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Subject: Re: Easiest way to write an interface?

Author: Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)

Date: 00:10:29 02/25/00

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On February 23, 2000 at 23:36:30, John Coffey wrote:

>I have some MFC experience but probably not enough to slap an interface together
>really quickly.   Somebody told me that Visual BASIC is a fast way to write
>interfaces, but I don't know.  (I used VB 1.0 like 10 years ago and haven't
>touched it since.)
>
>I have never used JAVA, but wondered if it might be a fast way to put together
>an interface and if it can link to C programs?
>
>John Coffey

This doesn't help much with the tools, but here are some sample
(Macintosh) chess interfaces I like:

Sigma Chess - home page:   http://users.cybercity.dk/~bst10651/
              screen shot: http://users.cybercity.dk/~bst10651/Sigma2Dfull.jpg
                     (menu tabs not in shot - at bar at top of screen)
              menus: http://users.cybercity.dk/~bst10651/SigmaMenus.gif

MacChess - home page: http://members.aol.com/macchess/
           screen shot: http://members.aol.com/Macchess/american.html
           menu items:
http://www.internetchess.com/images/screenshots/mc5menus.gif

Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
http://dmoz.org/Games/Board_Games/Chess/Software/Macintosh/



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