Pro PHP-GTK (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

PHP is gaining positive reputation for its system administration and client-side application development capabilities. This administration and development is accomplished using the PHP-GTK extension. You can take advantage of client-side applications by implementing language bindings for the GTK (the GIMP Toolkit) library for creating cross-platform graphical user interfaces.

Pro PHP-GTK acts as both a definitive reference and a hands-on tutorial to the PHP-GTK extension. The book couples the extension's key topics with practical examples to guide you through a real-world project: developing a database-driven client-side inventory manager. You’ll also learn how to integrate this feature with other emerging technologies like SOAP and RSS, and how to generate XML-based interfaces.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing PHP-GTK
2. Installing PHP-GTK
3. Understanding PHP-GTK Basics
4. Handling Events and Signals
5. Getting an Application Up and Running
6. Laying Out Applications
7. Displaying and Collecting Simple Data
8. Using Multiline Text
9. Working with Trees and Lists
10. Scrolling
11. Adding Menus and Toolbars
12. Adding Images
13. Drag-and-Drop
14. Using Selectors & Dialogs
15. Doing Background Work
16. Changing the Look and Feel
17. Distributing PHP-GTK Applications