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Cheese Wow Cheese is so helpful!
Joined: Mar 18 2007 Posts: 1017 Offline
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: win32 |
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does anyone know a good deal about c++ win32 api programming?
i need a tutor :P
just the elementary stuff, like toolbars, status bars, global hotkeys, themes and other stuff like that. _________________ SSC Distension Owner
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Cyan~Fire I'll count you!
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:48 am Post subject: |
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I know stuff but the best way to learn is just how I did it... documentation and trial and error.
I'll help you out with quirks, because there definitely are some. _________________ This help is informational only. No representation is made or warranty given as to its content. User assumes all risk of use. Cyan~Fire assumes no responsibility for any loss or delay resulting from such use.
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k0zy Server Help Squatter
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Do you actually want to understand what's going on or do you just want to use it?
There are some nice c++ wrapper classes out there.
Smartwin++, for example. _________________ It's a shark! Oh my god! Unbelievable! |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Visual Studios is free for home usage. Use that to make some basic GUIs and then view the source it autogenerates to get an idea of how things are used. Look up documentation, change things, and see how it applies. |
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Do you REALLY need to learn the win32 API? I don't know a lot about this subject, but I know there are alternatives like SDL that are... well, far more well-liked among programmers. And cross-platform, to boot. |
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Dr Brain Flip-flopping like a wind surfer
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Animate Dreams wrote: | but I know there are alternatives like SDL that are... well, far more well-liked among programmers. And cross-platform, to boot. |
How many programmers have you actually talked to? Because percentage wise, it's probably not true. _________________ Hyperspace Owner
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Dr Brain wrote: | [..]
How many programmers have you actually talked to? Because percentage wise, it's probably not true. |
Well, I've not met a programmer yet who liked win32. I know that there are probably SOME people who like win32, but I did get a strong impression that there weren't many. |
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Cyan~Fire I'll count you!
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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o/ Animate.
Designing UIs in SDL? Lol. |
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Bak ?ls -s 0 in
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Cyan~Fire wrote: | o/ Animate.
Designing UIs in SDL? Lol. |
Well, if I remember correctly, there are, um... I guess SDL library extensions you can download. I don't know what they're called. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I saw one that was built specifically for creating windows-style UIs in SDL. |
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Cheese Wow Cheese is so helpful!
Joined: Mar 18 2007 Posts: 1017 Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:13 am Post subject: |
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win32 is fun. havnt found anything more fun yet.
and its almost as easy as html.
and does sdk have anything to do with sdl? |
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Cyan~Fire I'll count you!
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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SDK stands for software development kit, and SDL is one. |
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