C++ GUI Question

[duster]

I have taken c++ programming in College and all i did was write code in a text based dos window. I hear people saying that many programs are written using c++. Example windows,linux,etc. How do you go from a text based writing to graphical/GUI. how do i create a graphical c++ program?? I think thats why i hated programming in class because it was all text. You programmers out there let me know how graphical programs are created.
Thanks!
Duster

[DPierre]

Well i feel the same way. Actually though, in most textbooks is a part that tell you how to go about developing GUI's. It is actually not hard the tools you need are there built in C++ eg. <windows.h>.

If you love programming research and lots of reading involved. Just allocate some time and you will be up there with the rest.

[leoandru]

If you want to know how to create GUI's in C++ for windows you may want to get tutorials on MFC (Microsoft Foundtaion Classes) programming. for Linux look into The GTK widget library for starters. Get a graphical build tool for GUI creation.. You can look at the generated code.

[death_knight]

also you could check out the forgers winapi tutorial that thing did wonders its really good but too low level to be of any use at all.

[icymint3]

i also liked the forgers tutorial. but if you have .net just go c# ( even though they contend its the same code in all the .net languages).

[pogi_2nr]

Aint nothing wrong with text based baby, the theory of programming in a language
is almost always text based. Mainly due to the fact that gui is just superficial junk.

Regards,
Pogio

[icymint3]

nobody buys text based anymore.

[pogi_2nr]

lol, you mean you dont see text based anymore.

Almost everything I use jobwise and at home is text based.