Thread: basic graphics!!! I'm stressing here!!!

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    Unhappy basic graphics!!! I'm stressing here!!!

    Does anybody know how I can do basic graphics in C++ using a Microsoft Visual C++ Enterprise edition compiler??? The equivalent of the LINE or CIRCLE or PAINT commands in QBasic???

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    I'm guessing you're new to windows programming, so I suggest you create an SDI project from the MFC app wizard. And look at the CDC class members. I've attached an MSDN article to get you started.

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    There are tutorials on Windows programming in the board FAQ. http://www.cprogramming.com/boardfaq.html
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    if you are used to qbasic you may like the BGI

    if you are using a borland compiler (and why not) you should have access to the BGI, look for a folder called BGI or check your compiler documentation

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    CumQuaT, you might want to take a look at a book called Windows Game Programming for Dummies by Andre Lamothe. The title of the book is a misnomer, it's a pretty good book. It spends a couple of chapters on the basic Windows GDI graphics functions you're looking for, then it moves onto DirectX if you would like to learn some more complex graphics tehcniques.
    -sh0x

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    >>> so I suggest you create an SDI project from the MFC app wizard.

    And I suggest you don't. I believe you should learn to program with the native API before you start with a class library, (MFC etc.). Once you can drive the API, learning MFC etc. is easy, the other way round is not.

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