Maybe I am missing something obvious, but I was not able to create a new project. I got options for "list" and "large icons", a strange label, and a Cancel button, but that was all. On 8/20/10, Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So far, my friend, I am finding it insanely cool. Last night I was > able to positively fly through coding examples and exercises in my > tutorial I'm going through. I was able to code and compile them from > the same app and read the console output just fine. had to use the > Jaws cursor but, hey, no sweat. "but, eclipse does that," you say? > you have to fiddle with it to get the perspective to change to the > console from your code whereas this just pops right on up for you. > Compiler error messages were really accessible too. Just read the > bottom lines of the screen right above the status line and you're in > business. I actually used an IDE to do some coding and enjoyed the > experience. It was great! Usually, I'm spending half my time just > fiddling with the silly thing trying to figure out where in the heck I > am on the screen. Code Blocks was really easy to use. Best of all, > it's the full-fledged IDE not a paired down free version of a > full-blown commercial app like visual studio. I don't have to wonder > what features I'm not getting and if they interfere with the > functionality or accessibility. Another thing I liked is that it's > the latest and greatest version of the application. Code Blocks 10.05 > came out in May of 2010. Even has options to add the Boost libraries > and for using the latest proposed additions to the c++ language > scheduled for this year during compilation. For once, I'm not using > the tech from two or more years back because the newest thing isn't > accessible yet. So far, I think it's a keeper for me. I don't know > how it would work with developing gui/windows.api applications yet > since that's still far in my c++ future right now but, console apps > work great,, that's what I'm writing so, I'm going to use it till I > hit a brick wall. > > Regards, > Alex M > > > > On 8/20/10, Kerneels Roos <kerneels@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thanks Alex, looks really cool! >> >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Alex Midence >> <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> Hi, folks, >>> >>> Been messing around with Code Blocks which is an Ide for c++. So far, >>> I'm finding it quite accessible. The menus all behave themselves with >>> Jaws as do the dialogs though they like ctrl tab as the hot key >>> instead of plain old tab for most of them. I was able to use the text >>> editor and compile my application and read the output on the console. >>> Thing is, as soem of you may remember, I've still very much a novice >>> at c++. I'd like to know if any more experienced c++ programmers have >>> had any experience with this IDE. It looks great. Does all sorts of >>> stuff and feels very user friendly. More so, I dare say, than visual >>> studio did. It's free and open source and comes either by itself or >>> bundled with the latest version of the MinGw version of the gnu c++ >>> compiler. It also detected my cl. exe compiler that came with visual >>> studio express. You can apparently use multiple compilers with this >>> thing pretty easily. Any thoughts? Here is the link to download in >>> case anyone is interested: >>> >>> http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads >>> >>> Here's a feature list for anyone interested. I just copied it from >>> their site. A bunch of this stuff is still a bit advanced for me >>> *gring*: >>> >>> •Open Source! GPLv3, no hidden costs. >>> •Cross-platform. Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows (uses wxWidgets). >>> •Written in C++. No interpreted languages or proprietary libs needed. >>> •Extensible through plugins >>> >>> >>> Compiler: >>> •Multiple compiler support: >>> >>> ◦GCC (MingW / GNU GCC) >>> ◦MSVC++ >>> ◦Digital Mars >>> ◦Borland C++ 5.5 >>> ◦Open Watcom >>> ◦...and more >>> •Very fast custom build system (no makefiles needed) >>> •Support for parallel builds (utilizing your CPU's extra cores) >>> •Multi-target projects >>> •Workspaces to combine multiple projects >>> •Inter-project dependencies inside workspace >>> •Imports MSVC projects and workspaces (NOTE: assembly code not supported >>> yet) >>> •Imports Dev-C++ projects >>> >>> >>> Debugger: >>> •Interfaces GNU GDB >>> •Also supports MS CDB (not fully featured) >>> •Full breakpoints support: >>> ◦Code breakpoints >>> ◦Data breakpoints (read, write and read/write) >>> ◦Breakpoint conditions (break only when an expression is true) >>> ◦Breakpoint ignore counts (break only after certain number of hits) >>> •Display local function symbols and arguments >>> •User-defined watches (support for watching user-defined types through >>> scripting) >>> •Call stack >>> •Disassembly >>> •Custom memory dump >>> •Switch between threads >>> •View CPU registers >>> >>> >>> Interface: >>> •Syntax highlighting, customizable and extensible >>> •Code folding for C++ and XML files. >>> •Tabbed interface >>> •Code completion >>> •Class Browser >>> •Smart indent >>> •One-key swap between .h and .c/.cpp files >>> •Open files list for quick switching between files (optional) >>> •External customizable "Tools" >>> •To-do list management with different users >>> And many more features provided through plugins! >>> >>> >>> Build system >>> Code::Blocks implements a custom build system with very important >>> features: ultra-fast dependencies generation, build queues and >>> parallel builds are the most important ones to mention. Debugging >>> The debugging subsystem has been greatly enhanced in the latest >>> version. Automatic/manual watches, code/data breakpoints, call stack, >>> disassembly listing and memory dumps are only few of its features. >>> >>> Alex M >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Kerneels Roos >> Cell/SMS: +27 (0)82 309 1998 >> Skype: cornelis.roos >> >> The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese! >> > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind