[Dev-C++] re: This and that Dev-cpp IDE

[William W C. <wa...@ju...>]

I would thank the members for giving expert suggestions and advice
concerning the public domain IDE Compiler Dev-cpp C++. I wrote to the
three design and developers of this system. Like a lot of many C++
programmers I am comfortable with Borland Compilers and IDE platforms and
miss some of the good attributes which should have been incorporated into
this Dev-cpp IDE. I am not sure why they had to re-invent the wheel and
use another batch of include library files. Also the merry go round one
has to fathom out to get a final presentaion on the screen. As I point
out later Borland has a drop down menu which  include ' User Screen' to
see the result of our code. I am not the greatest programmer in fact I am
a hardware engineer but intrigued with all the facets of C++ . This is
the inputs I wrote to the three desiners of the ID. Don't understand how
they came up with the name seen enough of that on the telly.
                   
  ' Copy of e-mail-Start :
Gentlemen thank you for an excellent job 0n the developement and design
of the Dev-C++ IDE/Compiler et al.However  a few points should be
addressed to make the IDE more useable for the public. Understand that
the design was based on the new standard ANSI/ISO C/C++ and also to
address different cross platforms Linux etc. THe IDE is very versatile
and functional except that there is no button or drop down menu whatever
which will allow the user to look at the output. Example Borland IDE's
has a separate drop down menu, when you click on 'User Screen' voila up
comes the result and output to the screen.One must innovate ,conjure up
go around to implement this feature. I have tried several 'A pause
statement , function getchar() there are no doubt other means of beating
around the bush. For instance in Borland I used  a one liner getche() in
my Blank file so I did not have to do anything to the program . At the
end of writing the code and compiling, run output came up on the screen.
                         May I suggest that this should have been an
integral part of the IDE design. Using the ' pause' work around incurrs
penalties and cross platform problems.
                            In the Question & Answer section the CLEAR
Screen command was brought up and you suggested we include Conio.c in the
Dev-C++ System File. I suggest the 'Clear Screen' function should been
activated with it's own Include header file. Now it could be there is a
file already for this manoeuvre, if so I get 50 lashes.
                          In your help files you go to great lengths to
explain all about 'C' programming and it's very well done . However most
of us have moved on to C++ and perhaps it  would have been prudent to at
least write some examples of C++ code. Just to introduce the newcomer to
differences due to ANSI/ISO changes and implementing the code with the
Dev-C++ IDE.
                           Finally Linux is continually mentioned as
though they had a stake in the company. This system you explain is the
reason so many things were changed causing us Borland user added work.
Considering the percentage of LInux users it seems to me as though we
should have put that at the back of the burner. Would like a response to
these concerns with the public interest in mind . End of e-mail.
                            If we are going to use an IDE and this one
seems to measure up and it's free then let's get it right . 

Bill Cridland E.E. Bolton MA