Urgent ! Need Advices On Windows Programming !

**SonicWave** · 09-10-2001

Good day !

Need couple of advices here. I have learned C and C++ for quite sometimes and able to use them to create easy application in DOS.

But I wonder how am I able to implement GUI using C++ ?

Is there any easy-to-understand library that allows me to do simple GUI such as loading bitmap, using button etc ?

I have tried to study through the MFC & GLUT & GLOW class but it's too hard for me to cope with them within a short time.

I need something that I can implement them straight away because I am in urgent to complete a project that require me to implement GUI using C++

Is there any recommendation ?

Thanks a lot !

**adrianxw** · 09-10-2001

Programming for Windows requires you to programme in a different way from DOS/Console, and rarely is the transition a quick one. The native 'library' is the Win32 API. This has facilities for painting bitmaps and buttons.

I would always recomend someone learn how to program using the API before they begin playing with things like MFC.

There are a couple of API based tutorials linked in the FAQ, a well worded search with google will reveal many others. Charles Petzolds book "Programming Windows" fifth edition is the currently most recomended book, although Herbert Schildt's books, (the xxx from the Ground Up series), are also good.

**Fordy** · 09-10-2001

Win programming is a big subject. Read the first few chapters of Petzold and you will see that the transition is not a simple one. One book I read recommended 6 months - but this varies person to person

**SonicWave** · 09-10-2001

Then what I should I do ?

The project that I was asked to do, basically I have finished the algorithm for the whole project (MS-DOS Program of cauz ) and it works well.

Now problem arise when I wanna show the result using GUI.

For example, when a function returns a value of true, the interface will load a Bitmap image and keep looping and when is false it will loads another Bitmap image on specified location.

Is there any online tutorial that I can refer ?

Thanks a lot !

**Fordy** · 09-10-2001

Check this out....

Sunlight

This was written by an old mod of this board who hasn't been around for a while...or has he?

Xterria · 09-15-2001

Wee...I just created a windows app where it says the aol 'welcome' then a few seconds later it tell you 'youve got mail' then you wife comes and and tells you about how little bobby barfed and how they had a fun time. I also made me own icon and curser! it also plays Doom's .MUS files using DirectX! and I just turned 12...no joke! Windows Progamming is easy just if you read the right book. I'm reading a book called 'Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus' By Andre Lamothe. It does about 2 chapters on windows programming then you're pretty close to mastering Standard Windows Programming. the you're on to DirectX...I made a game where if you stand on a mine this guy starts crying then everyone dies. I hope I'm making sence. oh yeah...I like when you program in windows when you say win32 is lean and mean...SO SAY NO TO MFC! ahahahahahhaaahahhahahahaahahahah....huff...hufff. .. >:-(

**-KEN-** · 09-16-2001

wheeee, smiley's!!!

Ok, I'm good now...

I doubt that tricks of the game programmers sets you up perfecty with winAPI. Can you do most of the common controls? I say get Petzold's...and maybe a book with common controls, since his chapter on that isn't as great as it should be.....

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