[GUI] Programming Ideas?

x BlueRobot · Aug 22, 2013

Does anyone have any good GUI programming ideas? I could probably think of some small useless programs to write, but I would like to write a program which people could potentially actually use.

Patrick · Aug 22, 2013

If you wrote a GUI that could somehow tie to the hundreds of canned replies I have, I would forever be in your debt. I'm pretty sure everyone would....

Having to use Athena is a real PITA so I don't really bother, and even though it takes me a few seconds to just WordPad them or something and use the Search for it, a GUI would be so nice if it could be brainstormed with some good ideas.

niemiro · Aug 23, 2013

@x BlueRobot: I don't have any ideas for anything useful at this point, but I'll keep thinking. It may be that you will end up having to write a small number of useless programs in order to write useful ones later.

Patrick said:
If you wrote a GUI that could somehow tie to the hundreds of canned replies I have, I would forever be in your debt. I'm pretty sure everyone would....

Having to use Athena is a real PITA so I don't really bother, and even though it takes me a few seconds to just WordPad them or something and use the Search for it, a GUI would be so nice if it could be brainstormed with some good ideas.

It is certainly an excellent idea for a practice project, however, there are about a billion of those programs already (well, probably closer to 20 :) )

x BlueRobot · Aug 23, 2013

Patrick said:
If you wrote a GUI that could somehow tie to the hundreds of canned replies I have, I would forever be in your debt. I'm pretty sure everyone would....

Having to use Athena is a real PITA so I don't really bother, and even though it takes me a few seconds to just WordPad them or something and use the Search for it, a GUI would be so nice if it could be brainstormed with some good ideas.

Like a template/editor program?

Patrick · Aug 23, 2013

Yea.

As Richard said, sure, there are tons of different ones, but I think if we could somehow have a Sysnative official one, kind of like we do with the BSOD Apps, it would be really neat. I am not a programmer whatsoever and I know ideas on paper don't always come to fruition due to limitations in whatever degree, but I am sure there are tons of other features that could be added to such a program that could make it stand out compared to others.

niemiro · Aug 24, 2013

What about making a noughts & crosses/tic tac toe game? There is no requirement for proper graphics, just nine buttons on WinForms.

You can have multiplayer modes, including victory detection, and a single player mode with AI. If you wanted to learn about networking, add in a multiplayer mode over the internet, with highscore lists too perhaps (quite what counts as a high score, I don't know: number of games won, or something? It doesn't have to be meaningful to teach you valuable lessons though....)

Alternatively, look here: Martyr2's Mega Project Ideas List! - Share Your Project | Dream.In.Code

x BlueRobot · Aug 24, 2013

Patrick said:
Yea.

As Richard said, sure, there are tons of different ones, but I think if we could somehow have a Sysnative official one, kind of like we do with the BSOD Apps, it would be really neat. I am not a programmer whatsoever and I know ideas on paper don't always come to fruition due to limitations in whatever degree, but I am sure there are tons of other features that could be added to such a program that could make it stand out compared to others.

I like this idea, do you have any links to already released programs? So, I can get a general idea of the features which should be included, and then the add some extra features of my own :)

niemiro · Aug 24, 2013

x BlueRobot said:
Patrick said:

Yea.

As Richard said, sure, there are tons of different ones, but I think if we could somehow have a Sysnative official one, kind of like we do with the BSOD Apps, it would be really neat. I am not a programmer whatsoever and I know ideas on paper don't always come to fruition due to limitations in whatever degree, but I am sure there are tons of other features that could be added to such a program that could make it stand out compared to others.

Click to expand...

I like this idea, do you have any links to already released programs? So, I can get a general idea of the features which should be included, and then the add some extra features of my own :)

CanRemember - libellules.ch

Personally, I am actually a fan of Athena, and I know many others who are too. There is a niche in the market for an Athena for other browsers IMO.

x BlueRobot · Aug 24, 2013

Looks quite easy to create, mostly buttons and a rich text box :beerchug2:

Tekno Venus · Aug 24, 2013

I use and am a huge fan of CintaNotes - A Free Note Taking Application

niemiro · Aug 24, 2013

Don't underestimate it, however, yes, it is quite easy.

AceInfinity · Aug 24, 2013

Patrick said:
If you wrote a GUI that could somehow tie to the hundreds of canned replies I have, I would forever be in your debt. I'm pretty sure everyone would....

Having to use Athena is a real PITA so I don't really bother, and even though it takes me a few seconds to just WordPad them or something and use the Search for it, a GUI would be so nice if it could be brainstormed with some good ideas.

Easy :)

I did a tic-tac-toe game in both console and Win32 GUI as well, it's a fun game to make. Most people cheat with the win/lose logic though and hardcode it all... Here's the source for anybody that wants it: AceInfinity Dev - TicTacToe Game

*Up and hosted on that website that I have no time to fully finish (just yet). The minute I have a minimum of 3-5 hours free time, I will be on overdrive to complete all of the stuff I've been waiting to get to for a while now.

@BlueRobot - Ever tried GUI creation before? Look into GDI :) I've made tons of controls if you're interested in using them or taking a look for examples. I can link you to a few if you want.

x BlueRobot · Aug 24, 2013

There a small article about GDI+ here - Professional C# - Graphics with GDI+ - CodeProject

Looks quite interesting, I'll be grateful for any links :)

Patrick · Aug 24, 2013

x BlueRobot said:
Looks quite easy to create, mostly buttons and a rich text box :beerchug2:

This could have really great potential!! :grin1:

AceInfinity · Aug 24, 2013

1. Pascal's Triangle - GDI Display/Visualization AND https://pascalstriangle.codeplex.com/
2. Free - BlueButton
3. [C#/VB] AeroButton - Source
4. Graph Component - Developed by AceInfinity
5. Pong Emulator Using GDI

6. GDI Spiral Color Effect

7. Reversi Game Program (GDI & Fully Integrated Logic)

8. Modern Glow Button - Release

Here's another theme I created but never finished. It looked nice, but I didn't manage the code very well:

I'm always trying to do creative things in .NET though :)

Ex:

There is a challenge for you :), try to achieve that same effect.

Note: If you're going to create a canned speech app, create one cloud based so syncing from computer to computer is with ease. :) There's always something to be done better than a pre-existing app already out there.

:thumbsup2:

x BlueRobot · Aug 26, 2013

I like that snap in effect :thumbsup2:

x BlueRobot · Aug 27, 2013

This is how the program looks so far, need to finish adding all the colour buttons, and change the style of the menu strip. The button icons are a still funny, because I had to convert a .PNG file to a .ICO file for them to even fit on the button, and then make the button the smallest possible size.

Hope you like it so far :smile:

x BlueRobot · Aug 27, 2013

I've completed the design of the program, I just need to add the code for the other two rows of colours.

Tekno Venus · Aug 27, 2013

Not sure if you could implement this, but this might be an easier way to select custom colours:

ColorDialog Example: Windows Forms .NET

AceInfinity · Aug 27, 2013

x BlueRobot said:
View attachment 5043

This is how the program looks so far, need to finish adding all the colour buttons, and change the style of the menu strip. The button icons are a still funny, because I had to convert a .PNG file to a .ICO file for them to even fit on the button, and then make the button the smallest possible size.

Hope you like it so far :smile:

Why? PNG is supported, all you needed to do was resize the PNG image, no conversion was necessary. :)

Tekno Venus is correct though, with that ColorDialog, you've got all the colors imaginable.. (Unless of course you want in addition to the ColorDialog, a quick color selection.)

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