Re: Gambas script capabilities

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 09/10/2026 à 23:41, Brian G a écrit :
> On 10/9/26 11:29, Olivier Cruilles wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I’m currently testing a little more Gambas Scripting capabilities and 
> > I would like to have your opinion please.
> >
> > As I remember, it was possible to create simple graphic application 
> > into a *.gbs script
> > but trying to convert a simple Graphic App ‘Hello world' into a simple 
> > Form + a button Quit -> to a script .gbs using the command ‘gbs3 — 
> > convert-project /path/to/helloword/app’ , produce a script .gbs file 
> > but it does not work when I run it.
> >
> > Just to clarify if it’s really possible have simple graphic forms into 
> > a .gbs script or not at all ?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> > Olivier
> Sorry I did notice the button to close, here is the script that also has 
> the button to close
> attached is the updated project as well. Same command line as before
> gbs3 --convert-project /home/brian/test/ProjToScr /home/brian/bin
>
> #!/usr/bin/env gbs3
> 'Auto Generated Script 10/09/2026 21:33:20.936 Version (3.22.99)
> #Script Startup="FMain"
> #Script Version="0.0.1"
> Use "gb.image"
> Use "gb.gui"
> Use "gb.form"
> class FMain
> ' Gambas class file
>
> Public Sub Button1_Click()
>      Quit 0
> End
>
>
> End class
> ' Gambas module file
> form FMain
> # Gambas Form File 3.0
>
> { Form Form
>    MoveScaled(0,0,64,22)
>    { TextLabel1 TextLabel
>      MoveScaled(4,5,49,11)
>      Font = Font["Noto Mono,Spacing=1.5,+6"]
>      Text = ("hello world")
>    }
>    { Button1 Button
>      MoveScaled(23,17,28,3)
>      Text = ("quit")
>    }
> }
>
> End form
>
> --
> ~~~~ Brian

Beware that the form file syntax is not public, and may change in the 
future unexpectedly.

I strongly suggest not to store generated scripts that use that syntax, 
as they will not work in the future if the form file syntax changes.

Better create your GUI with direct Gambas instructions.

Regards,

--
Benoît Minisini.