This looks very nice! It should definitely be included in the ROOT distribution, I think. BTW, after unpacking, the file permissions are not right (at least on Linux). I needed to do: cd RootShower/ chmod -R +r * Regards, -Brett. Rene Brun writes: > Hi Mathieu, > > I agree with you that the ROOT GUI has now reached an impressive > level of functionality, but HELAS, there is no documentation. > I hope that we will be able to document it in the near future. > Most people starting with the Root GUI have used the Guitest > example. This shows the use of the basic widgets only. > > Recently, Bertrand Bellenot has developed a very nice and still > simple application that is a good illustration of what one can do with > the Root GUI. > > I have put a copy of his program at > ftp://root.cern.ch/root/RootShower.tar.gz > > So far, it includes two Makefiles (Linux and Windows). > To install it, eg, > make -f Makefile.linux > to run the program invoke RootShower and use the various HELP buttons > to see the different possibilities. This example includes the > functionality you want to see in your program. > > If people have comments about this nice demo, you can address them > to rootdev@root.cern.ch and also to Bertrand.Bellenot@alcan.com > > Rene Brun > > On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Mathieu Gisselbrecht wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm using ROOT for about 2 years in order to develop multi-coincidence > > experiments based on Synhrotron Radiation in molecular physics. A part > > of the work is to write a User-Friendly-Interface (which is by essence > > almost impossible....). So, I used a lot the GUI demo and the root talk > > to get answer to my questions... I really thanks everyone for the > > impressive work done !!! > > > > However for about 1 month, I can't find a way to get access to mouse > > events in a TCanvas embedded in a TGTransientFrame, the so-called > > TRootEmbeddedCanvas. My aim is to give the (x,y) value of the mouse in > > an histogram (for instance to know the intensity and the position of a > > peak just by moving the mouse). With CINT, it is super easy: > > just create a TCanvas, and validate in the "Options" menu the "Event > > Status" > > ---------> How can I mange the same thing with an embedded canvas ? > > > > By the way, each time I'm going into more sophisticated concept: > > - default parameters for drawing objects (e.g. histogram, text....) > > - events control (keyboard, mouse) > > I get stuck in the nowhere land : it looks like there are so many > > functions to call, and without a complete set of examples, it's not so > > easy... Is the latest User Guide deals with those things ? I only have > > the v0.7.2. which is a good start but not enough to understand the > > complexity of ROOT. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Best regard, > > > > M. Gisselbrecht > > >
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