An Introduction to C & GUI Programming

Freshly updated for GTK3, the 2nd edition of An Introduction to C & GUI Programming will teach you all you need to know to write simple programs in C and start creating GUIs, even if you're an absolute beginner. The first half of the book is an introduction to C, and covers the basics of writing simple command-line programs. The second half shows how to use the GTK user interface toolkit with C to create feature-rich GUI applications which can be run on the desktop. 156 pages of essential information: Create simple command-line C programs Control flow with conditions and loops Handle variables, strings, and files Design graphical user interface applications in C Handle user input with buttons and menus Use advanced UI features such as data stores and dialogs Errata: On page 79, there is a typo in the command used to build a GTK application; single hyphens have been used where double hyphens should have been used. The line:gcc gtktest.c `pkg-config -cflags -libs gtk 3.0` -o gtktest should readgcc gtktest.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk 3.0` -o gtktest In the preceding paragraph, the pkg-config instruction has the same error; the linepkg-config -cflags -libs gtk 3.0 should readpkg-config --cflags --libs gtk 3.0