hey,

i need to have a simple c++ gui, using the msvc++2008pro IDE. It`s just a small project, so i didnt want to bring wwwidgets or similar into the game...

Since the build-in resource editor doesnt display the location and size of single dialog items (for unknown reasons...)

i was looking for an alternative and came across this: ResEdit 154 - http://www.resedit.net/

That resource editor is awesome...unfortunately, its generated .rc scripts are not compitable with msvc++2008pro, even though the homepage says different:

Importing rc files generated by Microsoft Visual Studio resource editor

Adding a simple dialog resource created by ResEdit crashes msvc++:

// Generated by ResEdit 1.5.4
// Copyright (C) 2006-2010
// http://www.resedit.net#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <richedit.h>
#include "resource.h"
//
// Dialog resources
//
LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
IDD_DIALOG1 DIALOG 0, 0, 186, 95
STYLE DS_3DLOOK | DS_CENTER | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_SHELLFONT | WS_CAPTION | WS_VISIBLE | WS_POPUP | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "Dialog"
FONT 8, "Ms Shell Dlg"
{
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK", IDOK, 129, 7, 50, 14
    PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel", IDCANCEL, 129, 24, 50, 14
}

it does work if i have resedit create a compiled .res resource script...but then i cant edit the names, etc.

Any resons for this?

what are you guys using to create guis...the build in editor?

dp0

Of course it displays location and size o_O

Can you just post a screenshot of what's going on?

Honestly I think the built-in editor is the best you can get, any other res editor I tried blows

i cant see where it displays size & location...attached screenshot is taken while i select a button.

there isnt much to take a screenshot of, i edit my dialog in resedit save it as a .rc file and import it with visual studio.

when i try to open the imported .rc in the resource view msvc++ crashes.

Honestly I think the built-in editor is the best you can get, any other res editor I tried blows

the main problem is that i cant find where the buildin one diplays location and size...but ResEdit is really comfortable to work with...

Hope that helps:

You can also right-click the .rc file in the solution and choose 'View Code' to edit the raw code of the resource file.

I must be a blind fish... :S

THanks for the smiley

edit:

dialog logical units are wired though...let me think about that...

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by deepzero