The EXG FAQ (actually this is a sFAQ, see below :-)

Miron Brezuleanu (for now)

1. General

• 1.1 What's EXG?
• 1.2 On what OSes does it work?
• 1.3 What Eiffel compilers can I use?
• 1.4 How stable is it?
• 1.5 How complete is it?
• 1.6 What do I need to use it?
• 1.7 Is there a short form of the EXG classes around?
• 1.8 Does EXG work with glade?

2. Window creation

• 2.1 How do I get a popup window?
• 2.2 How do I get a dialog window?
• 2.3 How do I get a non-rectangular window?
• 2.4 How do I specify the layout of my windows?
• 2.5 How do I use common dialogs?
• 2.6 How do I create more than one toplevel windows for my app?
• 2.7 What's so special about the main window?
• 2.8 Why aren't my widgets visible?

3. Events

• 3.1 Why aren't my event handlers working?
• 3.2 How do I handle keyboard events?
• 3.3 How do I handle mouse events?
• 3.4 How do I handle paint(expose) events?
• 3.5 How do I use timers/idle calls?

4. Image manipulation

• 4.1 How do I load a graphics file (.PNG, .GIF, .JPG etc.)?
• 4.2 How can I use images(GDK_IMAGE)?
• 4.3 How do I save the contents of a window?
• 4.4 How do I fade out/in the contents of a window?
• 4.5 Why all colors built with EXG are in fact black?

5. Special classes

• 5.1 How do I write dialog classes?
• 5.2 How do I write wizard-like apps?
• 5.3 How do I use message boxes?

6. Drawing

• 6.1 How do I paint on the surface of a widget?
• 6.2 How do I remove flicker?
• 6.3 What primitives are there for drawing?
• 6.4 How do I use more colors?

7. Menus

• 7.1 How do I use menus?
• 7.2 How do I use popup menus?