Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/09/04/21:15:05
I have just compiled and ran the DEPUI gui under DJGPP....
and, for the most part, it is a very impressive package!
I like the fact it is coded in "C" as I find the code and examples
to be very easy to grasp (easier at least) then some C++ gui's.
The only__SERIOUS__ problem that I note is that under MSDOS6.22/4DOS
I find that the mouse movement to be VERY SLUGGISH....
when I run the DEPUI demo's in a Win95 DOSshell, I find that SOMETIMES
the __Colors__ are very wrong, _but_ the mouse movement is
perfectly normal.....
PLEASE tell me why the mouse is sluggish in MSDOS6.22/4DOS only
mode..... and HOW DO I FIX IT ?!?!? Is this purely an Allegro 113
problem?
Although he says that he does not like Icons, I would love to see the
attention of a Button Bar (tool bar) added to this very fine GUI
package. Also, I would like some of the Demo's to show precisely
how to add BMP and/or PCX images to Dialog boxes (or please add this
feature). It would be nice to have SPLASH SCREENS; and to simply have
small pictures included in the background, or at strategic places in
Dialog boxes. An ABOUT_BOX for example could show a photo of the
creater of an application using DEPUI..... things like this.
The only other thing that I was disappointed about was trying to
compile the DEPUI library for Borland 5.02. His PRJ file would not
work in the 5.02 IDE... so how do I convert a Borland 3.x PRJ to a
5.02 IDE or MAKE file?
My opinion is there should of been a Borland MAKEFILE and not just
the PRJ file... MAKEFILE's are easier to edit (they are not binary
like PRJ's)
Finally:
Who else is using DEPUI ???????
Wanna exchange notes and ideas with me?
Would you like to help me get the Borland 5.02 Library working?
Borland 5.02 16-bit MSDOS applications are very much alive and well
around here.
DEPUI: http://huizen.dds.nl/~deleveld/depui.htm
My Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~RadSurfer/
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