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passerby:
I have installed Code::Blocks and wxFormBuilder
Then started a new project and selected wxFormBuilder for GUI tool.
The new project wizard finished fine, but I don't see a way to use wxFormBuilder (unlike wxSMith, but I'd like to use wxFB).

How can I make Code:Blocksr recognize the installed wxFormBuilder?

Sorry for the probably dumb question, I am pretty new to all this.

Running Ubuntu Hardy Heron under VirtualBox on PCLinuxOS.

MortenMacFly:

--- Quote from: passerby on July 27, 2008, 05:31:46 pm ---The new project wizard finished fine, but I don't see a way to use wxFormBuilder

--- End quote ---
wxFormBuilder is a stand-alone application that cannot be integrated into C::B directly (as wxSmith which is a plugin). You need to run it as an external application (and may continue editing the code with C::B).
You may want to add wxFormBuilder as a tool in the tools menu of C::B. this way you can easily launch it from within C::B and within the right folder and with the right options.

passerby:
Thanks for the tip.

After a long pause I am having another go at it.
I added wxFormBuilder as a tool as suggested, and created a new dialog-based project.
Running the new project brings up the dialog with 'Welcome to wxWidgets'.
Double-clicking on WxWizDialog.fbp in the Others folder within Code::Blocks starts up wxFormBuilder.
As a timid test, I re-wrote the message text to 'Hiho' in wxFormBuilder, then saved.
Returned to C::B, rebuilt, and ran the program -- and it STILL displays the original message.

What am I doing wrong?

alb_cb_moon:
You need not only "saved the project" , select "Generate Code" option too

passerby:
alb_cb_moon,
Thank you, but I still have a problem...
This is a wxWidgets project that starts with an auto-generated code.
wxFormBuilder said it needed to convert the code. Accepting that, generating the code, saving, and trying to build in Code::Blocks now produces a build error:

--- Code: ---'wxMessageBox' was not declared in this scope'
--- End code ---
I reinstalled everything as described at http://wxpack.sourceforge.net/Tutorials/CodeBlocks, but still get the same error.

Edit: Sorry, didn't generate inherited class... Works fine now.
Thanks for helping.

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