Users feedback, discussion

[AlexanderZvyagin]

Markus Gans, I am really impressed of the work you have done! In comparision with dialog/newt-snack/ncurses/npyscreen it is like a breath of fresh air. Congratulations and please continue.

I think your library will get more attention if there is a place where users (like me) can ask questions, ask for advices, etc. What shall it be? A mail list? A web forum? Probably the easiest solution (it does not require anything to setup) is to use Stackoverflow with [final-cut] tag?!

[gansm]

Many thanks for your reply and your praise.

The using of an alternative and more established place for the user feedback sounds good. I joined Stack Overflow now. You can find me here: http://stackoverflow.com/users/story/7607413

Unfortunately, I can not create the tag "final-cut" without asking a question.

[AlexanderZvyagin]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42408243/support-for-table-grid-widget-in-final-cut
About tag "final-cut": I need to increase my reputation on stackoverflow to be able to create tags.

[helmishariff]

Can it work on MacOS?

[gansm]

I don't have a macOS on my computer, but I'm using a compile-run with macOS on Travis-CI. The use of macOS should therefore be possible. Of course, I would appreciate a positive feedback.

https://travis-ci.org/gansm/finalcut/builds/304405079
https://travis-ci.org/gansm/finalcut/jobs/304405082

[helmishariff]

I got this error message when try to compile hello sample.
fterm.h:57:12: fatal error: 'gpm.h' file not found
#include <gpm.h> (if this is mouse daemon, I can't find for MacOS ver.)

[helmishariff]

I have checked emac in Macport. This is how they implement the mouse. https://searchcode.com/codesearch/view/27232327/

[helmishariff]

I have download gpm from github since it can support xterm. Then I compile with g++ -I/Library/finalcut/include -o hellofinal hellofinal.cpp and I get linker error:
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"FMessageBox::setText(FString const&)", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FMessageBox::FMessageBox(FWidget*)", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FMessageBox::~FMessageBox()", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FApplication::FApplication(int const&, char**, bool)", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FApplication::~FApplication()", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FDialog::exec()", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FString::FString(char const*)", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o
"FString::~FString()", referenced from:
_main in hellofinal-0f9b96.o

Then I tried to compile with g++ -I/Library/finalcut/include -o wtui hellofinal.cpp /Library/finalcut/src/fmessagebox.cpp get this error:
error: "Only <final/final.h> can be included directly."
#error "Only <final/final.h> can be included directly."

[helmishariff]

It seems the examples all working when I use make.

[helmishariff]

When I try to compile manually, error: "_tgetent", referenced from:
FTerm::init_termcaps() in fterm.o
"_tgetflag", referenced from:
FTerm::init_termcaps() in fterm.o
FTerm::init_termcaps_booleans() in fterm.o

[AlexanderZvyagin]

I confirm that the library works on MacOS.

[helmishariff]

Yes I know it is working on MacOS since I can make samples & run it. May I know what is c++ flag to compile it.I tried g++ -I/mylibrary/finalcut/include /mylibrary/finalcut/src/*.o -o hello hello.cpp but no success

[gansm]

Thank you for your feedback. I'm a little bit confused that the configure script has found a gpm.h on your system.

You should try the following commands:

autoreconf -v --install --force
./configure --prefix=/usr
make

If that doesn't help, you can also explicitly disable GPM support:

./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gpm
make

How to use the library (a little example):

#include <final/final.h>

using namespace finalcut;

int main (int argc, char* argv[])
{
  FApplication app(argc, argv);
  // Note: Use Shift+F10 or Ctrl+^ to close the dialog
  FDialog dialog(&app);
  dialog.setText ("A dialog");
  dialog.setGeometry (FPoint(25, 5), FSize(30, 10));
  app.setMainWidget(&dialog);
  dialog.show();
  return app.exec();
}

Compile with:
g++ -O2 -lfinal dialog.cpp -o dialog

It is important that you don't forget to include the libfinal via "-lfinal".

[helmishariff]

Yes, thank you. With "-lfinal" flag I'm able to compile my code. Thanks.

[helmishariff]

Are there any possible this can be ported to Windows?