# Gaclib 0.8.1.0

Gaclib 0.8.1.0

GPU Accelerated C++ User Interface/Script Engine (Apache License 2.0 with extra conditions)

Website for this project: http://www.gaclib.net/

This repository contains the latest release for the GacUI project, including packed library source codes, development tools, demos and documents. Complete source code can be accessed in https://github.com/vczh-libraries .

Here is a simple description to the code

• Import Gaclib source code
• Tools
  • GacGen.exe GacUI resource compiler and C++ code generator
  • ParserGen.exe General LR parser to C++ code generator
• Tutorial Sample code
  • Lib Static library projects for all tutorials
  • GacUI_HelloWorlds Different ways to create a GacUI hello world project
  • GacUI_Layout Demo how to use GacUI layout
  • GacUI_Controls Demo how to use GacUI controls
  • GacUI_ControlTemplate Demo how to create control templates (skin) for GacUI controls
  • GacUI_Xml Demo how to author GacUI XML resource file
• Improvements
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Now normal structs and enums are not serializable.
    • Struct (serialization):
      • Old: Font="fontFamilies:{Segoe UI}"
      • New: Font="fontFamilies:'Segoe UI'"
    • Struct (syntax):
      • Old: Font-bind="fontFamilies:$(myFont) size:$(mySizeAsString)"
      • New: Font-bind="{fontFamilies:myFont size:(cast int mySizeAsString)} of FontProperties"
    • Enum (serialization): No change in XML resource, but the mechanism is updated.
    • Enum (syntax):
      • Old: cast (Button::ControlState) "Pressed"
      • New: Button::ControlState::Pressed