Chabot College
Fall 2002
Removed Fall 2006
Course Outline for Computer Science 18F
LINUX GNOME AND GTK+ PROGRAMMING I
Catalog Description:
Computer Science 18F - Linux Gnome and GTK+ Programming I
2 units
Linux GUI programming using GTK+, and an overview of a few other Unix X-window
programming toolkits (KDE, ncurses). Windows, widgets, signal and event handling, controls,
input, lists, dialogs and menus. Development of small GTK+ programming projects under Linux.
Prerequisite: Computer Science 18B (completed with a grade of C or higher). Strongly
recommended: Computer Science 18C (completed with a grade of C or higher). 1.5 hours
lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
1. identify the differences between the C standard libraries and Linux libraries;
2. design, write, debug and document well-structured programs of small- to medium- length in the
C language, using Linux system resources and the Linux libraries;
3. demonstrate familiarity with processes under Linux and create, signal, and kill processes;
4. demonstrate familiarity with Linux multitasking and describe, at a high level, how multitasking is
done in Linux;
5. demonstrate familiarility with semaphores in Linux and write C programs that correctly use
semaphores;
6. demonstrate familiarity with interprocess communication (IPC) signals in Linux and write C
programs that correctly send and handle signals;
7. demonstrate familiarity with shared resources (such as shared memory) in Linux and write C
programs that correctly use shared resources;
8. demonstrate familiarity with other Linux IPC tools, such as pipes and message queues, and
write C programs that use these tools;
9. identify parent and child processes, and user and group ids of processes;
10. demonstrate familiarity with the internal workings of a simple shell, and write a simple shell;
11. demonstrate familiarity with daemons and write a simple daemon;
12. handle runtime errors from within C programs;
13. demonstrate familiarity with networks as a user.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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identify the major components, data types, and data structures provided by the
GTK+/Gnome libraries, GLib, GDK, GTK+, ImLib, etc;
develop an application in C using the GTK+/gnome libraries;
use Gnome widgets in a C-language application under Linux;
use the basic window tools provided in the GTK+: windows, combo boxes, etc.;
handle the most common events in a GUI environment from within a C program: mouse
actions, signals, keystrokes, etc.;
set the size, position, layout, and captions on windows;
add controls such as buttons to a window;
use a packing box to organize controls;
add widgets to a window;
use widgets to add labels, input text boxes, toggle buttons, check buttons, radio buttons and
frames to a window;
use list and bulk data widgets in a windowing application;
use dialog boxes in a window;
use a menu in a window.
Chabot College
Course Outline for Computer Science 18F
Fall 2002
Course Content:
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X-window system and its multiple variants, the family of X-development packages
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Why GTK+ and GNOME?
GLib and GLib applications
a.
GLib data types
b.
compiling GLib applications
c.
GLib macros
d.
GLib error handling
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GLib memory management
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GLib lists
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GLib trees
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GStrings (strings)
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Timers
GTK+ system
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GIMP and the GIMP ToolKit
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Drawing a simple window and the window's properties
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Using GTK+ objects in C (a non-object-oriented language)
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Signals and signal handlers
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Events and event handlers
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Signals and events together
Laying out the user interface
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Window captions
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Controlling window size and position
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Adding widgets to a window (and what's a widget?)
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Linking signal handlers to widgets
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Having GTK+ automatically arrange widgets in a window
More kinds of widgets
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Text entry boxes
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Check buttons
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Presenting lists of items
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Frames
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Fadio buttons
Lists and bulk data
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Different types of list boxes in GTK+ and how to use them
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Figuring out which items in a list have been selected by the user
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Displaying and configuring combo boxes
Dialog Boxes
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GtkWindow, the foundation of a dialog
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GtkDialog widget and how to use it
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Working with "modal" windows
d.
Pre-built GTK+ dialogs for file and color selection
Menus
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Building a menu
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Adding check items to a menu
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Adding radio buttons to a menu
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Responding to menu signals
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Menus in a hurry
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture
In-class example programs with explanations and demonstrations
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Chabot College
Course Outline for Computer Science 18F
Fall 2002
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Small programming assignments illustrating main points from lecture
1) Create programs that draw windows with various tools
2) Create a program that opens and closes several windows at once
b. Non-programming homework to reinforce concepts from lectures and reading
1) Check out the Free Software Foundation
2) Research the widget library and report on more types of widgets
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Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a.
Midterm exam(s)
b.
Optional short quizzes
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Final Exam
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Programming Assignments
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Beginning GTK+/GNOME Programming, Peter Wright, Wrox Press, 2000
Special Student Materials:
Computer lab fee
Diskettes
Optional zip disk
Revised: July 2001
Keith Mehl
CS 18F Outline Fall 2002
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