Need a manual explaining the basics of WinAPI

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hi,
I am new to Windows programming. I tried some API manuals, but they don't explain  what are messages, how can i use windows inside Dev-C++, what are events and how they are involved in C++. etc .
I have experience in writing C and C++ code, but what i need is a manual to start writing code to built GUI apps.
Thx

Juan

[Nobody/Anonymous]

You will need a GUI API to do GUI programming with the dev-cpp C++ compiler that is gcc.

Packages are on the Bloodshed resource page and more on other sites for gui programming stuff.

what are events ?, what are messages, ?, not to be nasty,
but this forum is not a tutor.

Ask about some books that people here can show you how to find and you can learn what you need to.

Zack.L

[Nobody/Anonymous]

typedef struct tagMSG {
    HWND   hwnd;     //window handler
    UINT   message;
    WPARAM wParam;
    LPARAM lParam;
    DWORD  time;
    POINT  pt; //screen cursor position
} MSG;

project > project options > do not create a console

#include <windows.h>

Also there are examples in dev-c++.

tkorrovi