An Introduction to C & GUI Programming 2nd Edition

Freshly updated for GTK3, the 2nd edition of An Introduction to C & GUI Programming will teach you all you need to know to write simple programs in C and start creating GUIs, even if you're an absolute beginner.

The first half of the book is an introduction to C, and covers the basics of writing simple command-line programs. The second half shows how to use the GTK user interface toolkit with C to create feature-rich GUI applications which can be run on the desktop.

156 pages of essential information:

• Create simple command-line C programs
• Control flow with conditions and loops
• Handle variables, strings, and files
• Design graphical user interface applications in C
• Handle user input with buttons and menus
• Use advanced UI features such as data stores and dialogs
  
  

Errata:
On page 79, there is a typo in the command used to build a GTK application; single hyphens have been used where double hyphens should have been used.