Absolute Beginner needs Gui for a C-Program

[Joachim Zettler]

Hmm,

i am using the wxdevc++. Is this also a good way to build up the gui?

Anyway, thx for the link. THis book is really great. I think everything
is written there.

I hope i can still come back to ask a few more questions.

have a good time.

Regards,

Joachim


Widget wrote:
> <joachim.zettler at googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:1155111465.185791.228860 at 75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > as you can see in the subject i am an absolute beginner in
> > gui-programming. Up to now i only did c-programming and no c++ at all.
> >
> > My problem is, that i have written a program in c which runs pretty
> > well (a control for two independent tooling machines) but only with a
> > console "gui" :(
> >
> > Now there is the possibility that i can get the current status of the
> > two machines by simply calling a dll-function i already have.
> >
> > I now want to build a gui with wxdevc++ that has some kind of radio
> > buttons that are checked automatically when a certain status of my
> > machine is reached (for example a "ready for operation"). I want to do
> > this by creating a thread where the status function of the dll is
> > continuously used. This thread should  then send the status to the main
> > window and display it here.
> >
> > Then my gui should also include some check-boxes where i can switch on
> > certain functionalities or not.
> >
> > Then finally i need a button i can press to start my already written
> > c-program.
> >
> > Would it be possible for you to give me some hints on these tasks.
>
> Use a GUI creator such as DialogBlocks to create the UI. It generates C++
> code which you can compile directly.
>
> Download and read the wxWidgets book:
> http://www.phptr.com/content/images/0131473816/downloads/0131473816_book.pdf
>
>
> 
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