1.Download source

2.Extract(unzip)

3.Install

Now run

$ shoes

Which will give take you to a graphical mode there you can choose your ruby file for shoes.Or run your shoes file by

$ shoes <filename.rb>

Here is examples to show the simplicity and elegance of ruby shoes.Start with a small ones

Example for a button click
Shoes.app {
button("Hello") { alert("You have clicked on hello") }
}
example for drop down box
shape = nil
Shoes.app do
shape = list_box :items => ["Square", "Oval", "Rectangle"]
button "Report" do
Shoes.p [shape.text]
end
end

You can see all the methods available for shoes “CLICK ME” or type on command line
$ shoes --manual - you can see a helper.

Ideal example to see the power of shoes is given below , in those few lines its doing a big job !!
Shoes.app :width => 500, :height => 100, :margin => 10 do
def answer(v)
@answer.replace v.inspect
end
button "Ask" do
answer ask("Enter your name")
end
button "Confirm" do
answer confirm("Like to proceed??")
end
button "Open File" do
answer ask_open_file
end
button "Save File" do
answer ask_save_file
end
button "Select Your Color" do
answer ask_color("Select yours")
end
@answer = para "Answers appear here"
end