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If you’re looking for sample applications using PHP-GTK2 + Glade, here’s one more which I’ve just published on devshed.com:

Link: Building Your Own Desktop Notepad Application Using PHP-GTK

This article will show you how easy it is to build a desktop Notepad application using PHP-GTK2 + Glade.

As with many other sample codes on this site, you will have the complete sample code + glade file and detailed explanations of how everything fits together.

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If you’ve been wondering how to compile standalone PHP-GTK2 applications on windows using PriadoBlender, I’ve just written an article explaining the details.

Important Note: For now, PriadoBlender only works with the Gnope version of PHP-GTK (which is running PHP-GTK2 alpha version with PHP v5.1.4 and GTK+ v2.6.9). I’m sure the author of PriadoBlender will upgrade the program soon to work with PHP-GTK v2.0.

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I’ve written a sample code that shows how to set the background color of a GtkButton.

Sample Code 23: How to set the background color of GtkButton?

Some of you have written to me that the code does not work on your machine. The fix is as follows:

1. Assuming you’re using the latest php-gtk v2.0.1
2. Go to [php-gtk root folder]/etc/gtk-2.0 and open the file gtkrc in your favorite editor.
3. Comment out lines 45, 46 and 47 as follows:

#engine "wimp"

#{

#}

4. Save and close the file.

Now try running the sample code again. Did it work this time?

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If you have tried the latest PHP-GTK v2.0 or v2.0.1 on the windows platform, you will know that there seems to be some bugs with the interactive search for GtkTreeview. The interactive search works in PHP-GTK2 alpha and beta versions, but not in v2.0 or v2.0.1.

Carl shared with us a brilliant work-around he has found.

Using his method, here are a couple of complete sample codes that show how to set up interactive search in PHP-GTK v2.0 and v2.0.1.

• Sample Code 500: How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 1 - non OOP version?
• Sample Code 501: How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 2 - OOP version using classes?
• Sample Code 502: How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 3 - start on any keypress?
• Sample Code 503: How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 4 - automatically hide after 3 seconds?
• Sample Code 504: How to setup interactive search in GtkTreeView for PHP GTK v2.0 - Part 5 - switch search column using tab key?

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The latest windows binary of PHP-GTK v.2.0.1 from gtk.php.net does not come with the GD2 library.

If you need to set up the php_gd2.dll, please refer to the following article:

PHP-GTK v2.0.1 with GD2 library

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In case you’re not aware, PHP-GTK 2.0.1 has just been released!

I will try out some of the new features and let you know.

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p.s. I just tried the interactive search on treeview for the new version. Seems like it’s still not fixed yet for the windows version. Something’s different though. Last time in windows, you need to hit ctrl-F to start the interactive search. Now, like the linux version, you can just start typing. However, it stops at the first character and doesn’t receive any more keyboard input.

In case you’re interested, this site is developed using Joomla!, one of the most popular PHP Open Source Content Management Systems.

I’ve released quite a number of plugins for Joomla!:

• DirectPHP. This plugin allows direct embedding of PHP commands right inside Joomla content page.
• loadmodule for Section/Category Description. This plugin allows you to include modules in the section/category description (as oppose to content items).
• DirectPHP for Section/Category Description. This plugin allows you to include php commands inside the Section/Category description.
• Include Code Listing. This plugin allows you to include code listing from external files into your content items,
  with syntax highlighting and line numbers.
• Include Content Item. This plugin allows you to insert or include one content item into another content item.

I’ve also written quite a number of articles on Jooma! (for both v1.0 and v1.5):

Joomla 1.0:

• How to create a module with DirectPHP plugin?
• How to include modules in Content item?
• How to include modules in Section/Content Description
• How to include PHP commands in Section/Content Description
• How to make plugins process Section/Category descriptions
• Include Code Listing plugin - More Tips and Techniques

Joomla 1.5:

• How to create a module with DirectPHP plugin?
• How to include modules in Content item?
• How to include modules in Section/Content Description
• How to include PHP commands in Section/Content Description
• How to make plugins process Section/Category descriptions
• Include Code Listing plugin - More Tips and Techniques

The main Joomla! table of contents is here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/joomla/

Enjoy!

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A receipt printer can not only print receipts. It can print barcodes too!

The following article shows you how to print barcode labels with your receipt printer.

Sample Code 479: How to print barcode label - Part 1 - EAN13 barcodes

You can also find a list of ESC/POS Commands here:
Quick Reference: ESC/POS Commands

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If you’re using drag-and-drop and need to include complex data (or multibyte characters) in your drag data, you’ll find that sometimes using PHP’s serialize() doesn’t work. Here’s a solution:

Non-OOP version:
Sample Code 475: How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 7 - another method of passing along complex drag info

OOP version:
Sample Code 476: How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 8 - another method of passing along complex drag info - OOP ver 1

Sample Code 477: How to drag and drop between 2 GtkTreeViews - Part 9 - another method of passing along complex drag info - OOP ver 2

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If you’re using GtkHTML in your PHP-GTK app, learn this wonderful trick shared by Mario Staas that allows you to run these scripts just like a normal php-gtk script without the need to type gconfd-2.exe | php script.php in the command window.

Sample Code 474: How to display html text using gtkhtml - Part 2

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