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Closed 11 years ago.
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.
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Closed 9 years ago.
Nowadays there are many windows applications. Several years ago, MFC may be the most popular gui framework to create windows applications. But I think MFC is too old and doesn't have a good OO design. So here I want to know is there any modern, well designed and widely used C++ gui framework in windows?
My company use Qt framework.
Adobe Photoshop (AFAIK) and other popular Windows programs are using it.
Qt is modern, well documented and tested. Just try it and enjoy :)
If you need a free portable GUI framework you can use wxWidgets. QT is also a choice, but AFAIK it's not completely free.
So the answer depends on what you want to do with it.
There's this post which seems similar to yours.
It states QT as a decent free GUI solution.
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Closed 10 years ago.
Is there any C++ GUI lib here that is fast, has highly customizable looks (like Swing) and ofcourse, of much higher level of abstraction then Win32?
I'm a complete begginer in c++ but loved Java+Swing combo very much for their customizability.
Simply put, I want the lib to be easy to learn, can be customized by simply subclassing and overiding their painting (like Swing) and free :)
Please help me!
P.S. I use orwell dev-c++ portable fork with 32 bit gcc. if that matters.
Qt is what you're looking for: http://qt-project.org
There's plenty: wxWidgets, Qt, GTK+, and many many more. All easy to find in short time using any search engine.
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Closed 10 years ago.
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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Closed 10 years ago.
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.
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Closed 11 years ago.
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