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Hello mates,
i am pretty new to this forum.. i am a midrange c++ programmer.
if i have to create an IDE in c++ that involves basic drawing tools, what should i learn and where should i start??
is it a big task?
can anyone explain me or direct me to a concept that explains this?
thank you
i am pretty new to this forum.. i am a midrange c++ programmer.
if i have to create an IDE in c++ that involves basic drawing tools, what should i learn and where should i start??
is it a big task?
can anyone explain me or direct me to a concept that explains this?
thank you
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>>is it a big task?
Yes -- Microsoft has been developing theirs for some 20 years now.
>>can anyone explain me or direct me to a concept that explains this?
Just buy the educational version (I assume you are a student, so you are eligible for huge discounts), install, and learn to use VC++ 2008. This will give you all the features you are looking for -- plus a lot you don't need for your project.
I don't know of a free IDE that contains drawing tools.
Yes -- Microsoft has been developing theirs for some 20 years now.
>>can anyone explain me or direct me to a concept that explains this?
Just buy the educational version (I assume you are a student, so you are eligible for huge discounts), install, and learn to use VC++ 2008. This will give you all the features you are looking for -- plus a lot you don't need for your project.
I don't know of a free IDE that contains drawing tools.
Don't PM me with questions -- you might get a nasty PM in response. If you have a question then post it in one of the forums.
hi ancient dragon.. thanks
so it is a big task after all..
but my stupid professors wont accept it
you know, they want us to complete a project within a week..
here's what they say,
1. You have to develop an IDE (Very simple) with drawing tools to create a pattern.
2. IDE should allow you to specify the dimension of brick. (i.e in the form of rectangular) For example: 400 height * 400 width
3. IDE should allow you to use all possible tools to draw shapes (Bezier curves, Line, and arcs) on rectangular base to get a desired pattern piece.
4. Finally, the created piece should be stored with accurate dimension in a file and later if we want then it must be reconstructed and displayed in the IDE.
is there a way that i could atleast get a grip of the basics..
like how to create an ide in c++.. what are the things that i need and what part of functions should i know??
is there anything that you recommend me to learn (for the basics in creating ide)?? just the basic part??
thanks for the reply
so it is a big task after all..
but my stupid professors wont accept it
you know, they want us to complete a project within a week..
here's what they say,
1. You have to develop an IDE (Very simple) with drawing tools to create a pattern.
2. IDE should allow you to specify the dimension of brick. (i.e in the form of rectangular) For example: 400 height * 400 width
3. IDE should allow you to use all possible tools to draw shapes (Bezier curves, Line, and arcs) on rectangular base to get a desired pattern piece.
4. Finally, the created piece should be stored with accurate dimension in a file and later if we want then it must be reconstructed and displayed in the IDE.
is there a way that i could atleast get a grip of the basics..
like how to create an ide in c++.. what are the things that i need and what part of functions should i know??
is there anything that you recommend me to learn (for the basics in creating ide)?? just the basic part??
thanks for the reply
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Originally Posted by deadmancoder 
hi ancient dragon.. thanks
so it is a big task after all..
but my stupid professors wont accept it
you know, they want us to complete a project within a week..
here's what they say,
1. You have to develop an IDE (Very simple) with drawing tools to create a pattern.
2. IDE should allow you to specify the dimension of brick. (i.e in the form of rectangular) For example: 400 height * 400 width
3. IDE should allow you to use all possible tools to draw shapes (Bezier curves, Line, and arcs) on rectangular base to get a desired pattern piece.
4. Finally, the created piece should be stored with accurate dimension in a file and later if we want then it must be reconstructed and displayed in the IDE.
is there a way that i could atleast get a grip of the basics..
like how to create an ide in c++.. what are the things that i need and what part of functions should i know??
is there anything that you recommend me to learn (for the basics in creating ide)?? just the basic part??
thanks for the reply
How is that an IDE? Sounds more like a basic Paint/CAD program. IDEs have text editors, debuggers, and stuff like that. If the question is how to draw/paint shapes in a GUI project, that's a different question. Is that the question?
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In this case, perhaps IDE means Interactive Drawing Environment!
IDE usually means "Integrated Development Environment," such as Visual-C++.
IDE usually means "Integrated Development Environment," such as Visual-C++.
basically, i know nothing abt c++ graphics..
they issued the papers and asked us to call them on after hours, if we have a doubt.. but they wont be available in the after hours.
if i assume that you can understand the problem statement..
in that case, can you direct me to a place/book where i can learn how to arrive at the solution.
thanks
they issued the papers and asked us to call them on after hours, if we have a doubt.. but they wont be available in the after hours.
if i assume that you can understand the problem statement..
in that case, can you direct me to a place/book where i can learn how to arrive at the solution.
thanks
hey, if i understand correctly from you guys,
# i have to write a program that draws different shapes based on user inputs.
# store it in a file
# restore and display it when the file was specified..
is that it??
# i have to write a program that draws different shapes based on user inputs.
# store it in a file
# restore and display it when the file was specified..
is that it??
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Originally Posted by deadmancoder
Hello mates,
i am pretty new to this forum.. i am a midrange c++ programmer.
if i have to create an IDE in c++ that involves basic drawing tools, what should i learn and where should i start??
is it a big task?
can anyone explain me or direct me to a concept that explains this?
thank you
The difficulty is more a matter of the feature set you are required to implement. Basic drawing tools ca be done on these libraries relatively simply.
Thanx...
Sean
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What operating system and compiler are you using ? *nix, MS-Windows, and MAC have very different drawing api functions.
If you are using Microsoft compilers on MS-Windows then you could probably write such a program using MFC, which is a c++ class that is like a wrapper for win32 api functions.
If you are using Microsoft compilers on MS-Windows then you could probably write such a program using MFC, which is a c++ class that is like a wrapper for win32 api functions.
Don't PM me with questions -- you might get a nasty PM in response. If you have a question then post it in one of the forums.
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