newbie questions
lazarus / 34-Windows

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ferreirah · 2012-12-02 16:08

Hi

Is it possible to create console apps and DLL's in Windows?
If possible do you have a link for an article?
Is it possible to create Ribbons in Lazarus?
If so how?
Are you going to support the new Windows 8 metro interface?
Can you create native windows 8 apps with Lazarus?
Does Lazarus support web services?
If so how?

Thanks

H.F.

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Phil · 2012-12-02 16:19

Quote from: ferreirah on December 02, 2012, 05:08:50 pmIs it possible
to create console apps and DLL's in Windows?
If possible do you have a link for an article?

Sounds like you haven't discovered the wiki yet:

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Documentation

QuoteIs it possible to create Ribbons in Lazarus?
If so how?

Explain what you mean by that? Microsoft's ribbon for Windows?

QuoteAre you going to support the new Windows 8 metro interface?
Can you create native windows 8 apps with Lazarus?

I'm not aware of anyone working on the new interface.

Win8 can run traditional Windows executables. By "windows 8 app", do
you mean for the app store? If so, no.

QuoteDoes Lazarus support web services?
If so how?

Yes, both client and server.

http://wiki.freepascal.org/Web_Service_Toolkit

Thanks.

-Phil

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Leledumbo · 2012-12-02 17:29

QuoteIs it possible to create console apps and DLL's in Windows?Yes
QuoteIf possible do you have a link for an article?Direct link to
official FPC documentation
QuoteIs it possible to create Ribbons in Lazarus?Yes
QuoteIf so how?Native windows-only way: just wrap the respective
windows function
Cross platform way: search the forum
QuoteAre you going to support the new Windows 8 metro
interface?Welcome to open source, a feature will be implemented if
there's anybody interested, willing to work and maintain it, while
following existing coding standards and architecture.
QuoteCan you create native windows 8 apps with Lazarus?Why not? The
question is rather "will anybody create a binding for it"?

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Phil · 2012-12-02 17:53

Quote from: Leledumbo on December 02, 2012, 06:29:28 pmQuoteCan you
create native windows 8 apps with Lazarus?Why not? The question is
rather "will anybody create a binding for it"?

No, I think it's really 2 questions.

(1) _Can_ anybody create a binding for it? Here's your API's. Pick
one:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211386.aspx

I'm not aware of any 3rd party solutions. Even Win8 and WinPhone 8
solutions from PhoneGap assume Visual Studio.

(2) Would you even want to use it if available? Here's an overview of
Windows Store apps:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh974576.aspx

Lazarus provides LCL, which is a cross-platform clone of early 90s VCL
for desktop apps. It works by neutering, er, wrapping underlying
native controls. Just as this approach doesn't fit mobile very well,
it doesn't fit Windows Store very well either.

Just as a mobile app is not just a "little" VCL/LCL app, a Windows
Store app is not just a full-screen app with touch.

Thanks.

-Phil

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Leledumbo · 2012-12-03 16:13

Quote(1) _Can_ anybody create a binding for it? Here's your API's.
Pick one:Hmm... what's this? M$ is going mad
Quote(2) Would you even want to use it if available? Here's an
overview of Windows Store apps:At least I don't think I would

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BigChimp · 2012-12-03 16:42

Quote from: Leledumbo on December 03, 2012, 05:13:13 pmQuote(1) _Can_
anybody create a binding for it? Here's your API's. Pick one:Hmm...
what's this? M$ is going mad
Agreed. At least their specifying C++ + HLSL (whatever that is) makes
it seem possible Lazarus+FPC may be able to use the APIs they do...

Yes, could, would, should... I do agree with the answer to "Would you
even want to use it if available?"

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anis2505 · 2012-12-12 08:29

That's really crazy.

You can't use windows7 to write applications for app-store

Msoft tries to sell Windows 8 by introducing this new app store tool.

Well let's wait an see how Msoft's windows 8 falls  .