Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-16 Thread Boyd
On Monday, 16 December 2013 at 12:54:22 UTC, Marco Leise wrote: Something that is often forgotten when writing your own GUI toolkit is the tight integration of the native toolkits with the typical available hardware (e.g. touchscreen, mouse with 1 button), the desktop environment (remembering ope

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-16 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 16:47:00 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Ok, cool. Now waiting to check it on github. Ok, I finally got it ready and working. https://github.com/GaboonViper/CinchUi Keep in mind that it's very much work in progress. The base is fairly solid, but the widgets still need plen

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-16 Thread Marco Leise
Something that is often forgotten when writing your own GUI toolkit is the tight integration of the native toolkits with the typical available hardware (e.g. touchscreen, mouse with 1 button), the desktop environment (remembering open windows after reboot, allowing only one instance and opening mul

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Rikki Cattermole
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 11:41:55 UTC, Boyd wrote: Hey everyone, I'm looking for help with a GUI library I'm working on. Right now I have a pretty good basis, but it's mostly catering to my own whims. I'm looking for someone to help me figure out which of my design choices are a good id

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread John J
On 12/15/2013 10:12 AM, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 14:38:12 UTC, Marco Leise wrote: Am Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:41:54 +0100 A Delphi VCL user! A long time ago, yes:) Some of it stuck. If you can make it anything close to Delphi VCL or Lazarus components, it would be awesome!! :

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Walter Bright
On 12/15/2013 6:19 AM, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 12:59:27 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Have you uploaded your code somewhere so anyone can take a look at it? I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? github. No question about it.

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 17:11:05 UTC, MrSmith wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 17:08:21 UTC, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 16:51:10 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Btw, have you worked with MVVM pattern? From what I can tell it's barely any different from MVC, but no I haven't. Y

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread MrSmith
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 17:08:21 UTC, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 16:51:10 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Btw, have you worked with MVVM pattern? From what I can tell it's barely any different from MVC, but no I haven't. Yes, you are right. Will you integrate something like this int

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 16:47:00 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Ok, cool. Now waiting to check it on github. This may take a while. On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 16:51:10 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Btw, have you worked with MVVM pattern? From what I can tell it's barely any different from MVC, but no I

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread MrSmith
Btw, have you worked with MVVM pattern?

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread MrSmith
Ok, cool. Now waiting to check it on github.

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 15:35:19 UTC, MrSmith wrote: I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? Look for github. They also have pretty convenient client for Windows. Thanks, I've already created an account. I'm currently building the direct

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread MrSmith
I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? Look for github. They also have pretty convenient client for Windows. Do widgets internally hold their position and size or they are recalculated every time gui is rendered? When widget will relayout it

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread John Colvin
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 14:19:10 UTC, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 12:59:27 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Hi Boyd. Have you uploaded your code somewhere so anyone can take a look at it? I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? Git

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Idan Arye
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 14:19:10 UTC, Boyd wrote: On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 12:59:27 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Hi Boyd. Have you uploaded your code somewhere so anyone can take a look at it? I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? htt

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 14:38:12 UTC, Marco Leise wrote: Am Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:41:54 +0100 A Delphi VCL user! A long time ago, yes:) Some of it stuck.

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
Yeah, this is definitely interesting. GDI is pretty limiting, though for the moment it's enough. I think I've actually used this a long long time ago. Is there a D binding for AntiGrain? On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 14:40:09 UTC, Zz wrote: Hi Boyd, Here something that might be interesting f

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Zz
Hi Boyd, Here something that might be interesting for you the gui is rendered using the C++ version of AntiGrain Geometry (with C# wrappers). http://www.creativedocs.net/devs/gui http://www.creativedocs.net/devs/agg http://www.creativedocs.net/screenshots/ Zz On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Marco Leise
Am Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:41:54 +0100 schrieb "Boyd" : > Hey everyone, > > I'm looking for help with a GUI library I'm working on. Right now > I have a pretty good basis, but it's mostly catering to my own > whims. I'm looking for someone to help me figure out which of my > design choices are a g

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 12:59:27 UTC, MrSmith wrote: Hi Boyd. Have you uploaded your code somewhere so anyone can take a look at it? I Have not yet uploaded it, though I would like to. Where would be a good place to put it? Let me ask you some questions. 1. How have you done event pr

Re: Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread MrSmith
Hi Boyd. Have you uploaded your code somewhere so anyone can take a look at it? Let me ask you some questions. 1. How have you done event propagation? Sinking and boobling or something else? Can you cancel event propagation? 2. How do you create platform dependent windows. Using WinAPI, SFML,

Need sounding board for GUI library

2013-12-15 Thread Boyd
Hey everyone, I'm looking for help with a GUI library I'm working on. Right now I have a pretty good basis, but it's mostly catering to my own whims. I'm looking for someone to help me figure out which of my design choices are a good idea, and which need some revising. This is currently the b