Dialog Box Problems

**Ken Fitlike** · 05-30-2005, 06:48 AM

You'll need to create a new project but without any spaces in the path(s) to project files, source files, resource scripts etc. as Dev-Cpp doesn't like them.

Morgul · 05-30-2005, 09:17 AM

It works now! Yah!

I had a & character in the project name and it was screwing it up. I would never have realized that was the problem if you hadn't said Dev-C++ didn't like spaces.

There were some other minor things that needed to be cleared up, such as my resource not liking me using my header with a bunch of definitions in it to define things so I had to make a new header file but no problems there.

There are two questions i have:
1. Though I can get it to work by commenting this out, by resource script says I have a problem with the line defining Style:

Code:

#include "definitions.hpp"

IDD_DLGJOIN DIALOG 260, 200, 188, 95
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_CAPTION | WS_VISIBLE
CAPTION "Join a Game"
FONT 8, "Courier New"
BEGIN
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK", ID_DLGOK, 130, 10, 50, 14
END

I must be missing something becuase I see nothing wrong.

Error message:

Quote:

4 C:\Dev-Cpp\OpenGL\DayandNight\dialogdata.rc [Resource error] syntax error
C:\Dev-Cpp\OpenGL\DayandNight\Makefile.win [Build Error] [DayandNight_private.res] Error 1

2. In most games today, they have their own styles when it comes to message boxes, dialogboxes, etc., so that when one pops up it is slightly transparent, has a different size, and different colors. Is this done through DialogBoxIndirect, when you create a template in the memory instead of using a resource file? Or is there some other easier way to do it?

Codeplug · 05-30-2005, 10:29 AM

1) Try "#include<windows.h>" if it's not already

2) >> Is this done through DialogBoxIndirect, when you create a template...
No. Here's a thread with a few buzz words for searching with.
Custom UI
I'm sure other's have links to tutorials and such.

gg

Morgul · 05-30-2005, 10:53 AM

Alright thanks everyone for your help.

Morgul · 05-30-2005, 12:36 PM

What is wrong with this:

Code:

PUSHBUTTON 16, 208, 48, 16, "Cancel", CANCEL

Or this:

Code:

EDITTEXT 16, 16, 240, 160, mstrservermsg, READONLY | MULITLINE

Sorry I thought I was done too...

**Ken Fitlike** · 05-30-2005, 06:22 PM

The syntax is wrong; check out msdn: resource definition statements.

Morgul · 05-31-2005, 05:48 PM

Thanks a lot, the site I was using was not up to date, I was having trouble finding a page that was current.

Thanks for everything everyone

, I promise that was the last question.

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05-30-2005, 10:29 AM	#18
Codeplug Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,900	1) Try "#include<windows.h>" if it's not already 2) >> Is this done through DialogBoxIndirect, when you create a template... No. Here's a thread with a few buzz words for searching with. Custom UI I'm sure other's have links to tutorials and such. gg
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Morgul Yah. Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 109	What is wrong with this: Code: PUSHBUTTON 16, 208, 48, 16, "Cancel", CANCEL Or this: Code: EDITTEXT 16, 16, 240, 160, mstrservermsg, READONLY \| MULITLINE Sorry I thought I was done too... __________________ Sic vis pacum para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war. Last edited by Morgul; 05-30-2005 at 01:22 PM.
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Morgul Yah. Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 109	Thanks a lot, the site I was using was not up to date, I was having trouble finding a page that was current. Thanks for everything everyone , I promise that was the last question. __________________ Sic vis pacum para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war.
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