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Hi all,
I started this thread to see how others do in creating Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for their programs. :)
Regards
ARUZ
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Originally Posted by EYE4U  Hi all,
I started this thread to see how others do in creating Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for their programs. :) I meticulously program them myself; that way I can trust the code and I understand what it does and why it does it. I trust those darn GUI builders as far as I can throw a rock at them.
kind regards,
Jos
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Originally Posted by JosAH I meticulously program them myself; that way I can trust the code and I understand what it does and why it does it. I trust those darn GUI builders as far as I can throw a rock at them.
kind regards,
Jos Ditto. I want my forms to behave the way *I* say they will. " Dock.Left " only goes so far. What if the parent control widens? I want my items to take advantage of that space in the way that makes the most sense for that application.
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Originally Posted by tlhintoq Ditto. I want my forms to behave the way *I* say they will. " Dock.Left " only goes so far. What if the parent control widens? I want my items to take advantage of that space in the way that makes the most sense for that application. Me three. I whole-heartedly agree! Designing your own interface is a must, especially if you want to be completely happy with your project.
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And it takes WAY too much time! But it makes the application look 'finished.'
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Now this is mine GUI i made for a project i will post a full image with icons and labels in it.....
I design it on photoshop... :)
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Originally Posted by EYE4U Now this is mine GUI i made for a project i will post a full image with icons and labels in it.....
I design it on photoshop... :) What does it do? Pokémon, perhaps?
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That's not a GUI. The I stands for interface. There is nothing to interface with here. That's a wallpaper
<chuckle>
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Originally Posted by tlhintoq That's not a GUI. The I stands for interface. There is nothing to interface with here. That's a wallpaper
<chuckle>
Lol. I can't even distinguish it as a window or a form.
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Originally Posted by tlhintoq That's not a GUI. The I stands for interface. There is nothing to interface with here. That's a wallpaper
<chuckle> It could be a button ... press it and it does it all ...
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Jos
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GO CHARIZARD!
Am I the only person that sees the pokéball?
I need to get out more.
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Its not a button its a circular menu... Not a pokeball or a button...
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I did see the pokéball, but some things are best left unsaid; even on the internet.
I create GUI's in MFC for a touchscreen application... God i want to upgrade to C# :S
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Hi everyone
I am moving this thread to the software development area. Please everyone remember no technical questions no matter how simple are allowed in the lounge.
Mary
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Originally Posted by EYE4U Its not a button its a circular menu... Not a pokeball or a button...
How can that be a menu? Does it rotate and changes or something... I wonder how many menu items you will be able to put there.
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Originally Posted by EYE4U Now this is mine GUI i made for a project i will post a full image with icons and labels in it.....
I design it on photoshop... :) Well it does draw the eye to the center, implies that that is the only thing the user should do. Attractive? sure. Functional? depends on what you want it to do.
Jared
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you can add infinite items to it.. which circulates when u want....
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The screen looks like this when you start the application with menu icons and other labels and buttons.. :)
ARUZ
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Now its starting to look like something... Something nice even.
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Originally Posted by EYE4U The screen looks like this when you start the application with menu icons and other labels and buttons.. :)
ARUZ Have you got a working model of it? Looks interesting.. a little small maybe.
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Obviously you're pouring a lot of time into this. How reusable is it? If it is tightly attached to the application and you have to "re-make" a different versions for each application that can be a killer.
But if the UI accepts events and exposes methods that make it reusable and skinable then there is a much greater potential for it.
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i find this an quite interesting approach ... but how does it handle an 'infinite' number of items? does it use categories and replaces the inner circle when the user selects one? or does it expand to more concentric circles then?
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When you move your mouse on the edge of upper half circle, new items replaces with the old ones, and same with the other half circle.
Now how can u put infinite menu items on it... suppose your application has 25 items or more, there is a file which contains the information about the menu items... all menu items are added at runtime after fetching the information from the configuration file.
@tlhintoq : i m working on it.
right now i have made 2 themes... and of-course theres no need to remake all this.
ARUZ
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Here is the other or you can say older style of this app....
Now tell me which one is better.... and please post some of yours...
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ARUZ
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Of course there is a working model for this interface but wait because the application is not deployed yet.. as soon as its completed and deployed to the customer i ll upload the working model for this interface...
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Is this some kind of 'dock' thing? Or is it an application that has a purpose other than holding icons.
By 'dock' I mean what you have on a mac, or what you can do on a PC with something like RocketDock.
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Yes its a Dock....
It will hold all Menu icons...
Hey you have given me a cool idea of creating an application like Rocket Dock....
Thank u thank u :D
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I have a small question here if admins dont mind it..
In which language Rocket Dock or Object Dock is written?
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Originally Posted by EYE4U Yes its a Dock....
It will hold all Menu icons...
Hey you have given me a cool idea of creating an application like Rocket Dock....
Thank u thank u :D :D np dude.
One thing I would suggest is: the good thing about rocket dock (and others) is that they're generally a strip that is stuck to one of the sides of your screen, and is never covered up by any applications (providing you use something like desktop coral to keep that area of the screen free - windows won't maximize over it) - because yours is right in the center of the screen, I could see that being a problem. Maybe you should incorporate a hotkey that will bring the dock to the front of the screen. Do you understand?
It sounds (and looks) like a nice app.
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Originally Posted by EYE4U I have a small question here if admins dont mind it..
In which language Rocket Dock or Object Dock is written? No idea. Programmers (that aren't going open source) don't usually divulge much about the application.
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The idea i have got in my mind about the dock like app is that you can put the dock at the bottom or any where when you place the round plate on sides of screen only the half circle will appear but when you place it in the middle of screen the full circle will appear...
Now it will take a hard time to create animations :)
Because i only know fading effects and a bit circulatory animations of icon objects ...
ARUZ
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Originally Posted by EYE4U I have a small question here if admins dont mind it..
In which language Rocket Dock or Object Dock is written? You already asked that question a couple of days ago here; there's no need to repeat yourself.
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Jos
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Originally Posted by JosAH You already asked that question a couple of days ago here; there's no need to repeat yourself.
kind regards,
Jos He's been hit with the ban hammer.
I wanted to see this app, tbh.
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