SDL (one that is Simple DirectMedia Layer, http://www.libsdl.org/)
headers are completely translated to D - which gives us access
to 2D fullscreen graphics, sound and direct control over keyboard &
mouse & joystick. As soon as I translate OpenGL, we'll get 3D as well.

I didn't yet release it because of the problem with atoll() which
stops programs that import string from compiling. Of course, one
can simply declare an empty function (I did =)), still...
As soon as we get the working version, I'll put the headers on my
site.

Oh yes. Let's port Doom to D now! =LOL=

Forgot to ask... what would you like to see translated to D first? In my list now are:

    Windows API headers (of course!)
    OpenGL

Other ideas (but please... don't say DirectX! =))?

Pavel Minayev wrote:

> Forgot to ask... what would you like to see translated to D first? In my list now are:
>
>     Windows API headers (of course!)
>     OpenGL
>
> Other ideas (but please... don't say DirectX! =))?

The Qt (and maybe GTK+) APIs.  When D becomes available on multiple platforms, those are the GUI kits I'd like to use.


-BobC

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:a1581j$2eju$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> SDL (one that is Simple DirectMedia Layer, http://www.libsdl.org/)
> headers are completely translated to D - which gives us access
> to 2D fullscreen graphics, sound and direct control over keyboard &
> mouse & joystick. As soon as I translate OpenGL, we'll get 3D as well.
>
> I didn't yet release it because of the problem with atoll() which
> stops programs that import string from compiling. Of course, one
> can simply declare an empty function (I did =)), still...
> As soon as we get the working version, I'll put the headers on my
> site.
>
> Oh yes. Let's port Doom to D now! =LOL=

Jan says he's working on Quake2 to DMC. To D is a bit too much to ask! I've tried some conversions myself, and the main difficulty comes from redesigning the algorithms to not rely on 0 string termination but .length string termination.

"Robert W. Cunningham" <rwc_2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C365BB9.22BA6ABF@yahoo.com...

> The Qt (and maybe GTK+) APIs.  When D becomes available on multiple platforms, those are the GUI kits I'd like to use.

For now, let's focus on Windows. I believe we won't see
D on other platforms in near future...

Pavel Minayev a écrit :

> "Robert W. Cunningham" <rwc_2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C365BB9.22BA6ABF@yahoo.com...
>
> > The Qt (and maybe GTK+) APIs.  When D becomes available on multiple platforms, those are the GUI kits I'd like to use.
>
> For now, let's focus on Windows. I believe we won't see
> D on other platforms in near future...

DOSX ?

Roland

"NancyEtRoland" <nancyetroland@free.fr> wrote in message news:3C3737EC.411FE5B6@free.fr...

> DOSX ?

Who knows?

SDL and OpenGL headers translated to D - grab 'em here:

    http://d.batcave.net/

Note that URL was changed, due to the problems I had with Brinkster.

Oh yes... OpenGL really works! That colored rotating cube sample... now we can move on to Quake2 =)

Pavel Minayev wrote:

> "Robert W. Cunningham" <rwc_2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C365BB9.22BA6ABF@yahoo.com...
>
> > The Qt (and maybe GTK+) APIs.  When D becomes available on multiple platforms, those are the GUI kits I'd like to use.
>
> For now, let's focus on Windows. I believe we won't see
> D on other platforms in near future...

Yes, but both those libraries are available on Windows!  And they beat the Windows API hands down.

Then when the magical day comes that D *is* available on other platforms, there will be a host of application ready and waiting to make the trip.


-BobC