Any C/C++ Windows programmers here?

[helene_t]

I am writing some stuff for my work and need very simple graphics routines. Something like:

 

#include<simplegraphicslib.h>

 

main() {

GraphicsBuffer *mybuffer = makeGraphicsBuffer (100,100,colors16);

rect (mybuffer, 0,0,33,99, blue);

rect (mybuffer, 34,0,66,99, white);

rect (mybuffer, 67,0,99,99, red);

writeGraphicsBuffer (mybuffer, "frenchflag.png");

}

 

Any suggestions? Could also be useful for making pictures for birthday greetings.

[hotShot]

I haven't used these, but perhaps this helps:

 

http://pngwriter.sourceforge.net/ (as your example creates a png)

 

Or pick on on the other C/C++ libraries from here:

 

http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/imglib.html

[helene_t]

Thanks HotShot, pngwriter looks very easy to use.

 

Also thanks to Csaba for suggesting Gd, slightly more complex but still easy to use, supports more file formats. http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gd.htm

[MattieShoe]

gd is nifty.

 

I haven't done much graphics in C/C++, but XNA uses C# and has some very simple and very powerful stuff, and the IDE/compiler is free from Microsoft. I did some silly simple code for effecient circle packing with it for fun.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3796580568_4780d21a01.jpg

Took very little time to code. You can use image files like pngs, place them, scale them, rotate them, adjust their transparency, use antialiased fonts, etc. Pretty slick.

 

I made a little boids program with it too, just to familiarize myself with it