Windows

[frodo444]

Hi,

I'm a C languages programmer(C++ & C#). The actual reason I got into C# in the first place was because C++ is so dang hard to program windows in. Basically what I want to be able to do is design my windows within the program, without having to use a resource file. The reason I want to do this is because I don't have a thousand bucks to spend of VC++, or any other commercial IDE for that matter, and the only GNU resource editor was made for original C and really sucks. So if anyone has a tutorial or a good FREE resource editor for C++, please reply to me. Thanks...
Frodo

[cup]

I don't know if these free compilers have a resource editor

1) Watcom (look for Watcom on the net)
2) Borland version 5.5 (get it from the Borland site - this is a 9Mb download)
3) lcc-win32
4) Dev-C++ (GNU)

Alternatively, code it the X-Windows way. You can layout your form in the program without a resource editor. It is just that your program has a lot more CreateWindow calls.

[PaulWendt]

The QT class library at http://www.trolltech.com is open source and free;
in addition, they have a free windows evaluation version
that'll enable you to give out free programs; you just cannot
sell the software. It comes with a GUI editor, but you're
not working with the WIN32 API directly; rather, you're
working with a class library VERY different than MFC [it's
actually elegant].

I'm not really sure what your design requirements are
so this may not be an option for you. Oh -- I didn't
make it clear, but since you're using their class library,
your code is portable to linux, any unix computer running
X-windows, windows, and mac.

--Paul

[frodo444]

I'm downloading Borland Enterprise Evaluation as I write this (thank goodness for the cable connection.... its a 175meg file!) Anyway, if anyone has a link to a good tutorial on how to layout your windows in the coding, I would really appreciate it. I know how to do this in C#, but to be able to run any of the programs that are written in a .NET language, you have to ship along all of the dll's required by the program, so it gets to be a mess.

Thanks, Frodo

[jflegert]

How about VC++.Net Standard edition: $100.

Good luck,
John Flegert

[frodo444]

Yeah, maybe... once I get a job. That'll be a while though. I'm only 15. But from what I've seen of Borland C++ Builder so far, it seems like it tries to get in your face way to much, and not just let you program, like you originally intended to do. Thanks though for recommendation. I didn't VC++ .Net was that cheap

Frodo

[jflegert]

Frodo,

One difference between the $100 and $1000 VC++ is the optimizing compiler: the standard version doesn't have it. There may be other differences, but I don't know if there are.

Reagrds,
John Flegert