WxRuby

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

begin

  require 'rubygems' 

rescue LoadError

end

require 'wx'

# A Wx::Frame is a self-contained, top-level Window that can contain

# controls, menubars, and statusbars

class MinimalFrame < Wx::Frame

  def initialize(title)

    # The main application frame has no parent (nil)

    super(nil, :title => title, :size => [ 400, 300 ])

    menu_bar = Wx::MenuBar.new

    # The "file" menu

    menu_file = Wx::Menu.new

    # Using Wx::ID_EXIT standard id means the menu item will be given

    # the right label for the platform and language, and placed in the

    # correct platform-specific menu - eg on OS X, in the Application's menu

    menu_file.append(Wx::ID_EXIT, "E&xit\tAlt-X", "Quit this program")

    menu_bar.append(menu_file, "&File")

    # The "help" menu

    menu_help = Wx::Menu.new

    menu_help.append(Wx::ID_ABOUT, "&About...\tF1", "Show about dialog")

    menu_bar.append(menu_help, "&Help")

    # Assign the menubar to this frame

    self.menu_bar = menu_bar

    # Create a status bar at the bottom of the frame

    create_status_bar(2)

    self.status_text = "Welcome to wxRuby!"

    # Set it up to handle menu events using the relevant methods. 

    evt_menu Wx::ID_EXIT, :on_quit

    evt_menu Wx::ID_ABOUT, :on_about

  end

  # End the application; it should finish automatically when the last

  # window is closed.

  def on_quit

    close()

  end

  # show an 'About' dialog - WxRuby's about_box function will show a

  # platform-native 'About' dialog, but you could also use an ordinary

  # Wx::MessageDialog here.

  def on_about

    Wx::about_box(:name => self.title,

                   :version     => Wx::WXRUBY_VERSION,

                   :description => "This is the minimal sample",

                   :developers  => ['The wxRuby Development Team'] )

  end

end

# Wx::App is the container class for any wxruby app. To start an

# application, either define a subclass of Wx::App, create an instance,

# and call its main_loop method, OR, simply call the Wx::App.run class

# method, as shown here.

Wx::App.run do 

  self.app_name = 'Minimal'

  frame = MinimalFrame.new("Minimal wxRuby App")

  frame.show

end