[Gambas-user] Linux Mint 18.2, Gambas 3.10 installed from repos, no toolboxes on the screen

[Gianluigi]

2018-03-19 13:20 GMT+01:00 Tobias Boege <taboege at gmail.com>:

> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018, fargodwe via Gambas-user wrote:
> > I decided to try to see if I can learn gambas.  I am running Linux Mint
> 18.2
> > (Sarah).  I installed gambas 3.10 via the package manager.  When I
> create a
> > new project, the window on the left (project properties??) is displayed
> and
> > a blank form is displayed.  There are no tool boxes on the screen and no
> > options under any of the icon or text menus to do so.  I have seen screen
> > shots on the web where it looks like visual basic with a toolbox to chose
> > items that go on the screen and also the toolbox that shows the
> properties
> > for them.  I cannot get this to come up at all.  I tried deleting
> everything
> > and followed the instructions for Ubuntu (Mint is based on Ubuntu) by
> adding
> > the repo, updating the package lists and installing gambas 3.10.  Same
> thing
> > happens.
> >
> > I assume there must be something I don't understand at all.  Maybe this
> > doesn't come with the various tool boxes I was used to seeing in visual
> > basic - I have no clue as I'm just starting out.
> >
> > If someone could tell this old guy what the heck he is doing wrong it
> would
> > be greatly appreciated!
> >
>
> Important note: This list on sourceforge is no longer active. You have to
> use the new one: https://lists.gambas-basic.org/listinfo/user. I'll answer
> this question with the new list in CC.
>
> If you open your eyes really wide and hover with your cursor over the area
> in the attached screenshot, you will see two arrows pop up (shown inside
> the
> red ellipse). Click on that control and the toolbox should become visible.
> There are other panels which you can show/hide in this way.
>
> Regards,
> Tobi
>
> --
> "There's an old saying: Don't change anything... ever!" -- Mr. Monk
>


If the Gambas Help menu is visible and works, I suggest you add to the your
e-mail the System information to see if you have installed all the
libraries.

Regards
Gianluigi
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