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====== Getting Started I (Hello World) ====== ===== Introduction ===== In this tutorial you will prepare your development environment for use with the Python bindings for Gestureworks Core. While no code will be written in this tutorial, the steps performed here will prepare your environment for subsequent Gestureworks Core Python tutorials. For this tutorial you will need the [[http://gestureworks.com/|Gestureworks Core]] multitouch framework; a [[http://files.gestureworks.com/downloads/Core/Trial/GestureworksCoreTrialSetup.exe|free trial]] is available. Download the code for all of the Python & Kivy multitouch tutorials here: [[http://files.gestureworks.com/tutorials/tutorials_python_kivy.zip|tutorials_python_kivy.zip]] ==== Gestureworks Core "Bindings" ==== The various bindings included with Gestureworks Core allow a developer to create multitouch applications using their preferred language and framework, and are essentially mini-APIs providing an interface to the functions exported by the native Gestureworks Core library (GestureWorksCore.dll). Source code for each of the bindings is included so that you may extend or modify them as you like, as well as providing a blueprint for creating bindings for other languages or frameworks. ==== Python and Kivy ==== {{:tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:python-logo.png?nolink|Python-logo.png}} The Python bindings for Gestureworks Core can be used by any Python project. The source code for the Python bindings is provided for portability and extensibility, but can be used quite effectively as-is in most situations. {{:tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:kivy-icon-60.png?nolink|Kivy-icon-60.png}} Kivy already has built in multitouch support so why would we integrate it with Gestureworks? Kivy’s gesture recognition is great for basic prototyping or getting a feel for what it’s like to develop using multitouch. However, its true power lies in the simplicity of it’s rendering capabilities. It makes it easy to show the power and versatility of Gestureworks without getting bogged down in rendering graphics and drawing shapes. Using Gestureworks allows us to utilize a much broader set of gestures. Leveraging GML, we can create a much more flexible and customizable user experience. You don’t need to be a programmer to create and modify custom gestures for you needs. Finally, by separating gesture processing and rendering, debugging, load balancing, and optimization all become much more simple tasks. ---- ===== Requirements ===== Estimated time to completion: **15 minutes** * GestureWorks Core license * Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 * Eclipse 4.2 or later * PyDev plugin for Eclipse * Kivy 1.5.1 or later * Python 2.7 (included in Kivy installation) * Multitouch display device ---- ===== Process Overview ===== - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#download_and_install_software_prerequisites|Download and install software prerequisites]] - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#download_and_install_gestureworks_core_package|Download and install GestureWorks Core package]] - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#configure_eclipse_for_python|Configure Eclipse for Python]] - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#configure_eclipse_for_kivy|Configure Eclipse for Kivy]] - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#create_a_new_kivy_project_in_eclipse|Create a new Kivy Project in Eclipse]] - [[tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:getting_started_1_hello_world#add_gwc_python_module_to_project|Add gwc_python module to project]] ---- ===== Process Detail ===== ==== 1. Download and install software prerequisites ==== Each of the following software packages must be downloaded and installed prior to continuing with the tutorial. * Eclipse: [[http://eclipse.org/downloads/|Downloads at Eclipse.org]] * Kivy "portable package" for Windows: [[http://kivy.org/#download|Kivy downloads]] ==== 2. Download and install Gestureworks Core package ==== The Gestureworks Core installer package -- GestureWorksCoreSetup.exe -- contains the main GestureWorksCore.dll files (the "native" DLLs), various bindings (C++ .NET, Python, etc.), and supporting documentation. Gestureworks Core must be licensed prior to use in any software project. * Download the Gestureworks Core Trial package from [[http://files.gestureworks.com/downloads/Core/Trial/GestureworksCoreTrialSetup.exe|here]]. * Double-click the downloaded installer package GestureWorksCoreSetup.exe to install Gestureworks Core. Gestureworks Core consists of the Gestureworks Core DLLs as well as various tutorials, bindings, and documentation. **GestureWorksCore*.dlls** \GestureWorksCore\GestureWorksCore32.dll \GestureWorksCore\GestureWorksCore64.dll **Python bindings** \GestureWorksCore\bindings\python\gwc_python **Python tutorials** \GestureWorksCore\bindings\python\kivy\tutorials **Assets for the tutorials** \GestureWorksCore\bindings\python\kivy\assets ==== 3. Configure Eclipse for Python ==== You will need to install the [[http://pydev.org/|PyDev]] Plugin. In Eclipse, select Help → Install New Software {{:tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:python_1.1.png?nolink|Python 1.1.png}} In the //Work With// field, enter http://pydev.org/updates, check the PyDev package and follow the rest of the instructions. Now that PyDev is installed, we have to configure a Python interpreter to work with Kivy. ==== 4. Configure Eclipse for Kivy ==== Open the Preferences menu by selecting //Window → Preferences//. Expand the PyDev submenu and select //Interpreter - Python//. Create a new interpreter and name it something like "Python2.7 - Kivy", where the path points to the Python interpreter that came with Kivy. You will also need to add the kivy package folder to the Library. {{:tutorials:legacy:python_kivy:python_1.2.png?nolink|Python 1.2.png}} Under the Environment tab, add the following variable mappings: