#include "SDL/GUI.h"

int main(int argc, char* args[])
{
bool quit = false;      //variable quit

This code will make a window with 256 x 192 size, window initialisation

if(init(256, 192,"Dev Window") == false)
{
return 1;
}

Making Object

Label inputLbl(30, 20, "Input :");
TextBox txtInput (140, 20, 100, 26, "");
Label outputLbl(30, 60, "Output :");
Label resultLbl(140, 60, "");
Button showBtn (140, 100, 100, 26, 170, 101, "Show");
Button quitBtn (140, 140, 100, 26, 173, 141, "Quit");

This is main loop for SDL program

while(!quit)
{
clearWindow();                        //to refresh SDL buffer
if(SDL_PollEvent(&event))   //save all event on keyboard and mouse
{
showBtn.handle_events();              //updated object as event
quitBtn.handle_events();
txtInput.handle_events();
if(showBtn.isClicked())               //handled event for button
{
resultLbl.setText(txtInput.getText());
}


if(quitBtn.isClicked())
{
quit = true;
}

if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) //handled evet if closed button clicked
{
quit = true;
}
}

inputLbl.show();
outputLbl.show();
resultLbl.show();
txtInput.show();
showBtn.show();
quitBtn.show();

if(SDL_Flip(screen) == -1)        //show SDL buffer on window
{
return 1;
}
}

clean_up();     //cleaning memory from SDL buffer
return 0;
}

The program will produce the above output as follows :

1. What you should do is just run VS8.bat. This application will run the cmd command to copy the files that you download to a folder in your Visual Studio library.

When we see the command in the application, which we see are:

copy lib\*.lib "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib\"*.lib
mkdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\include\SDL"
copy SDL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\include\SDL"
copy system32 C:\WINDOWS\system32
pause


So if you fail in the running VS8.bat (some or all of the files are not copied), you can do manual copy-paste. This problem often occurs if you use Windows Vista. This is because the UAC (User Account Control). You can read about UAC here.

2. Run Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition.

3. Select File - New Project. In the Project types select Visual C + + - Win32. In the Templates section, select Win32 Console Application. Enter the name and location of the project want to make, and then click OK.

4. In the dialog box that appears, select the Application Settings, then Empty contents check box project. Then click Finish.

5. Right-click on the files in the folder Source Solution Explorer, select Add - New Item to create a new file.

6. Select Visual C + + - Code on the Categories, and then select “C + + File (. CPP)” at the Templates. Enter the name of the file you want and click the Add button.

7. In the Menu bar select Project - Properties the Add button.

8. Select the Configuration Properties - C + + - General. Then change the contents Detect 64-bit Portability Issues to be ‘No‘.

9. Select the Configuration Properties - C + + - Code Generation. Then change the contents to be Runtime Library Multi-threaded DLL (/ MD).

10. Select the Configuration Properties - Linker - Input. Then fill with Additional dependencies “SDL.lib SDLmain.lib SDL_image.lib SDL_ttf.lib“.

11. Select the Configuration Properties - Linker - System. Then change the property into Windows Subsystem (/ subsystem: WINDOWS). Then click the OK button.

12. Finish.

Thanks,

Indra EHM