Toolkit for Borland C++

[StuckInBorland]

Please advice me which OpenGL supported GUI toolkit is best to use with Borland compiler (excepting GLUT).I'm working with BDS 2006 C++ and seems like any good "up to date" toolkits (Qt,wxWidgets, even freeGlut) don't support Borland (switching to something else is not an option)
My requirements are basic GUI - menus ,comboboxes, buttons.


Thanks

[vivek vyas]

"toolkits (Qt,wxWidgets, even freeGlut) don't support Borland"

oh then create a new project(dll)
download source code of freeglut

and start compiling

check for error if any occur

[StuckInBorland]

Hmm...very useful
If you develop for work and stability and limited time are required then usually this way is not recommended that's why I asked for an advice from someone with experience...

[vivek vyas]

if toolkit not supported then this is look like last option
else go for dev c++(you already said
"switching to something else is not an option"
)
as you said
"My requirements are basic GUI - menus ,comboboxes, buttons."

why not you try to use

Windows GUI
"windows.h"

or you want fancy button
instead of some real 3d work

[StuckInBorland]

^You are funny....

[vivek vyas]

hey what the fun behind it
is it "windows.h"

really

i am also hunger to laugh on my words.

[Fugitive]

BDS contains C++ builder, which has its own Visual IDE that uses VCL for creating GUIs via drag-and-drop. It takes just a few lines of code enable any of the windows to do OpenGL rendering, while still being able to drag-drop visual components on the rest of the form. An example is actually provided in BDS in the OpenGL folder under examples.

Granted the application will not be cross-platform, but you have not mentioned that as a requirement.

[StuckInBorland]

Using VCL and particularly VCL controls with OpenGL is highly NOT recommended.I didn't believe it few years ago until I tried it myself.... It could be useful only for newbies while learning basics.

[Fugitive]

^Why is that? Did that come from Borland/Embarcadero or from experience?

As far as I can remember, for as long as Borland was officially developing C++ Builder, they supplied their own samples to do precisely what you are advising against...

[StuckInBorland]

Firstable the demos Borland supplied were "no-GUI" - only empty window ( I wonder if they knew about problems with VCL controls).

Most serious issue(I have more,but I don't want to turn this thread to Borland slam..):
I expierienced memory access violation while reading data from TEdit/TCombo for my OpenGL drawing, I thought maybe there is something wrong with my code, but after searching in forums/mail lists I found that this is a known problem (OpenGL calls with VCL data fields),if I remember correctly I saw it also on CodeGear(now Embarcadero) mailing list.
It made my computer freeze from time to time, specially for heavy drawings.I rewrote everything in pure Win32(but without GUI) and I never had any problems.