[vtk-developers] GUISupport directory ?

[Clinton Stimpson]

Ahh. never mind.  I got it working under MFC the way I think it should 
work.  Whew.
When I get this in, any MFC guys are free to change it to make it better.
Clint

Clinton Stimpson wrote:

>
>
> Ken Martin wrote:
>
>> Hey Clint, I think the new directory is fine, a little small for a 
>> top level
>> directory but it works. The other GUI support classes need to be 
>> moved into
>> that directory as well. That is part of the deal. So if you could 
>> sniff out
>> the other GUI support classes and move them into the same directory that
>> would be appreciated.
>>  
>>
>
> So I took a stab at putting MFC support in GUISupport.  I'm trying to 
> make a generic CWnd based class that puts a vtk window in it, and it's 
> proving to be a real pain after two full days at it.
> I'm not an expert at MFC, but I've helped with a couple MFC apps 
> before, one of which used a VTK window that I had setup.
>
> I see extra support in the vtkWin32* classes for MFC.  The impression 
> I get is that it is just easier to add a few lines of code to make a 
> CView, CWnd, CWhatever have a VTK window and use the extra support in 
> vtkWin32*, than it is to make a generic CWnd based class that can be 
> plugged into any part of an MFC app and work without intervention.  
> MFC seems to be quite imposing on how things are supposed to work.  I 
> tried to make a class derived from CWnd and "plug it in", but it 
> doesn't always work.
>
> Perhaps some MFC guru would like to contribute something in GUISupport 
> for MFC apps.  Something that'll work in pretty much any MFC GUI.  
> It'll be higher quality than anything I can make with my little MFC 
> experience.
>
> What other C++ GUI classes need to be moved?  There's the vtkTk*Widget 
> files in Rendering.  That it?
>
> Clint
>
>
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