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What C++ GUI library can you suggest?
I am creating a simple 2 dimensional GUI for an RPG game. It will be pretty simple and will contain a few windows a chat box. Does anyone have any suggestions for UI code to use?
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\$\begingroup\$ What language and/or libraries are you using? \$\endgroup\$– thedaianCommented Sep 27, 2011 at 2:10
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\$\begingroup\$ I am coding in C++ and am looking for something crass platform if possible. I am also using SDL so if there is something there that allows me to create a nice GUI, let me know. \$\endgroup\$– Satchmo BrownCommented Sep 27, 2011 at 3:35
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\$\begingroup\$ tiny file dialogs on sourceforge is a single C C++ cross-platform file offering many modal dialogs. It has no init, no main loop, no linking and no include. \$\endgroup\$– roloboCommented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:16
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For really, really, really simple GUIs, I recommend rolling your own IMGUI library. If all you need are buttons and sliders, it's dead simple. If you need anything more, I recommend looking at some other GUI libraries, though.
- http://iki.fi/sol/imgui - my step by step IMGUI tutorial
- http://iki.fi/sol/files/Assembly07_IMGUI.pdf - IMGUI seminar slides by me and Jetro Lauha
- http://silverspaceship.com/inner/imgui/ - another implementation
- http://mollyrocket.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10 - discussion on Molly Rocket website
- http://mollyrocket.com/861 - the original lecture on IMGUIs
answered Sep 27, 2011 at 4:33
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I have had a positive experience with Guichan. It has an SDL back-end (as well as others) and a good set of basic widgets.
Some highlights:
Widgets are easy to extend, which makes it great if you're building a simple RPG GUI. I was able to extend widgets for my game such that new ones could be created entirely by the scripting language -- it was great!
It is not multi-threaded, which could be seen as a positive and a negative. It's up to the implementer to decide when (and in which thread) things are rendered.
It allows components to communicate through the use of an Event system.
If you haven't already, check it out. I have used it in the past and plan on using it for my next project.
answered Sep 27, 2011 at 3:59
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The Ogre3D team recommends both Crazy Eddie's GUI System and MyGui, so they might be worth checking out.
