 100
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 160, 100
      cairo_context.curve_to 190, 60, 200, 80, 210, 70
      cairo_context.curve_to 240, 80, 250, 100, 260, 90
      cairo_context.curve_to 290, 90, 300, 110, 310, 100
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 200, 150
      cairo_context.line_to 270, 170
      cairo_context.line_to 250, 220
      cairo_context.line_to 220, 190
      cairo_context.line_to 200, 200
      cairo_context.line_to 180, 170
      cairo_context.close_path
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 200, 150
      cairo_context.line_to 270, 170
      cairo_context.line_to 250, 220
      cairo_context.line_to 220, 190
      cairo_context.line_to 200, 200
      cairo_context.line_to 180, 170
      cairo_context.close_path
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 200, 260
      cairo_context.line_to 270, 270
      cairo_context.line_to 250, 290
      cairo_context.line_to 220, 290
      cairo_context.line_to 200, 280
      cairo_context.line_to 180, 270
      cairo_context.close_path
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 255/255.0, 0)
      cairo_context.fill
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 200, 260
      cairo_context.line_to 270, 270
      cairo_context.line_to 250, 290
      cairo_context.line_to 220, 290
      cairo_context.line_to 200, 280
      cairo_context.line_to 180, 270
      cairo_context.close_path
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.stroke
      
      cairo_context.new_path
      cairo_context.move_to 200, 260
      cairo_context.move_to 270, 320
      cairo_context.line_to 250, 340
      cairo_context.line_to 220, 340
      cairo_context.line_to 200, 330
      cairo_context.line_to 180, 320
      cairo_context.set_source_rgb(0, 0, 255/255.0)
      cairo_context.stroke
    end
  }
}.show

Elaborate Samples

Widget Gallery

samples/elaborate/widget_gallery.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/elaborate/widget_gallery'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/elaborate/widget_gallery.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

include Glimmer

application('org.glimmer.hello-application') {
  on(:activate) do |app|
    application_window(app) { |aw|
      title 'Widget Gallery'
      
      notebook { |n|
        f1 = frame {
          alignment(1, 1, 1, 1) {
            padding 15, 15, 15, 15
            
            box(:vertical) {
              spacing 10
              
              label('Entry')
              entry {
                text 'Enter One Line of Text'
              }
              
              label('Search Entry')
              search_entry {
                text 'Enter Search Term'
              }
              
              label('Spin Button')
              spin_button(1, 100, 1) {
              }
              
              label('Combo Box Text')
              cb = combo_box_text {
              }
              3.times { |n| cb.append_text "Option #{n + 1}" }
            }
          }
        }
        n.set_tab_label_text(f1.gtk, 'Text')
        
        f2 = frame {
          alignment(1, 1, 1, 1) {
            padding 15, 15, 15, 15
            
            box(:vertical) {
              spacing 10
              
              label('Button')
              button(label: 'Push Me') {
                on(:clicked) do
                  message_dialog(parent: aw) { |md|
                    title 'Information'
                    text 'You clicked the button'
                    
                    on(:response) do
                      md.destroy
                    end
                  }.show
                end
              }
              
              label('Radio Button')
              box(:horizontal) {
                rb = radio_button(label: 'One')
                radio_button(label: 'Two', member: rb)
                radio_button(label: 'Three', member: rb)
              }
              
              label('Check Button')
              box(:horizontal) {
                check_button('One')
                check_button('Two')
                check_button('Three')
              }
            }
          }
        }
        n.set_tab_label_text(f2.gtk, 'Button')
        
        f3 = frame {
          alignment(1, 1, 1, 1) {
            padding 15, 15, 15, 15
            
            box(:vertical) {
              spacing 10
              
              label('Horizontal Scale')
              scale(:horizontal, 1, 100, 1) {
                visible true
              }
              
              label('Vertical Scale')
              scale(:vertical, 1, 100, 1) {
                visible true
                height_request 200
              }
            }
          }
        }
        n.set_tab_label_text(f3.gtk, 'Selection')
        
        f4 = frame {
          alignment(1, 1, 1, 1) {
            padding 15, 15, 15, 15
            
            box(:vertical) {
              spacing 10
              
              label('Expander')
              3.times do |n|
                expander {
                  label "Item #{n + 1}"
                  
                  label("Item #{n + 1} Expanded") {
                  }
                }
              end
            }
          }
        }
        n.set_tab_label_text(f4.gtk, 'Organizer')
        
        f5 = frame {
          alignment(1, 1, 1, 1) {
            padding 15, 15, 15, 15
            
            box(:vertical) {
              spacing 10
              
              label('Progress Bar')
              pb = progress_bar {
                text 'Progress Bar'
              }
              Thread.new do
                101.times.cycle do |n|
                  pb.fraction = n / 100.0
                  sleep(0.1) # yields back to main GUI thread
                end
              end
              
              label('Spinner')
              spinner {
                active true
              }
            }
          }
        }
        n.set_tab_label_text(f5.gtk, 'Progress')
      }
    }.present
  end
}.run

Tetris

samples/elaborate/tetris.rb

Linux	Mac	Windows

Run (via installed gem):

ruby -r glimmer-dsl-gtk -e "require 'samples/elaborate/tetris'"

Run (via locally cloned project):

ruby -r ./lib/glimmer-dsl-gtk.rb samples/elaborate/tetris.rb

Code:

require 'glimmer-dsl-gtk'

require_relative 'tetris/model/game'

class Tetris
  include Glimmer
  
  BLOCK_SIZE = 25
  BEVEL_CONSTANT = 20
  COLOR_GRAY = [192, 192, 192]
    
  def initialize
    @game = Model::Game.new
  end
  
  def launch
    create_gui
    register_observers
    @game.start!
    @main_window.show
  end
  
  def create_gui
    @main_window = window {
      title 'Glimmer Tetris'
      default_size Model::Game::PLAYFIELD_WIDTH * BLOCK_SIZE, Model::Game::PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT * BLOCK_SIZE # + 98
      
      box(:vertical) {
        tetris_menu_bar

        box(:horizontal) {
          @playfield_blocks = playfield(playfield_width: @game.playfield_width, playfield_height: @game.playfield_height, block_size: BLOCK_SIZE)
          
          score_board
        }
        
      }
      
      on(:key_press_event) do |widget, key_event|
        case key_event.keyval
        when 65364 # down arrow
          @game.down!
        when 32 # space
          @game.down!(instant: true)
        when 65362 # up arrow
          case @game.up_arrow_action
          when :instant_down
            @game.down!(instant: true)
          when :rotate_right
            @game.rotate!(:right)
          when :rotate_left
            @game.rotate!(:left)
          end
        when 65361 # left arrow
          @game.left!
        when 65363 # right arrow
          @game.right!
        when 65506 # right shift
          @game.rotate!(:right)
        when 65505 # left shift
          @game.rotate!(:left)
        else
          # Do Nothing
        end
      end
    }
  end
  
  def register_observers
    observe(@game, :game_over) do |game_over|
      if game_over
        show_game_over_dialog
      else
        start_moving_tetrominos_down
      end
    end
    
    @game.playfield_height.times do |row|
      @game.playfield_width.times do |column|
        observe(@game.playfield[row][column], :color) do |new_color|
          color = new_color
          block = @playfield_blocks[row][column]
          block[:background_square].fill = color
          block[:top_bevel_edge].fill = [color[0] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT]
          block[:right_bevel_edge].fill = [color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
          block[:bottom_bevel_edge].fill = [color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
          block[:left_bevel_edge].fill = [color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
          block[:border_square].stroke = new_color == Model::Block::COLOR_CLEAR ? COLOR_GRAY : color
          block[:drawing_area].queue_draw
          false
        end
      end
    end
    
    Model::Game::PREVIEW_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT.times do |row|
      Model::Game::PREVIEW_PLAYFIELD_WIDTH.times do |column|
        preview_updater = proc do
          block = @preview_playfield_blocks[row][column]
          if @game.show_preview_tetromino?
            new_color = @game.preview_playfield[row][column].color
            block[:background_square].fill = new_color
            block[:top_bevel_edge].fill = [new_color[0] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[1] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[2] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT]
            block[:right_bevel_edge].fill = [new_color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
            block[:bottom_bevel_edge].fill = [new_color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
            block[:left_bevel_edge].fill = [new_color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, new_color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT]
            block[:border_square].stroke = new_color == Model::Block::COLOR_CLEAR ? COLOR_GRAY : new_color
            @next_label.text = 'Next'
          else
            transparent_color = [0, 0, 0, 0]
            block[:background_square].fill = transparent_color
            block[:top_bevel_edge].fill = transparent_color
            block[:right_bevel_edge].fill = transparent_color
            block[:bottom_bevel_edge].fill = transparent_color
            block[:left_bevel_edge].fill = transparent_color
            block[:border_square].stroke = transparent_color
            @next_label.text = ''
          end
          block[:drawing_area].queue_draw
        end
      
        observe(@game.preview_playfield[row][column], :color, &preview_updater)
        observe(@game, :show_preview_tetromino, &preview_updater)
      end
    end
    
    observe(@game, :score) do |new_score|
      @score_label.text = new_score.to_s
    end

    observe(@game, :lines) do |new_lines|
      @lines_label.text = new_lines.to_s
    end

    observe(@game, :level) do |new_level|
      @level_label.text = new_level.to_s
    end
  end
  
  def tetris_menu_bar
    menu_bar {
      menu_item(label: 'Game') { |mi|
        m = menu {
          check_menu_item(label: 'Pause') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.paused = !@game.paused?
            end
          }
          
          menu_item(label: 'Restart') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.restart!
            end
          }
          
          separator_menu_item
          
          menu_item(label: 'Exit') {
            on(:activate) do
              @main_window.close
            end
          }
        }
        mi.submenu = m.gtk
      }
      
      menu_item(label: 'View') { |mi|
        m = menu {
          check_menu_item(label: 'Show Next Block Preview') {
            active @game.show_preview_tetromino?
          
            on(:activate) do
              @game.show_preview_tetromino = !@game.show_preview_tetromino?
            end
          }
          
          separator_menu_item
          
          menu_item(label: 'Show High Scores') {
            on(:activate) do
              show_high_score_dialog
            end
          }
          
          menu_item(label: 'Clear High Scores') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.clear_high_scores!
            end
          }
        }
        mi.submenu = m.gtk
      }
      
      menu_item(label: 'Speed') { |mi|
        m = menu {
          rmi = radio_menu_item(nil, Model::Game::SPEEDS.first.to_s.capitalize) {
            active true
            
            on(:activate) do
              @game.send("speed_#{Model::Game::SPEEDS.first}=", true)
            end
          }
          
          Model::Game::SPEEDS.drop(1).each do |speed|
            radio_menu_item(rmi.group, speed.to_s.capitalize) {
              on(:activate) do
                @game.send("speed_#{speed}=", true)
              end
            }
          end
        }
        mi.submenu = m.gtk
      }
      
      menu_item(label: 'Options') { |mi|
        m = menu {
          rmi = radio_menu_item(nil, 'Instant Down on Up') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.instant_down_on_up!
            end
          }
          
          default_rmi = radio_menu_item(rmi.group, 'Rotate Right on Up') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.rotate_right_on_up!
            end
          }
          default_rmi.activate
          
          radio_menu_item(rmi.group, 'Rotate Left on Up') {
            on(:activate) do
              @game.rotate_left_on_up!
            end
          }
        }
        mi.submenu = m.gtk
      }
      
      menu_item(label: 'Help') { |mi|
        m = menu {
          menu_item(label: 'About') {
            on(:activate) do
              show_about_dialog
            end
          }
        }
        mi.submenu = m.gtk
      }
    }
  end
  
  def score_board
    box(:vertical) {
      label
      @next_label = label('Next')
      @preview_playfield_blocks = playfield(playfield_width: Model::Game::PREVIEW_PLAYFIELD_WIDTH, playfield_height: Model::Game::PREVIEW_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT, block_size: BLOCK_SIZE)
      
      label
      label('Score')
      @score_label = label

      label
      label('Lines')
      @lines_label = label

      label
      label('Level')
      @level_label = label
      label
    }
  end
  
  def playfield(playfield_width: , playfield_height: , block_size: , &extra_content)
    blocks = []
    box(:vertical) {
      playfield_height.times.map do |row|
        blocks << []
        box(:horizontal) {
          playfield_width.times.map do |column|
            blocks.last << block(row: row, column: column, block_size: block_size)
          end
        }
      end
      
      extra_content&.call
    }
    blocks
  end
  
  def block(row: , column: , block_size: , &extra_content)
    block = {}
    bevel_pixel_size = 0.16 * block_size.to_f
    color = Model::Block::COLOR_CLEAR
    block[:drawing_area] = drawing_area {
      size_request block_size, block_size
      
      block[:background_square] = square(0, 0, block_size) {
        fill *color
      }
      
      block[:top_bevel_edge] = polygon(0, 0, block_size, 0, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size) {
        fill color[0] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] + 4*BEVEL_CONSTANT
      }
       
      block[:right_bevel_edge] = polygon(block_size, 0, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, block_size, block_size) {
        fill color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT
      }
       
      block[:bottom_bevel_edge] = polygon(block_size, block_size, 0, block_size, bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size) {
        fill color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT
      }
      
      block[:left_bevel_edge] = polygon(0, 0, 0, block_size, bevel_pixel_size, block_size - bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size, bevel_pixel_size) {
        fill color[0] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[1] - BEVEL_CONSTANT, color[2] - BEVEL_CONSTANT
      }
      
      block[:border_square] = square(0, 0, block_size) {
        stroke *COLOR_GRAY
      }
      
      extra_content&.call
    }
    block
  end
  
  def start_moving_tetrominos_down
    unless @tetrominos_start_moving_down
      @tetrominos_start_moving_down = true
      tetromino_move = proc do
        @game.down! if !@game.game_over? && !@game.paused?
        GLib::Timeout.add(@game.delay*1000, &tetromino_move)
        false # do not repeat
      end
      GLib::Timeout.add(@game.delay*1000, &tetromino_move)
    end
  end
  
  def show_game_over_dialog
    @game.paused = true
    message_dialog(parent: @main_window) { |md|
      title 'Game Over!'
      text "Score: #{@game.high_scores.first.score}\nLines: #{@game.high_scores.first.lines}\nLevel: #{@game.high_scores.first.level}"
      
      on(:response) do
        @game.restart!
        md.destroy
      end
    }.show
  end
  
  def show_high_score_dialog
    @game.paused = true
    
    if @game.high_scores.empty?
      high_scores_string = "No games have been scored yet."
    else
      high_scores_string = @game.high_scores.map do |high_score|
        "#{high_score.name} | Score: #{high_score.score} | Lines: #{high_score.lines} | Level: #{high_score.level}"
      end.join("\n")
    end
    
    message_dialog(parent: @main_window) { |md|
      title 'High Scores'
      text high_scores_string
      
      on(:response) do
        @game.paused = false
        md.destroy
      end
    }.show
  end
  
  def show_about_dialog
    message_dialog(parent: @main_window) { |md|
      title 'About'
      text "Glimmer Tetris\n\nGlimmer DSL for GTK\n\nElaborate Sample\n\nCopyright (c) 2021-2022 Andy Maleh"
      
      on(:response) do
        md.destroy
      end
    }.show
  end
end

Tetris.new.launch

Resources

Ruby-Gnome Project: https://github.com/ruby-gnome/ruby-gnome
GTK3 API Documentation: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gtk/gtk3/
GTK3 Widget Gallery: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/visual_index.html

Process

Glimmer Process

Help

Issues

If you encounter issues that are not reported, discover missing features that are not mentioned in TODO.md, or think up better ways to use GTK than what is possible with Glimmer DSL for GTK, you may submit an issue or pull request on GitHub. In the meantime while waiting for a fix, you may try older gem versions of Glimmer DSL for GTK in case you find one that does not have the issue and actually works.

Chat

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Planned Features and Feature Suggestions

These features have been planned or suggested. You might see them in a future version of Glimmer DSL for GTK. You are welcome to contribute more feature suggestions.

TODO.md

Change Log

CHANGELOG.md

Contributing

Check out the latest master to make sure the feature hasn't been implemented or the bug hasn't been fixed yet.
Check out the issue tracker to make sure someone already hasn't requested it and/or contributed it.
Fork the project.
Start a feature/bugfix branch.
Commit and push until you are happy with your contribution.
Make sure to add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a future version unintentionally.
Please try not to mess with the Rakefile, version, or history. If you want to have your own version, or is otherwise necessary, that is fine, but please isolate to its own commit so I can cherry-pick around it.

Contributors

Andy Maleh (Founder)

Click here to view contributor commits.

Copyright

LGPL

Built for Glimmer (DSL Framework).

glimmer-dsl-gtk

Development

Runtime

Glimmer DSL for GTK 0.0.9

Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library

Prerequisites

Linux

Mac

Windows

Setup

Option 1: Install

Option 2: Bundler

Usage

Glimmer GUI DSL

MVC Observer Pattern

Declarative Cairo Graphics

Arc

Arc Negative

Clip

Clip Image

Curve to

Dashes

Fill and Stroke 2

Fill Style

Gradient

Image

Image Gradient

Multi Segment Caps

Rounded Rectangle

Set line cap

Set line join

Text

Girb (Glimmer IRB)

Samples

Hello Samples

Hello, World!

Hello, Application!

Hello, Button!

Hello, Entry!

Hello, Drawing Area!

Hello, Drawing Area (Manual)!

Elaborate Samples

Widget Gallery

Tetris

Resources

Process

Help

Issues

Chat

Planned Features and Feature Suggestions

Change Log

Contributing

Contributors

Copyright