Newbie problems: python and gnome2

[David M. Cook]

In article <pan.2002.12.09.00.57.44.266654 at spam.hotmail.com>, Wouter van
Marle wrote:

> Recently I started to pick up programming again, now using Python, in
> combination with Gnome2 (using GLADE2). Great software.
> 
> Now the problems:
> - there is NO MANUAL NOR TUTORIAL available! (and yes, I did my googling,
> for two days long).

There is a tutorial for pygtk, but it is incomplete.  See the pygtk FAQ

http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/index.py?req=all

> - so no way to figure out how to import glade2 files into my python app

See the example in the pygtk 1.99 (or gnome-python 1.99) distribution in
examples/glade.

> - I did manage to display windows using glade1/gnome1/libglade, but how to
> manage the info in it?? I need a manual. At least a really good tutorial.

Developer documentation is one of the weak points of GNOME.  It is often
incomplete and sometimes downright wrong.

Dave Cook