sure Ill send you some stuff when I get home tonight.

On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>    Original Message
>>> From: ToddAndMargo
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 23:00
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Perl window question
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I am trying to teach myself Perl. I am also trying to
>>> get away from Zenity.
>>>
>>> Any of you guys have a favorite method of creating a
>>> windows from Perl that is SL7 friendly (meaning the
>>> modules are available)?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>>>
>>
>
> On 11/23/2015 07:04 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>> By window I assume you mean X11
>> In that case look at Perl/TK there are several great modules that can help
>> you, that's the classic method although most people just do web interfaces
>> now‎.
>> Also if you would like I could suggest some books to read that would help
>> you a lot.
>> I'm a pretty heavy Perl programmer my self and am always happy to help any
>> one who wants to learn Perl.‎
>> One thing I will advise it seems pretty abstract at first but learn how
>> anonymous references work in Perl because they are really the key to
>> unlocking the true power of the whole language, I always consider it as the
>> key piece of knowledge that separates Perl scripters from a Perl programmer.
>>
>
> Hi Prmarino,
>
> I will look up Perl/TK.
>
> "anonymous references"? Is that the mysterious "->" thingy?
>
>      $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
>      $ua->timeout ( MaxTime1 );
>      $ua->show_progress;
>
> Can you point me to a good web page to "finally" figure out
> what that is?
>
> Thank you for helping me with this!
> -T
>
>