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Appreciate the comments and links which all give me good starting points to help me decide, thank you. Right now, I am thinking of starting with the Form Designer and just seeing how it goes! After seeing comments in the forum and content elsewhere, I was wondering if that would be a poor choice ...

I have an idea for a program with a main window and a few pop-up windows, and I am planning to make it with PureBasic. I am reading all I have time for and have watched some tutorials on YouTube.

But there is something that is distracting me. It's about making the windows.

My impression is that if ...

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Randy Walker wrote: Mon Jun 16, 2025 1:30 am Will your "something" project require the use of Windows APIs?

Thank you for the tip, but no. I expect to use the existing gadgets only, as is, and if one can't work they way I would like, I will probably change the interface around what PureBasic can more easily do.

Thanks for the contribution Susan and welcome to the greatest place on earth. Well ok, maybe not, but these are the greatest people on earth. Especially when you get stuck and need a good nudge in the right direction.


Thanks for the welcome. I have been lurking for a few years now, but have ...

Randy Walker wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:12 pm Convert Win32.hlp files to .chm format for free.

A related online app that I find useful.

https://ehubsoft.herokuapp.com/chmviewer/

I don't know if this is related, but on my Windows 10, Defender reports that install program for 6.21 is dangerous.