Filename: Xforms4Perl.5.tgz

Size: 135731 bytes

Target Platform: Unix systems with Perl 5.002 (and up) and Xforms 0.81 (and up)

Short: An extension to Perl giving access to the Xforms library - Version 0.5

This is an extension to Perl version 5.002 and above that provides
access to the functions of the Xforms GUI toolkit library. Thus you
can now write X Windows applications using Perl. And, if you have
ever seen the Xforms library, you know how easy it is to use.

This is version 0.5 which further increases the scope of the extension
over that of prior versions, to the extent that most of the XForms 0.84 and 
0.85 functionality is now supported in addition to 0.81. It is also a great
deal smaller that version 0.4 due to its exploitation of Perl 5.002 xsubpp
enhancements.

Consequently Perl 5.002 or above is required. Xforms4Perl version 0.4 is
still available for Perl 5.001 users. but it only supports Xforms 0.81.

The extension contains 3 independent modules that provide access to the Xforms
API, XEvent structures, and XFontStruct structures.

An installation script automates what used to be a rather irritating install
procedure. A conversion script is also provided to aid moving from 0.4 to
0.5.

The distribution includes example applications - an MS-Office-like
toolbar manager completely written in a single Perl script, and various
perl-ized examples from the XForms DEMOS directory.

The package requires the Xforms GUI Toolkit version 0.81 or above, which
can be obtained from ftp://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/pub/xforms. You also need a 
complete Perl 5.002 or above implementation

Suggested location:/pub/perl/perl

Author: Martin Bartlett

Maintained by: martin@nitram.demon.co.uk