[C++]The Win32 API.

[GüntherJung]

Can anyone tell me links for some tutorials,books etc for the Win32 API? I will be really happy if they contain how to make a window,messagebox,picturebox,button,how to make a transparent area in the window with an apha color(if it's possible),how to code that makes comething like:If the picture box is clicked or is mousehovering, then do this. and last how to make tooltips.Sorry for the so many stuff that i am asking.

[lalalawawawa]

Why would you need it? What do you want to develop? .NET has a lot easier way of doing this. :)

(sorry that I didn't answer your question)

[GüntherJung]

Yes you are right, but i am not a big fan of .NET, because it's really slow.And you must install the .NET Framework before running the application.

[wrack]

Win 32 APIs are as good as any runtime libraries installed on the OS. That being said, the native library does a lot of work too so still better than .NET Framework in that regard.

Be ready to learn a lot about pointers and structures. Good luck.

[MFH]

  On 06/07/2011 at 05:05, emilxp said:

Yes you are right, but i am not a big fan of .NET, because it's really slow.And you must install the .NET Framework before running the application.

1. Unless you are in the high performance camp (like realtime raytracing^^) - .NETs overhead is rather unimportant?

2. .NET has been included with Windows for about 10 years now - it's likely to be installed on nearly every modern PC? (and it gets pushed per WU by the way?)

3. I'd avoid the WinAPI for new projects (e.g. no old codebase involved)

Concerning the doku: MSDN

i think http://www.codeproject.com/ will have quite some good examples on the WinAPI?

[GüntherJung]

Ok i will make it with Windows Forms. I will post a new topic for anothe question.

[VoidNull]

If you really must learn Win32, this is the bible. And on-line MSDN of course.

[GüntherJung]

What bible are you talking about?