Stewart's D Windows Framework
Version 0.61

An announcement – February 2012

While there hasn't been an update to SDWF in a while, the project is not abandoned.  Work commitments and other projects have just meant that SDWF development has taken a back seat.  But don't worry – a new release is planned for the near future, exclusively for D2 and with Unicode support.

What is SDWF?

SDWF is a simple framework for the programming of Microsoft Windows applications, inspired in part by Borland's ObjectWindows Library (OWL).  It is a thin layer over the Windows API, rather than a higher-level GUI library hoping to be cross-platform.

SDWF is currently at an alpha stage of development.

• Aims
• Whom SDWF is and is not for
• Future directions

Using SDWF

In order to write Windows applications using SDWF, you should have the following:

• The D compiler (which you probably either already have or are thinking of downloading if you're reading this)
• A Windows resource editor, unless you plan to hand-code resource files (teaching you to do this is beyond the scope of both this site and my level of expertise)
• A Windows resource compiler
• Ideally the Windows API documentation, available either as an online reference or in a downloadable form
• The Windows API bindings
• The SDWF code itself.

Documentation

• SDWF Reference
• Hopefully a tutorial to come when I've time!

Current version

Version 0.61 imlements the following changes from 0.60:

• A new module for handling drag and drop of files into a window.
• Support for D2 has been updated to DMD 2.023.

Download:

• sdwf_061.zip (716K) - the full SDWF source, and a few sample programs demonstrating how to program using SDWF.
• sdwf_061_ref.zip (1108K) - reference documentation for your offline viewing pleasure.

Support

The SDWF page on Wiki4D is the official bug/wish list for SDWF, but see also Future directions.

You can also post queries or suggestions on the Digital Mars D newsgroup (web interface).  If your post has SDWF in the subject line, chances are I'll find it.

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