Stewart's D Windows Framework
Version 0.59

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 SDWF code itself.

Documentation

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

Current version

Version 0.59 is a maintenance release, geared towards DMD 1.0x.  It has the following changes from 0.58:

• RGBColour.ref is now called value.
• Fixed some bugs that have transpired while testing.
• Code modifications to support D 2.x.  This support is currently experimental.

Version 0.58 provides the following improvements over 0.57:

• The onActivate and onDeactivate methods in WindowBase to perform operations when a window becomes active or inactive.
• The StatusBar class, used to create and manipulate status bars.

See the readme.txt file in the distribution for a more detailed description of the changes.

Download:

• sdwf_059.zip (201K) - the full SDWF source, and a few sample programs demonstrating how to program using SDWF.
• sdwf_059_ref.zip (1095K) - 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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