Hi all,

Just a quick update to let y'all know that the big MaxGUI update is almost ready! It's taken longer than I suspected (what doesn't?) but I think it'll be worth it.

One of the delays has been due to my own desire to keep BlitzMax from getting too monolothic. For example, a GUI really needs some kind of event system, but I didn't want it to be 'built in' to the GUI. Sounds easy - and for a certain type of coder (ie: more disciplined!) probably is - but it's proven a little fiddly.

However, all seems to be pretty cool now, and the event system is quite standalone - eg: you can use it with plain old Max2D apps if you want. This has also allowed us to improved non-gui graphics stuff a bit in the process, so you can now trap app suspended and app terminate events, or poll them via AppSuspended() and AppTerminate() functions.

There are a few compiler improvements coming too, including 'non const type global initializers' and a new SuperStrict mode. We will also be releasing the bmx source to bmk, docmods and maxide for your personal entertainment.

Was kostet Visual C++?