> On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:07 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys
> <mailingli...@geldenhuys.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On 2015-10-22 05:20, Ryan Joseph wrote:
>> Keeping in mind I know literally nothing about Windows programming,
>> where is a good place to start?
>
> Start reading MSDN and study the Win32 API.
Looks pretty straight forward and simple compared to Cocoa on the Mac.
>
>> I installed Lazarus which I think is the preferred IDE for FPC (if not are
>> there others?)
>
> Yes, MSEide is also very good. Even using a very good text editor like
> EditPad Pro is very nice. Geany IDE also works well with FPC.
Granny IDE looks nice (I’m not a fan of Lazarus’s layout) but how does it work
with FPC? Do they have a plugin or something that supports the compiler or does
it require some hacking?
>
>
>> Are there are any example projects for this and a place I could
>> reference the Windows headers in Pascal? I don’t even know what the
>> Windows GUI library is called
>
> Wow, you are in for a world of pain. ;-) Plus even writing the most
> basic programs will to magnitudes longer. You should rethink your goal.
> What do you want to accomplish?
In the end I’m going to port a game so I just want the most basic event
handling and windows (OpenGL also) but I’d just like to learn for the
experience and to understand the platform a little better. Looking at the Win32
API it actually looks easy, like in the old days on the Mac before it got
complicated. If it’s a nightmare in the end I’ll rethink things.
Is there a reference to the API for FPC or do I need to open up source files?
Thanks for helping.
Regards,
Ryan Joseph
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