Author Topic: Any Released, Working SFML GUI's out there? (Read 3111 times)

GRIFFnDOOR · « **on:** July 28, 2011, 10:01:23 am »

Hey I just don't want to re-invent the wheel, and have spent quite a bit of time just programming a button using SFML/Box2D, so i was wondering if there were any GUI's that use SFML already out there for use :?:

I just need a REALLY simple one that supports buttons, scrollers, Textboxes, etc, and i'm trying to find something that looks GOOD, and COLORFUL; something that SFML is somehow really good at.

libraries like FLTK just seem so boring with all grey user interfaces...If anyone has source code please do share also

Oh yeah i'm using 1.6 to.

Nexus · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2011, 11:05:12 am »

See List of GUI based on SFML.

I'm not sure if all GUIs are listed there, you could also search the projects forum (and maybe the french one, too).

Richy19 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:20:10 am »

Just my 5 cents but there is also Gwen, which is a C++ GUI made available for many API's (DX, OGL, GDI) but also includes a renderer for SFML.

http://code.google.com/p/gwen/

Its made by facepunch studios (guys that made GMod)

Nexus · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:57:14 am »

The screenshots of GWEN look nice, but... Is there no documentation at all? I haven't found one on the Google Code page, and the sources don't seem to contain doxygen comments. And it doesn't use SFML 2. GWEN looks nice in the first term, however a missing documentation makes a library close to useless (or at least a bad choice compared to other similar frameworks)... :?

But it's work in progress, so there is hope. I wonder if the developers plan to write the documentation only in the end, after the code is complete...

Richy19 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2011, 04:11:20 am »

I have used it in the past, and it is pretty easy/good i think.
It can use both SFML 1.x or 2.0

As for the documentation it is currently limited however it is on the todo list apparently that said the example projects give you quite a bit of information on how to use it.
Essentially you could build a gui system and use it on various platforms by just changing the renderer.

Worth noting that if you do try to use it then it might be worth cheking out its forum http://www.facepunch.com/forums/376-GWEN-Lightweight-GUI-Widget-library

GRIFFnDOOR · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:49:44 am »

cpGUI looks like just what i wanted! and easy to edit.

I'll be waiting for sfGUI though (any idea when he'll be done?)!