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Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by stede.

I am confused after looking at the Win32 library! I know that everything in MS Windows is really just a WINDOW but what is a Dialog Box in Win32 (it seems to be a text file with controls on it) and a Form in Visual Basic and OpenWindow in PureBasic? I want to understand the low level principles of Windows in order to create wonderful things like the scrolling dialog boxes in 3D Studio Max! For example:

If I create 3 windows in PureBasic, the first one to open is the main window that is needed in every win32 app (I understand this.) But according to Win32 Documentation when I want to open another window (for some options) they recommend creating a Dialog Box (a text file) and using a different bunch of Win32 commands. In PureBasic I simple use OpenWindow again. Does this mean I am creating two main windows instead of a window and a dialog box?

Also, does anyone know how you would do an MDI app in PureBasic or something like 3D Studio Max's interface?

Thanks again,
Stede Troisi

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by El_Choni.

Try a search in the forum with the keyword "mdi". I posted an MDI template time ago (lots of API calls). I should rewrite it for 3.20, I think,

Ok, updated the MDI template, now it works in v 3.20.

El_Choni

Edited by - El_Choni on 17 July 2002 12:26:13