Gaming C++ GUI coding help.

[Westside]

I just got into coding GUI in Dev-C++, I am learning from the example GUI CreateWindow functions, but they all have the ugly windows classic themes, how do I make sure that the GUI uses the Vista or 7 theme if it is available?

 

[DeltaBurnt]

Upgrade to Visual C++ 2010?

 

[Westside]

Upgrade to Visual C++ 2010?

That's such a pain in the booty.

Wait, I don't understand why Dev-C++ would compile the program with classic theme? Isn't there a way to make it compatible with your current theme? In the end, it's still C++.

 

[DeltaBurnt]

Well from my understanding Dev-C++ isn't the most modern compiler on the internet.

I haven't really gotten into C++ GUI yet so I don't know what else to tell you.

 

[Joe88]

you could use c# which gives you much more control gui stuff with visual studio 2008

 

[UltraMagnus]

use java... it is very similar to C++ and automatically uses the default theme on the machine no matter what it is. You can make a program and have the same one look like win 7 on win 7, vista on vista, and OSX on OSX, etc, etc.

You could also look at using a cross platform IDE like code::blocks that uses wxWidgets. The also appears to be an updated version of dev-C++ called wxDev-C++ that uses wxwidgets to make a GUI, that should be more compatible.

stay away from visual studio if you can, that is one ugly walled garden.

 

[redact]

use java... it is very similar to C++ and automatically uses the default theme on the machine no matter what it is. You can make a program and have the same one look like win 7 on win 7, vista on vista, and OSX on OSX, etc, etc

this advice made me cry
c++ > java
and java progs all look ugly as sin :'(

 

[Westside]

I'm starting a new project in Visual C#. Man is it complex!!! Anyone have a book similar to "Learning C++ in 24 and a half hours while driving to work" for Visual C#?

 

[UltraMagnus]

and java progs all look ugly as sin :'(

Honestly, a program's looks depend entirely on what GUI toolkit it uses. Swing can make some pretty sweet looking interfaces, just as wxWidgets can.

 

[tenshinoneko]

You can get C++ 2010 for free. They made it available for students 2 weeks ago

 

[DeltaBurnt]

I'm starting a new project in Visual C#. Man is it complex!!! Anyone have a book similar to "Learning C++ in 24 and a half hours while driving to work" for Visual C#?

I would use the internet for learning C#, or just find a decent book. Since C# isn't as popular as C++ there won't be as many books for it.

Also, is that book for C++ you mentioned good? I need a good book to teach me more C++.


QUOTE(tenshinoneko @ Apr 29 2010, 05:01 PM) You can get C++ 2010 for free. They made it available for students 2 weeks ago

Yah, college students

 

[Westside]

I'm starting a new project in Visual C#. Man is it complex!!! Anyone have a book similar to "Learning C++ in 24 and a half hours while driving to work" for Visual C#?

I would use the internet for learning C#, or just find a decent book. Since C# isn't as popular as C++ there won't be as many books for it.

Also, is that book for C++ you mentioned good? I need a good book to teach me more C++.


QUOTE(tenshinoneko @ Apr 29 2010, 05:01 PM) You can get C++ 2010 for free. They made it available for students 2 weeks ago

Yah, college students

Lol, that book title for C++ was a joke, but I DO know that most good C++ books come from deitel.

 

[azure0wind]

well C# coding is similiar to VB (if you make from GUI).
But, the differences is when you create *.c file (C# & C++ can; but VB no)

 

[Justin121994]

Use Qt dude. Once I made the switch I never looked back

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[thevilman]

Qt rocks

 

[azure0wind]

what is Qt?

 

[DeltaBurnt]

well C# coding is similiar to VB (if you make from GUI).
But, the differences is when you create *.c file (C# & C++ can; but VB no)

And the fact that...ya' know...the languages are different.