start an erlang node with paths to the gtknode stuff, e.g. like this;

erl -sname foo -pa $GTKNODE/ebin

 examples;

hello       - an extra simple hello
              start with hello:start().

hello_world - hello world
              start with hello_world:start().

points      - draws (really small) points on a drawingarea
              start with points:start().

treeview    - illustrates the use of treeview to display lists and trees
              start with treeview:start().

top         - a simple top-application
              start with top:start().
