Developing GUI projects with MonoDevelop on Snow Leopard

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I just installed MonoDevelop on my Mac (Snow Leopard). I'm a .NET developer, but have no Mono experience.

I want to create a simple GUI app, but there doesn't seem to be a Gtk# 2.0 template under C#. There's one under VB.NET.

I've installed the latest MonoTouch-enabled release (as I may want to try MonoTouch in the future).

Should I have a Gtk# 2.0 template under C#? If so, how can I install it?

Is Gtk# 2.0 the best option for MonoDevelop GUI apps, anyway?

UPDATE

I also get errors when attempting to open either of the Moonlight templates.

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null.
Parameter name: path2
  at System.IO.Path.Combine (System.String path1, System.String path2) [0x00000]      
  at MonoDevelop.Projects.DotNetProject..ctor (System.String languageName, MonoDevelop.Projects.ProjectCreateInformation projectCreateInfo, System.Xml.XmlElement projectOptions) [0x00254] in /Users/michael/Mono/md-release/main/src/core/MonoDevelop.Projects/MonoDevelop.Projects/DotNetProject.cs:144 
  at MonoDevelop.Moonlight.MoonlightProject..ctor (System.String languageName, MonoDevelop.Projects.ProjectCreateInformation info, System.Xml.XmlElement projectOptions) [0x00000] in /Users/michael/Mono/md-release/main/src/addins/MonoDevelop.Moonlight/AssemblyInfo.cs:1
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2 Answers

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GTK# is probably the best/easiest cross-platform toolkit right now, though Qt/Qyoto might be worthwhile if you can get the bindings to work.

The GTK# templates are not included in Mac, because they're part of the GTK# designer addin, and the GTK# designer doesn't work on Mac yet. However, you can create a new project and reference the GTK# assemblies, and write code by hand.

The Moonlight issue was fixed in SVN, and the next public build should work.

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I suggest you to report your problem on the project's mailing list. You will be in contact with developer that can tell you what to try to identify the problem or if the problem is known.