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Posted on 10-30-09 06:39:03 PM Link | Quote
Actually, that might be the best title, but who cares.

So, the thing is: I've doing C++ for awhile now, but only really outputted in console.

Now, I'd like to move on to window programming (in Windows, unsurprisingly) and I'd like to have someone to point me in the direction of a good website to get me started (you can go ahead and suggest books too, if you feel they are really good, I just might not get them until I get there in school).

So yeah, I'd appreciate help here.
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Posted on 10-30-09 08:14:49 PM Link | Quote


Google showed me this Hopefully it helps.

I'm at college for computer science, and Windows programming isn't even taught at the school, AFAIK

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I'm nearly to Windowed stuff here.

It just requires a front-end of some sort, as Window programming can be a bit harrowing otherwise.

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Posted on 10-30-09 08:29:05 PM Link | Quote
I made that move myself sometime last year, using the Windows API (it's either that or libraries), but only with simple stuff so far I forgot exactly where I looked, other than searching for sample code in Google and looking at Windows API functions ...

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Posted on 11-01-09 03:30:36 PM Link | Quote
Microsoft's Visual C++ might be what you're looking for. I haven't personally used the C++ version, but if it's anything like Visual C# (which I have used), it's dead simple to create a basic GUI and add your code to it.

The Express edition is free to anyone, and it's been more than adequate for the simple things I've been messing around with.

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Posted on 11-01-09 03:43:23 PM Link | Quote
When I was experimenting with some simple GUIs I used this WinApi tutorial as reference http://winprog.org/tutorial/. I also tried a bit of GTK, which was even more painful to learn .

Hint: read about the AllocConsole function. You can set very easily a console window which can be used for debug purposes.
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Posted on 11-01-09 07:28:25 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by OoBurns
Microsoft's Visual C++ might be what you're looking for. I haven't personally used the C++ version, but if it's anything like Visual C# (which I have used), it's dead simple to create a basic GUI and add your code to it.
It's not as simple with C++ as it was for Visual Basic (and C#), although I remember Borland's "C++ Builder" a few years ago had something like that ...


The way it usually works with the Windows API is that you first create a window and then use its callback function (which receives events) to handle everything that happens with it, including the objects inside (but they can be their own windows with their own callbacks) ... at least it's possible to use dialog resources, so you don't have to create (and position) every single object from the code

I never tried GTK and others so I don't know they work, but they should be mostly useful for cross-platform

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Posted on 11-23-09 11:17:51 AM Link | Quote
Post #2611 - 11-23-09 06:17:51 AM
You can learn the Windows API, if you don't particularly value your sanity.

GTK is actually a fantastic API, but unfortunately does a lousy job of blending in in a Windows environment.

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