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I have been learning c++ for more than 8 months and I think I have got grip on every essential concept of c++. I have created some good console based application but now I want to build GUI application with good looking interface.
What are the some good free c++ libraries for beginners to develop GUI based windows applications?
Please also recommend some of the good tutorials available on web related to that library.
What are the some good free c++ libraries
Qt 4.
some of the good tutorials
Qt documentation. Tutorials can be found on this page.
Related
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So, I have started C++ (I already know java) but now I'm ready for windowed applications. I'm guessing win32 is what I what to start with, but my problem is, where to start learning this or is win32 not what I want to use.
There are many GUI libraries for C++ which supports windows:
Gtkmm (Gtk+ bindings for C++)
SmartWin++
V C++ GUI
FLTK
QT
These are the ones taken from stroustrup faq (Why doesn't C++ have a GUI?) and there is also wxWidgets. just pick the one you like.
If you want to do windowing, QT is your best choice in C++. win32 is just too low level these days.
Microsoft actually wants everyone to write touchscreen Windows 8/WinRT apps using the latest tools.
Check out the code gallery at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/
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Are there any good quality resources on Windows 8 programing using C++ \ XAML for the Metro style? I'm interested in some good tutorials or articles.
I have searched web, but I couldn't find any good resources except the MSDN ones. There are a few articles about the javaScript development under WinRT and Metro, but seemingly there are no such things for C++ developers yet. Just several really simple tutorials.
Do you know any useful links or resources to learn from?
You should watch Build videos, read blogs and find people who talk winrt on twitter. You can check winrtppl.com, winrtdaily.com, silverlightshow.net, timheuer.com, windowsdevnews.com but there are a lot more.
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I have no idea what Win API is, but I have to learn in quite quickly - could you please provide me with some good learning resources for that?
I have googled quite a lot so far - but I mainly read chunks of information - nothing consistent and for absolute beginners.
Thank you!
I started with this one and helped me a lot:
Welcome to theForger's Win32 API Tutorial
Read a bit on Windows Programming as well.
The classic book about the Windows API is Petzold's Programming Windows.
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I want to start a project in c++ and is looking for a good framework with all the good libraries for making a small GUI desktop software, I feel its good to stop a while and listen to you before kick off.
Also please suggest:
if openFrameworks is a good choice?
other good cpp frameworks (especially for GUI desktop application)
depends what you are trying to do.
for a simple application i would look into wxWidgets or qt
it seems like openframeworks is geard more towards opengl developement like for games
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I have just started learning c++ a few days ago and the book I have got does not cover any of the gui aspects in it. Ultimately I am wanting to make simple multilayer games(2-8 players).
I've been doing some reading on gui libraries but have no idea what would be best or what to look for. Is there a gui library you would suggest for cross platform game and why?
For most applications a typical toolkit like Nokia's Qt or WxWidgets is just fine.
If you're planning on having an OpenGL-based game anyhow, you might take a look at GLUI to see if it adds enough tools to make your GUI development easier.
The best free one is CEGUI.
http://www.cegui.org.uk
Why? Because there is no other that can really compete with it.
Ogre3D has some other GUIs too as Plugin, but as standalone CEGUI is leading to my knowledge.