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digitalmars.D.dwt - HelloWorld using Win32lib

reply Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
Ok, in the interests of GUI comparisons, here is the entire HW program
using the Windows library I want to port to D.

import win32lib;
void startApp()
{
  createForm("My First Message",  -- Window title
             "Hello World!"       -- Put some text in it
            )
}

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
8/02/2006 12:41:35 PM
Feb 07 2006
parent reply "Andrew Fedoniouk" <news terrainformatica.com> writes:
"Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> wrote in message 
news:vsay7aqghfwh.191c9c9rc6ex6.dlg 40tude.net...

 Ok, in the interests of GUI comparisons, here is the entire HW program
 using the Windows library I want to port to D.

 import win32lib;
 void startApp()
 {
  createForm("My First Message",  -- Window title
             "Hello World!"       -- Put some text in it
            )
 }


And you will get syntax error :)

Form is MessageBox here I beleive.

MessageBox(0, "My First Message", "Hello World!", MB_OK)  is
even shorter.

Form to be practical should be parametrized by some resource -
its layout definition so
createForm(caption, text) will work if text is some markup otherwise it
should be createForm(caption, dlgResId)

Not so easy, huh? :)

Andrew.
Feb 07 2006
parent reply Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
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On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:08:15 -0800, Andrew Fedoniouk wrote:


 "Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> wrote in message 
 news:vsay7aqghfwh.191c9c9rc6ex6.dlg 40tude.net...

 Ok, in the interests of GUI comparisons, here is the entire HW program
 using the Windows library I want to port to D.

 import win32lib;
 void startApp()
 {
  createForm("My First Message",  -- Window title
             "Hello World!"       -- Put some text in it
            )
 }


 
 And you will get syntax error :)


Ok, so I copied the code from a *working* Euphoria program, thus the wrong
comment syntax.
 

 Form is MessageBox here I beleive.


You believe wrongly.
 

 MessageBox(0, "My First Message", "Hello World!", MB_OK)  is
 even shorter.


But that's not what this program does. See the attachment.
 

 Form to be practical should be parametrized by some resource -
 its layout definition so
 createForm(caption, text) will work if text is some markup otherwise it
 should be createForm(caption, dlgResId)


My example is *one* way to skin the cat. If we are talking commercial
applications then all user visible text needs to be parameterized and
resolved at runtime.

  setUserLanguage( langCode )
  . . .
  createForm("<apptitle>",  // Window title
             "<hwtext>"    // Put some text in it
            )

Where 'apptitle' and 'hwtext' are resource identifiers that are replaced at
runtime by the real text for the user's chosen language (if defined).


 Not so easy, huh? :)


Yes, it is. I've done it in this library already and it works. 

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
8/02/2006 1:10:30 PM
Feb 07 2006
parent "Andrew Fedoniouk" <news terrainformatica.com> writes:
"Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> wrote in message 
news:14mxblmynomu9.177qhx00fo875.dlg 40tude.net...

 On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:08:15 -0800, Andrew Fedoniouk wrote:


 "Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> wrote in message
 news:vsay7aqghfwh.191c9c9rc6ex6.dlg 40tude.net...

 Ok, in the interests of GUI comparisons, here is the entire HW program
 using the Windows library I want to port to D.

 import win32lib;
 void startApp()
 {
  createForm("My First Message",  -- Window title
             "Hello World!"       -- Put some text in it
            )
 }


 And you will get syntax error :)


 Ok, so I copied the code from a *working* Euphoria program, thus the wrong
 comment syntax.


 Form is MessageBox here I beleive.


 You believe wrongly.


 MessageBox(0, "My First Message", "Hello World!", MB_OK)  is
 even shorter.


 But that's not what this program does. See the attachment.


 Form to be practical should be parametrized by some resource -
 its layout definition so
 createForm(caption, text) will work if text is some markup otherwise it
 should be createForm(caption, dlgResId)


 My example is *one* way to skin the cat. If we are talking commercial
 applications then all user visible text needs to be parameterized and
 resolved at runtime.

  setUserLanguage( langCode )
  . . .
  createForm("<apptitle>",  // Window title
             "<hwtext>"    // Put some text in it
            )

 Where 'apptitle' and 'hwtext' are resource identifiers that are replaced 
 at
 runtime by the real text for the user's chosen language (if defined).


So what does <hwtext> on the Form?
Or what this Form does? Shows plain text? Purpose?

In the whole win32 API
there is only one function which accepts
window caption and window text ::MessageBox.

To be short: createForm in the given example
is capable to serve only HelloWorld purposes.

Or show full signature of createForm.
Probably I don't understand something in principle.


 Not so easy, huh? :)


 Yes, it is. I've done it in this library already and it works.

 -- 


I trust you.

Andrew Fedoniouk.
http://terrainformatica.com
Feb 07 2006