Dumb Questions
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I've got a couple of kinda dumb questions. :-O What can you expect from someboy whose learning? :-D 1) What is MFC and what do you do with it? :confused: 2) While typing code my cursor line goes from a skinny line to a fat blinking rectangle. It also overwrites any previous written code. How do I get back to the skinny line and stop the overwriting? :(( I figure I may have accidently hit something I shouldn't have. Although I haven't any idea what it was. :doh: Thanks.
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I've got a couple of kinda dumb questions. :-O What can you expect from someboy whose learning? :-D 1) What is MFC and what do you do with it? :confused: 2) While typing code my cursor line goes from a skinny line to a fat blinking rectangle. It also overwrites any previous written code. How do I get back to the skinny line and stop the overwriting? :(( I figure I may have accidently hit something I shouldn't have. Although I haven't any idea what it was. :doh: Thanks.
JMOdom wrote:
- What is MFC and what do you do with it?
Dont you have a book on that topic. I dont want to be rude but you need to read a good basic book about MFC.
JMOdom wrote:
- While typing code my cursor line goes from a skinny line to a fat blinking rectangle. It also overwrites any previous written code. How do I get back to the skinny line and stop the overwriting?
And even that on windows. BTW find the "Insert" key and press it to toggle the overwrite or insert functionality you are talking about.
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coolestCoder
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I've got a couple of kinda dumb questions. :-O What can you expect from someboy whose learning? :-D 1) What is MFC and what do you do with it? :confused: 2) While typing code my cursor line goes from a skinny line to a fat blinking rectangle. It also overwrites any previous written code. How do I get back to the skinny line and stop the overwriting? :(( I figure I may have accidently hit something I shouldn't have. Although I haven't any idea what it was. :doh: Thanks.
:) well thats ok, not to worry below are the answers to your questions 1) MFC is Microsoft Foundation Classes. They are a set of classes developed by Microsoft and given to application developers to expedite development. Kind of framework where you do not need to do all the basic stuff, just use the class objects provided in MFC. 2) You must have hit "Insert" on your keyboard just press it once more and it'll be ok. Its toggle button.
Learning is a never ending process of Life.
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I've got a couple of kinda dumb questions. :-O What can you expect from someboy whose learning? :-D 1) What is MFC and what do you do with it? :confused: 2) While typing code my cursor line goes from a skinny line to a fat blinking rectangle. It also overwrites any previous written code. How do I get back to the skinny line and stop the overwriting? :(( I figure I may have accidently hit something I shouldn't have. Although I haven't any idea what it was. :doh: Thanks.
JMOdom wrote:
- What is MFC and what do you do with it?
Microsoft Foundation Classes. Back in the 90s, Microsoft wrote a C++ library that wraps the low-level C Windows API. As far as your second question, coolestCoder answered it. Yeah, that Insert key can be annoying when you accidently hit it.
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JMOdom wrote:
- What is MFC and what do you do with it?
Microsoft Foundation Classes. Back in the 90s, Microsoft wrote a C++ library that wraps the low-level C Windows API. As far as your second question, coolestCoder answered it. Yeah, that Insert key can be annoying when you accidently hit it.
MFC is a very good framework to create Windows applications in C++. If you use C# it is completely useless. For study purposes it may be very interesting to read Jeff Prososes book Programming Windows95 with MFC. It gives you a very bright introduction in many concepts that are useful. If you intend to use c#, you should focus on .NET Unfortunately .NET is so huge that it takes a lot of time to find your way. Don't get frighted by that, because programming is great fun.;)
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MFC is a very good framework to create Windows applications in C++. If you use C# it is completely useless. For study purposes it may be very interesting to read Jeff Prososes book Programming Windows95 with MFC. It gives you a very bright introduction in many concepts that are useful. If you intend to use c#, you should focus on .NET Unfortunately .NET is so huge that it takes a lot of time to find your way. Don't get frighted by that, because programming is great fun.;)
Thanks for the answers folks. :) I'm just now trying to learn C# 2005 at the local junior college. :doh: I took a year of Visual Basic 2003 last year there.(They hadn't upgraded to VB2005 at that time.) :(( After I get done with my classes I might try to see about learning C++. :laugh: If I can manage all that, then I should have a good foundation on computer languages. :-O I'm also working on AutoLisp to enhance my drafting work. As you can see I've set myself a rather full schedule. X| Well thanks again. :cool::rose:
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:) well thats ok, not to worry below are the answers to your questions 1) MFC is Microsoft Foundation Classes. They are a set of classes developed by Microsoft and given to application developers to expedite development. Kind of framework where you do not need to do all the basic stuff, just use the class objects provided in MFC. 2) You must have hit "Insert" on your keyboard just press it once more and it'll be ok. Its toggle button.
Learning is a never ending process of Life.