| Downloads | The latest version of FXRuby, including the source code distribution,
a binary installer for Microsoft Windows, and Linux RPMs are always available
from the SourceForge
project page. The SourceForge releases should always have accompanying
release notes describing the changes for that release, and a cumulative
ChangeLog file is also included in the FXRuby source code distribution.
The binary distribution for Windows is compatible with the standard Ruby
installer for Windows that's available for download from
The Pragmatic Programmers Site. Note that the precompiled binary for Windows is built with OpenGL support, and thus depends on the OpenGL runtime libraries (opengl32.dll and glu32.dll). These libraries were not included with Windows 95 (earlier than OSR2), so if you're using Ruby and FXRuby on a Windows 95 machine, you may need to download the OpenGL runtime libraries. You must have these libraries installed even if you don't plan to do anything OpenGL-related with FXRuby. |
| Versions | As of the FOX 1.0 release, any FXRuby version 1.0.x release should be compatible with any FOX 1.0.x release. |
| Screenshots | If you need to whet your appetite with a few screenshots before committing to an actual download, I understand completely. This page from the FXRuby User's Guide displays screenshots from some representative FOX and FXRuby programs. The FOX home page also devotes a section to FOX-based Projects and Screen Shots, which you may also want to check out. |
| User's Guide | The user's guide, including build and installation instructions, is located in the doc subdirectory of the FXRuby source distribution. It is also available on-line here. |
| Other Sources of Information | There isn't a lot about FXRuby that is specific to the Ruby language, and so your best sources of information for FOX and FXRuby questions are still the documentation on the FOX Home Page, and the foxgui-users@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list. To subscribe to the latter, please see the information on the FOX home page. |
| Projects Using FXRuby | Projects using FXRuby include: If your project uses FXRuby for its user interface, and you'd like to see it listed here, please send me an e-mail with the information. |
| Links | For further information on these related technologies, click on one of the following links: |