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[NastyDevil]

Hi, I have been asked if i know how to create GUI recently, and even tho I know what it is i have absolutely no idea how to do it or where to start learning. I know mostly web languages and have some knowledge in C/C++. What exactly do people want as far as GUI in web design or in C? If you have some examples it would be great, if not just describe it, i am very confused as to what exactly is expected of me: is it just designing the layout for buttons or is it actually programming the functionality as well?

Any information highly appreciated.

[WingedPanther]

It depends a bit on the platform/language. There's GTK for C, gtkmm for C++, wxWidgets for C++, Visual Studio, etc, etc, etc.

[artificial]

If you just use Windows, you can also use the WinAPI or WindowsForms. Programming a GUI is not only designing the user interface, but also linking the buttons to functions etc.

Greets,
artificial

[JCoder]

Swing + JavaFX is probably the best GUI framework you can get. And as a side effect - it is truly multiplatform (runs on Windows, Linux, Smartphones, TVs and webbrowsers).

[analysis_junky]

There are many platforms, SDKs, and uses of GUI. It is difficult to explain how to "create" one without knowing how you will use it. For web developement on a Windows Server, I use ASP.NET which uses web forms that generate html GUI.