Re: [Dev-C++] about slider control

There are problems trying to build MFC application susing Dev-C++, and it
doesn't matter if you call Dev-C++ an IDE or not.

An MFC application requires MFC header files. They are not distributed
with Dev-C++.

MFC is a c++ application framework. C++ compilers does not like to use
other C++ compilers libraries, because the layout of C++ objects, the
calling conventions, the name mangling etc are not the same. Recompiling
the MFC library with a different compiler requires the MFC source - but
that is only supplied with some Visual C++ licenses, and if you have a M$
license that incorporates the MFC source, then the interest in using
Dev-C++ for MFC work is not too big.

The Dev-C++ IDE could be used with the Visual C++ Express compiler, but I
don't think too many people would consider that a viable option -
especially since Visual C++ already comes with a working IDE.

On the other hand: people shouldn't really start any new projects using
Dev-C++. Dev-C++ is dead and Code:Blocks is a very much better choice of
IDE. It does directly support a number of freely available compilers.

/pwm

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, seb_kramm wrote:

> Jessica Chen a =E9crit :
> > hi, thanks for your reply.
> > i agree that win32 api is not the best way.
> > but it seem i cannot use MFC in Dev-C++, so i have to use win32 api.
>
> Of course you can... I'll say it again : DevCpp IS JUST AN IDE !
> Then, I agree it might be harder than using MS VC...But who want's to use=
 MFC, anyway?
>
> > i got another way to do controls in Dev-c++ -- "RAD", pls read as follo=
w.
> > but the problem is: it is not easy to invoke other functions in the pro=
ject.
> > WxWigets(http://www.wxwidgets.org) and RadCpp (http://www.radcpp.com). =
Both
> > have slider components.
>
> If you're out on wxWidgets, you can check out
> http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/
>
>
>
>
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