GacUI

GPU Accelerated C++ User Interface, with WYSIWYG developing tools, XML supports, built-in data binding and MVVM features.

Read the LICENSE first.

Notice

• The release of the GacUI project is put in vczh-libraries/Release.
• DO NOT download source code from this repo if you are not intended to create push request. This is not for end users.

Content of This Project

New website:

• http://www.gaclib.net
• https://vczh-libraries.github.io

This website is under construction, but it is somehow useable now. The old one (http://gaclib.net) is deprecated. After the new website is finished, I will update all domains to the new website.

• The Tutorial section tells you how to begin using this marvelous GUI library.
• The DEMOES section show you all demos using this GUI library.
• The DOCUMENT section show you all simple documentation organized by C++ classes and functions.

Notice

Using this library requires you to use C++ source files directly in

• The Release folder for Vlpp, Workflow or GacUI.
• The GacGen.exe if you prefer to use XML to build your UI.

All other files are for librari development only.

Content

This GUI library provides the following features:

• Develop your GUI using pure C++, Workflow script, XML or even JavaScript (under construction)
• Cross-platform abilities.
  • for Windows: Just use the code here
  • for Linux: https://github.com/vczh-libraries/XGac
  • for OSX: https://github.com/vczh-libraries/iGac
  • for running in Browser!: https://github.com/vczh-libraries/GacJS (under construction)
• Rich control library. Container controls supports MVC and virtual list mode.
• Control template system. You can write your own
• GPU acceleration.
• XML resource supports.
  • You can use the provided GacGen.exe to generate multiple XML files with binary resources (images) into a compressed binary format.
  • This program will also generate C++ code behind for you. You can fill event handlers (but we suggest you use MVVM and Data Binding instead) in generated C++ files.
  • If you update your UI, GacGen.exe will merge your modification in C++ code and modification in XML together to generate new C++ code behind. Your update will still exist.
    • NOTE: You will see a very obvious mark USERIMPL(/* ... */) in the generated code. Here is where you want to add your code. All your modification outside of these places will be discarded on the next GacGen.exe run.
• MVVM and Data Binding.
  • You can define interfaces that required to build your own MVVM pattern in XML and GacGen.exe will generate the C++ interface declaration for you.
  • You can also use Workflow expressions in Data Binding and statements in event handlers (instead of writing C++ code in code behind).