GUI Application Launcher and windowing system

[Keybone]

And one of my favorite people is back...

I made a similar project several years ago, probably my first graphics program, come to think of it. Fun stuff.

Rewrites are tougher than we originally think they will be. I think Rob figured that out before he started trying to completely rewrite QB64. For a project that big, no fun. For one like this, I wish you the best. Certainly doable and showcases very well how QB64 can look ever bit as good as professional Windows.

Pete

Yeah I havent been around in a while. This post is actually the result of the rewrite. wrote the last version in 2017 and the code looked like it could use some improvement. Now at this point im trying to figure out what im gonna do for a widget toolkit so i can have more than just blank windows. got my work cut out for me. :-)

If it helps, it took 150+ people to develop Windows 95. You've gotten this far on your own!

Folks need to know just what a huge endeavor this is. I mean coding Notepad alone is about 5000 code lines, but at some point you can share certain functions with other apps, if you set out to do so with the right library structure to begin with.

Best of luck with the project. It is hands down the best GUI I've seen posted over the last three forums.

Pete

Well thanks Pete. To be fair to other GUI projects, most people start and give up. Ive been sticking to it for years, with long breaks.