OpenEuphoria

Re: analog dials, vu meter etc...

• Posted by Kat <KAT12 at c?os?hs.net> Feb 01, 2008
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CChris wrote:
> 
> rlistas wrote:
> > 
> > Dear euphorians,
> > 
> > I would like to receive some recommendations of
> > library that I may use to create an "electrical
> > panel" graphics in windows, like the graphics
> > used in labview for example.
> > 
> > How do I create, for example, a VU meter showing
> > an analog value like this:
> > 
> > <a
> > href="http://sine.ni.com/images/products/us/2mswcal.jpg">http://sine.ni.com/images/products/us/2mswcal.jpg</a>
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Rubens
> > 
> 
> Basically, what you are looking for is implemented as a progress bar in
> Windows
> - I don't know which platform you are targetting.
> Perhaps the Nifty Progress Bar by Don Cole ( <a
> href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/progress.zip">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/progress.zip</a>
> ) is all you need.
> 
> If you want still more control over the meter's appearance, the Windows API
> allows it through custom draw notifications (look for this on MSDN for
> details).
> I don't know of any Eu library that wraps this functionality at the moment,
> but all major GUI libs I know definitely provide the tools to do so.
> 
> CChris

I think Bach ( www.catexa.com ) did some of that. Perhaps this could be
integrated into openeu?

Kat