The Ring programming language version 1.10 book - Part 25 of 212
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This document discusses how to create and run various types of applications in Ring, including GUI/mobile apps, web apps, and games. It provides code samples and instructions for creating a simple "Hello World" app in each category. It also describes the main menus and features of the Ring integrated development environment, including options for running, building, and distributing Ring applications.
The Ring programming language version 1.10 book - Part 25 of 212
- 1. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 19.3 Creating and running your first GUI/Mobile Application To learn how to create GUI applications using Ring check the “Desktop and Mobile development using RingQt” chapter. Source Code: Load "guilib.ring" New qApp { new qWidget() { resize(400,400) setWindowTitle("Hello, World!") show() } exec() } In Ring notepad we have a special button to run GUI applications without displaying the console window. 19.3. Creating and running your first GUI/Mobile Application 208
- 2. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 The next screen shot present the application during the runtime 19.4 Creating and running your first Web Application To learn how support Ring in your web server and how to create web applications using Ring check the “Web Devel- opment (CGI Library)” chapter. Note: You need to support the Ring language in your web server to be able to run the next example. Source Code: #!ring -cgi load "weblib.ring" Import System.Web new page { text("Hello, World!") } We can run the application in any web browser or in the browser that are embedded in Ring Notepad. 19.4. Creating and running your first Web Application 209
- 3. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 For Windows users, Ring comes with Apache Web server! We can run any web application from any folder directly without doing any configuration. 19.5 Creating and running your first Desktop/Mobile Game To learn about creating 2D Games using Ring check the “Demo Project - Game Engine for 2D Games” chapter. Source Code: 19.5. Creating and running your first Desktop/Mobile Game 210
- 4. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 Load "gameengine.ring" func main oGame = New Game { title = "My First Game" sprite { type = GE_TYPE_PLAYER x=400 y=400 width=100 height=100 file = "images/player.png" transparent = true Animate=false Move=true Scaled=true } } We can run the application as any GUI application. 19.6 The Main File in the Project The idea of the Main File ToolBar is to determine the main file in the project When the project contains many source code files Using this feature we can run the project (Main File) at any time while opening other files in the project without the need to switch to the Main File to run the project. To quickly use this feature (Open the project main file) Press Ctrl+Shift+M to set the current source code file as the main file 19.6. The Main File in the Project 211
- 5. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 Open and modify other source code files in the project To run the project (Main File) at any time press Ctrl+Shift+F5 (GUI) or Ctrl+Shift+D (Console) Screen Shots: 19.7 The File Menu From this menu we can create, open and save the source code files. Another feature in this menu is “Print to PDF” 19.7. The File Menu 212
- 6. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 19.8 The Edit Menu From the Edit menu we can Cut, Copy and Paste text. Also we can change the font and the colors. We can Go to a specific line or use the Find and Replace window to find and replace text. Also We can set the Tab Width (Number of Spaces) Starting from Ring 1.8 we have the (Find in Files) option. 19.9 The View Menu From this menu we can show/hide the dockable windows Also we can change the Style of the Ring Notepad Common Styles are (Fusion White and Modern Black) 19.8. The Edit Menu 213
- 7. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 Also we can quickly show/hide group of dockable windows based on the context 19.9. The View Menu 214
- 8. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 19.10 The Program Menu From this menu we can run the programs Also we can set the Main file in the project 19.11 The Browser Menu From this menu we can quickly open common links in the browser 19.10. The Program Menu 215
- 9. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 19.12 The Tools Menu From this menu we can run the Form Designer in separate window Also we can run the REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop) application 19.13 The Distribute Menu From this menu we can build an executable file for the application Also we can prepare the application for distribution 19.12. The Tools Menu 216
- 10. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 19.14 The Help Menu From this menu we can get the help files (CHM & PDF) 19.14. The Help Menu 217