App with multiple windows

[oO0XX0Oo]

Hello,

I want to write an application that has one main window (and when it is closed I do NOT want
the whole application to exit but e.g. minimize to the system tray instead) and the main
window will have a few buttons, list icon gadgets, etc.

Double clicking a list icon gadget item / clicking on a button would open another window, that
itself can have gadgets as well.

What is the best way to handle several windows (that partially depend on another) when designing
the application, should each window reside in it's own procedure and how should events
for such a (sub)-window be handled?

Sorry, newbie here. I want to bring my application over from AutoHotkey to PureBasic...

[Bisonte]

Create your window, place all gadgets, hide it. Do this with all your windows at the beginning.

If you need to show a window, "unhide" it.

Only one Eventloop.

Thats all.

[oO0XX0Oo]

Thanks you Bisonte, I'll try that

[infratec]

And really:

Only 1 event loop

Code: Select all

Repeat
  
  Event = WaitWindowEvent()
  
  Select EventWindow()
    Case #MainWindow
      Exit = MainWindowEvents(Event)
    Case #OtherWindow
      OtherWindowEvents(Event)
  EndSelect
  
Until Exit

Bernd

[oO0XX0Oo]

@infratec

Only 1 event loop

Okay, works fine with multiple windows so far