Follow me creating my first M8 app

I've long been wanting to create an application for the M8. In this thread, I'll detail the steps I take so that I can help others willing to do the same thing. I have very basic HTML skills, and have never programmed anything before.

I am currently downloading Visual Studio 2005 Professional (free student license), and I've already downloaded the M8 0.9.6.0 SDK.

are you using a Virtual mashine? Do you have windows 7? If yes...vs 2005 will not work on that...use 2008 instead!

Are you sure? Because while installing the SDK it told me that I needed 2005 SP1. Yes, I use Windows 7.

Originally Posted by Err0r

Are you sure? Because while installing the SDK it told me that I needed 2005 SP1. Yes, I use Windows 7.

tried it yesterday...wanted to create my 1st app too...the installation works...after starting vs 2005 the first time vs told me that the c++ plugin is not installed....

..so you can try it yourself..but i´m pretty sure that i will not work!

EDIT: there is an tutorial here in the forum...it tells you only to install the original version...nothing said about SP1 or something...didn´t figure it out so far...downloading vs 2008 and will try it again...

I´ll hope i can start to programm in the evening...

Does the M8 SDK work with VS 2008? Is SP1 needed?

Edit: Downloading Visual Studio 2008 Professional instead.

Originally Posted by Err0r

Does the M8 SDK work with VS 2008? Is SP1 needed?

i´ll tell you later..first have to download vs 2008...it will take a while

EDIT: what speed do you have? How long will it take to download? I just started to download ...so with 320 kb/s it will take a while ;(

When you start, can't you use screenrecorder ?
So we can watch ?

followers+=1

Originally Posted by BobbyQ

followers+=1

int followers = 0; //Don´t forget that

Originally Posted by Stopthewar

EDIT: what speed do you have? How long will it take to download? I just started to download ...so with 320 kb/s it will take a while ;(

Using Microsoft's tool, which doesn't show speed. Currently at 79%.

Originally Posted by Err0r

Using Microsoft's tool, which doesn't show speed. Currently at 79%.

you downloading the express version? They don´t work either ....only professional! I´m sorry for you....

I am downloading Professional through MSDN Academic Alliance.

Code:

followers += 1;

#ifdef NEEDHELP
#define CRIMSONISHELPER
#endif

xD

nerdy...

btw: use professional 2008 too, works good

So what are you planning on making?

I reckon progress would be good to see for people like me with zero programming skills, shame the only progress so far is figuring out what to download

Some kind of rss news feed reader especially for meizume.com would be cool :P

Goodluck with the coding Error!
It will be nice to follow it

Success! I've made two small apps based on samples, will share something tomorrow.

However, I have a question, what are the four variables in SetPos? Like...

Code:

    m_btn.SetPos(100,250,280,100);

I noticed that changing the last numerical value moves the item vertically, but not pixel for pixel?

Originally Posted by Err0r

Success! I've made two small apps based on samples, will share something tomorrow.

However, I have a question, what are the four variables in SetPos? Like...

Code:

    m_btn.SetPos(100,250,280,100);

I noticed that changing the last numerical value moves the item vertically, but not pixel for pixel?

Just click on "SetPos" with your mouse and then in the left down corner on "Codedefinitionwindow" or something like that (I don't use english version). The you will see how the function is defined and where...

There you can see:

Code:

virtual void SetPos(int x, int y, int w, int h, UINT flags =0);

So the first one is x, the second y, the third width and the fourth height.
Generally:
x and y are the starting coordinates in most languages/cases. I think the way this picture shows: http://et.bgcbellevue.org/logo/img/c...ate-system.png

Like x goes right/left, y up/down.

width and height are defining how big the "object" should be. Like 20px long/bride and 5px high

I hope you are able to understand my poor english at this late time xD

Played around with samples, and managed to hack something together (attached).

Too bad the documentation isn't available in English. How do you print something in plain text (printf)?

printf : this is a print in the command-line...if its that what you want?

example:

int test123 = 123;
char asd = 'a';

printf("this is a test. No: %i!!! \n %s is good", test123, asd );

output:

this is a test.No 123!!!
a is good

Aha, no. I want to write plain text. Do you know the command? Did you install VS2008 yet?

I guess the commands beginning with "m_" are defined somewhere? Where?