Sprechen.c

A German learning application written in C using GTK 4.

Description

Sprechen.c is an educational program designed for practicing German language skills, targeted at high school and gymnasium students. The application features a beautiful graphical user interface with a gradient background and displays welcome information about the program.

Features

• Beautiful gradient background with modern styling
• Centered welcome message with information about the program
• Resizable window (standard GTK behavior)
• Written in C using GTK 4 for cross-platform compatibility
• CSS-based styling for easy customization

Installation

Prerequisites

To build and run Sprechen.c, you need:

1. GTK 4 Development Libraries

   • macOS: brew install gtk4
   • Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): sudo apt install libgtk-4-dev
   • Linux (Fedora): sudo dnf install gtk4-devel
   • Linux (Arch): sudo pacman -S gtk4

2. Build Tools

   • GCC compiler (or Clang)
   • Make utility
   • pkg-config (usually comes with GTK installation)

Building the Application

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Navigate to the project directory
3. Build using the provided Makefile:

   make
   

   Or manually:

   gcc -o sprechen sprechen.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk4`
   

Running the Application

make run

or

./sprechen

Usage

Once launched, the application will display a window with:

• Title: "Sprechen.c"
• Welcome message in Czech (as currently implemented)
• Beautiful dark bluish gradient background
• Styled text box with rounded corners and subtle shadow

The window is fully resizable like any standard application window.

To-Do Plans

Future enhancements planned for Sprechen.c:

Short-term Goals

• Add interactive German vocabulary exercises
• Implement basic grammar practice modules
• Add audio pronunciation features
• Create lesson progression system
• Add user settings panel

Medium-term Goals

• Implement spaced repetition system for vocabulary
• Add listening comprehension exercises
• Include reading comprehension texts
• Add writing practice with feedback
• Implement progress tracking and statistics

Long-term Goals

• Add multiple difficulty levels (A1-C2)
• Include cultural information about German-speaking countries
• Implement offline mode with downloadable lessons
• Add teacher/classroom management features
• Implement achievement system and rewards

Technical Improvements

• Separate UI code into multiple files (ui.c, ui.h)
• Move CSS styling to external file
• Implement lesson data loading from JSON/XML
• Add internationalization support (gettext)
• Improve accessibility features
• Add unit testing framework

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for:

• Bug fixes
• Feature suggestions
• Translation improvements
• Documentation enhancements

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Created as a learning exercise in C and GTK programming
• Inspired by language learning applications
• Built with GTK 4 for modern GUI development