HELP: Newbie wants to write a simple GUI Software

[tapsemi]

I am planning to write a small program that will allow me to store username, password, website name information. I know there are tons of freeeware/shareware out there but I want to create it my way and then later make it free for distribution. I want to create it this way: There should 3 buttons: to create a new entry, to modify an entry and to delete an entry. I know C and Perl programming only and I have never done a GUI application. Does anyone know how to get started and want is the easiest way to create such a piece of software to run on Windows PC. I know encryption will be an issue, but I will handle it later. Thanks.

[phkninja]

If you want to learn some C++ there is a free cross platform GUI called wxWidgets (http://www.wxwidgets.org). This is really easy to use.

Usually the way of writing GUI's in C is using the Windows API, which believe me aint easy.

Or you could try Java AWT API rewritten (http://www.japi.de/), ive never tried it but it says it supports C.

[severach]

Petzold Programming Windows is the way to get started.

Win32 API is quite easy if you build everything on a dialog box. The Dialog Box Manager does all the hard work for you. Here's a sample project.

http://smorgasbordet.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2059

[LLXX]

Agree, learn the Win32 API.

It's a bit different from "normal" programming but isn't too hard once you figure out how the window manager works.

Get the "Win32.HLP" ~10MB Win32API Reference. It's very useful.

Edited January 25, 2007 by LLXX