Re: [Dev-C++] Buttons in a windows GUI app

[Ewald H. <in...@ho...>]

Coding a Windows GUI application is really a bit of a pain compared to good
old console-based applications. And using libraries to do the job is
possible, but then you miss out on understanding how Windows works. I would
suggest getting hold of the Programming Windows book by Charles Petzold. It
is an awesome reference and documents how to do things without relying on
MFC most of the time.

If you want a simple example of a program that displays a dialog box with a
button and a text field, you could download it from my site under the
Programming section in the GUI Applications section. It's the output
generated by a tool I am working on. When you get serious about Windows
programming, you would have to get a resource editor to assist you with
designing your layouts. I humbly suggest checking out the MingW Developer
Studio at http://www.parinya.ca/ as it contains a great resource editor that
you can use even if you still use Dev-C++ as your main development
environment.

A good place to start with Windows programming is the link
http://www.relisoft.com/win32/winnie.html which will take you to Reliable
Software's excellent Win32 programming tutorial. It is an C++ orientated
tutorial that will give you a solid foundation for starting Windows
development.

I also often refer to The Complete Reference : Visual C++ 6 by Osborne books
a lot since it has two chapters dedicated to procedure orientated Windows
programming without MFC as well as being quite a handy reference to general
C and C++ programming.

Regards
Ewald Horn
Proprietor/Eienaar : Horn Labs
Cell/Sel : 083 519 1615
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