gtk2-perl is the collective name for a set of Perl bindings
for Gtk+ versions 2.x and 3.x, as well as various related libraries. These
modules make it easy to write Gtk and Gnome applications using a natural,
perlish, object-oriented syntax.
Our documentation isn't what we'd like it to be, so don't code in a vacuum.
The documentation that we have for the Gtk2 and Gtk3
modules is located on the documentation page.
For best results, discuss gtk2-perl with the authors on the gtk-perl mailing list, or in #gtk-perl on irc.gnome.org. If you're interested in helping us write documentation (reference, tutorials, HowTo's), join the list and let us know.
Please report any bugs with gtk2-perl in one of the two bug trackers:
Feel free to discuss bugs/issues on the gtk-perl mailing list
| Module Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ExtUtils::Depends (MetaCPAN) | Paolo Molaro's excellent utility from the original gtk-perl project |
| ExtUtils::PkgConfig (MetaCPAN) | A super-simplistic front-end to pkg-config for Makefile.PLs |
| Glib | wrappers for glib 2.x, including GObject, and a PkgConfig utility |
| Gtk2 | gtk+ 2.x (including Gdk, Pango, Cairo, and Atk), plus some tools to make wrapping GObject-based libraries eaiser |
| Gtk3 (MetaCPAN) | gtk+ 3.x. This module allows you to write graphical user interfaces in a Perlish and object-oriented way, freeing you from the casting and memory management in C, yet remaining very close in spirit to original API. |
| Glib::Object::Introspection (MetaCPAN) | Uses the gobject-introspection and libffi projects to dynamically create Perl bindings for a wide variety of libraries. Examples include gtk+, webkit, libsoup and many more. |
| Gnome2::Canvas | libgnomecanvas 2.x and libart |
| Gnome2 | libgnome 2.x and libgnomeui 2.x |
| Gtk2::GladeXML | libglade 2.x |
| Gnome2::GConf | the GConf configuration database |
| Gnome2::Print | libgnomeprint and libgnomeprintui 2.2 |
| Gnome2::VFS | the Gnome Virtual File System |
| Gnome2::Vte | the Gnome Virtual Terminal Emulator |
| Gnome2::Wnck | the Window Navigator Construction Kit |
| Gnome2::Rsvg | the RSVG library |
| Gtk2::MozEmbed | the Mozilla embedding widget |
| Gtk2::SourceView | the GtkSourceView widget |
| GStreamer | the GStreamer library |