Re: Dictionary.com (PLEASE critisise...)

Draxil, I tried to run your code, but it appears (after searching CPAN) that Gtk.pm is only availble for Unix (I'm on Win) so I couldn't test your code. I'll leave it up to you to determine if it works correctly. So I'll list some suggestions instead just from browsing through your code.

You should use #!/usr/bin/perl -w to turn on warnings. This is a comment that many monks suggest. It helps in debugging, so it's always a first step.
You should use strict; which will make sure that you are using 'clean' Perl code. (Again, this is something that almost every monk will tell you is necessary/manditory.) You will probably have to add a lot of 'my' declarations to your variables (ie: my $http= new HTTP::Lite;) to elminate some errors.
I'm not so sure about this point, but I know that I personally wouldn't use the variable $pack since pack is a function of Perl and described in Perlfunc. I guess I'd be leary of using such a variable... again this is a personal choice.
When you use your or die statement, make sure you include in your error message $! to include the system error messages, in addition to your message (ie: or die "Couldn't retrieve the Word Of The Day.$!";.)
I like the fact that you commented your code. It's easy to follow and the logic makes sense. I think the code is really good for being 'half asleep.'

Please keep posting code and participating at Perl Monks. I learned a thing or two from your code just by doing a read through. If you have questions, post them, and if you have some help for someone, feel free to participate Draxil. Welcome to Perl Monks.

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GTK..... by PsionicMan (Beadle) on Jun 24, 2001 at 06:14 UTC
Gtk.pm is only available for nix because Gtk.pm is a perl interface to GTK+'s (The Gimp Toolkit) widget set. It is the underlying power of the Gnome desktop environment. There is a native win32 port of Gimp/GTK+ available here. I don't know how successful you'd be if you tried to rig it up so that it would work with Gtk.pm, though. --Psi `print(pack("h","e4f64702566756e60236c6f637560247f602265696e676021602075627c602861636b65627e2")."\n");`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Dictionary.com (PLEASE critisise...) by Draxil (Novice) on Jun 26, 2001 at 17:28 UTC
Hey thanks! I have taken a while to write this reply because I have been trying out your advise on some more perl scripts ;) . It's a shame no-one has done bindings for Gtk for windows yet.. I might just use Tk for GUI stuff from now on so I can pass it on to Windows users. Soon I will build up confidence to post some non half asleep code.. All with use strict and warnings enabled :P DrAxIl "blue berry muffins are not just a snack.... ..they are a way of life"	[reply]


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