are there any sites with some win32 examples for basic stuff like dialog boxes and list boxes? i rarely use any win32 or mfc so i dont have any books and the help docs with vc++ doesnt help much at all for win32 calls. also are there any recommended books for win32 programming? thanks

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Original post by trixter

the help docs with vc++ doesnt help much at all for win32 calls.

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Bzzzt! Try again.

General Windows programming and design can be found here:

http://www.relisoft.com/

One of the best sites I''ve ever seen.

Relisoft is a little against MFC, and devots alot of there site to it. Half there site seems to be devoted to downing it, and all other class libraries -- Stating that its for the dumbing down of programming, etc. MFC has its uses, so I wouldnt listen to the stuff they have on MFC and the likes. The newbie that doesnt have expirience using MFC, could be fooled. But honestly if you have used MFC, you wont be downing it. It makes Windows programming alot easier and more organized. I would never use MFC for games, though. Its good for stuff like Map Editors, Word Processors, Database apps, etc. Generally any kind of Win32 program except DirectX & OpenGL

There''s a introduction tutorial to Windows on FlipCode, also.

-Dan Smith
dans@3dgamedev.com

True, the site is a bit anti-MFC, and anti-Microsoft for that matter. However, there are many good tutorials on general WIN32 programming there.

Dan Smith is right. Don''t let the site convince you that MFC is not usefull.

MFC is bad i wanted to learn MFC... and ended up learning pure win32api , much easier , nicer and makes way more fun to code

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But honestly if you have used MFC, you wont be downing it.

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I hated my one MFC experience, I''ll never use it again after the one project I made using it .

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