Posted by Maltanar on 15:42:00 12-15-2001
Yea, I have some free time around this while, so I could attempt some tutorials.
Since knowledge is power I've been doing researches over w32 GDI API for a while now, and could write some tutorials over issues like alpha and normal transparency, image drag&drops, and such. Alternatively, I could switch for file structs thing, and include tutorials like reading BMP directly from a file, or operating on WAV.
Well, I can't decide .
Sooo, c'mon ya guys. Vote and help me decide.
Posted by Peter on 20:57:00 12-15-2001
I'd vote for all of it . However, that GDI API thing sounds exciting and it'd probably help you check how much you remember.
Posted by Maltanar on 17:40:00 12-16-2001
GDI programming is really, really fun and exciting. I love Alpha Transparency for some strange reason .
Posted by KaGez on 02:42:00 12-20-2001
you mean you wanna make a WinAPI tutorial? I've did it once, and I'll never do it again... it's almost like programming in assembler :/
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Posted by Peter on 11:15:00 12-20-2001
Lol, it's quite cryptic yeah.. I wish I had learned it better back then... *nostalgic*
Posted by Maltanar on 20:43:00 12-20-2001
Of course it is cryptic...it is how Windows works after all
Posted by KaGez on 02:37:00 12-21-2001
Is there interest in WinAPI? I mean it seriously .... it's like programming in assembler ... you could use things like SDL, GLut, or GTK for windows =)
I think they should make something like GTK is for X for Windows. then maybe many programmers will actually make programs for Windows too ...
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Posted by fsvara on 14:27:00 12-21-2001
gtk and qt are available for windows. so is wxwindows and prossibly some other stuff. sadly, up to now, nobody needs them there, because most of them just use UI designers integrated in the IDE (vb, vc++).
Posted by Maltanar on 14:30:00 12-21-2001
Why do you find it so cryptic? C++ has them integrated so you don't have any trouble at all, and in VB you have to declare them, that is all. I wonder why does it look cryptic to you?
I've been dealing with API for a long time...I started with Window API's like CreateWindowEx, RECT types, and I can call my own forms from the API using VB or RQ (great kinda thing, it *compiles* GUI apps and does not need runtimes, oh, it's BASIC), and I don't really need VB OCX's to call dialogs and do similar things which use API.
Cut it short...API knowledge is power. Maybe that's the similarity with ASM. If you know ASM, you're indeed powerful .
Posted by KaGez on 02:33:00 12-22-2001
yeah, maybe
but I'm (sadly) not willing to learn WinAPI, because
1) I never program for Windows
2) If I program for Windows it's some OpenGL app (that will use GLut)
3) It's far too complicated for me
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