RE: [Dev-C++] getting started creating a windows gui application

[Matthew O. <ma...@oz...>]

GUI programming is very complicated but you can start with a good
library.  Check out :
 
http://www.wxwindows.org/
 
They have lots of examples and tutorials. Again it's not easy to
understand if you're new to C++.  You can download the wxWindows package
for Dev-C++ and it also includes wizards to get you started. Programming
GUI's means you must have good understanding classes. 
 
If your looking to write a simple application I would recommend Visual
Basic or even get your feet wet with Visual Basic for  Applications(VBA)
which comes with Microsoft Office ( hit Alt-F11 in any office program )
 
Good luck
 
Matthew Ozor
www.ozor.net
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dev...@li...
[mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf Of Mats
Lidstrom
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:24 AM
To: dev...@li...
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] getting started creating a windows gui
application
 
If you're new to c++ you shouldn't start with creating windows and
buttons. You should start picking up a good book about c++ programming
and follow that. Window programming isn't "beginners level" so to speak.
 
Dev-Cpp is just a graphical interface for the compiler and you can't
actually draw the windows or components graphically. If you really need
that you could look at "Visual C++" from Microsoft
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/), but believe me - you're starting
at the wrong end.
 
/M
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Don Raikes <mailto:don...@or...>  
To: dev...@li... 
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:06 AM
Subject: [Dev-C++] getting started creating a windows gui application
 
Hi all,
I just installed dev-cpp 4.9.8, and want to get started creating a
windows application.
 
I was able to generate teh initial c++ application file via the wizard,
but now how do I add controls to the window such as menus, buttons etc.
 
are there any "simple" examples? I am a newbie with c/c++ programming so
I'd like something pretty simple to start with.