Best way to create a simple GUI

npagonis73 · 01 January 2023, 23:05

Hello there and Happy New Year to everyone

There is this small tool on aminet called convert.lha. It is a currency converter tool which updates live on the time of conversion and gets the latest exchange rates. The only problem is that it works only from CLI. I contacted the author to get permission to play with it and he says go for it. Since I can't find any other tool to do this on my Amiga, it would be nice if that nice little tool had a simple GUI.

What would be the best way to build a small simple GUI for it in order to enter the currency codes for conversion as well as the amount? I tried R but can't make it work. Does anybody has an idea how to do it?

Thanks in advance

mfilos · 01 January 2023, 23:46

You can use BMenu for it.
Same way Bloodwych used it for custom options on his ClassicWB packs.
I used it as well and it’s rather easy

npagonis73 · 02 January 2023, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfilos

You can use BMenu for it.
Same way Bloodwych used it for custom options on his ClassicWB packs.
I used it as well and it’s rather easy

Ok. Will give it a try tomorrow. Can I find it on aminet? A quick search as BMenu didn't give me anything except ButtonMenu. Is that it?

Thanks a lot

r.cade · 02 January 2023, 02:29

It's been 30 years, but I used GadToolsBox.

Minuous · 02 January 2023, 03:23

The sample ReAction program in the 3.5 Native Developer Kit is actually a currency converter.

npagonis73 · 02 January 2023, 04:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minuous

The sample ReAction program in the 3.5 Native Developer Kit is actually a currency converter.

I have 3.9 cd. Is it there too or do I need to find the 3.5 installation?

Minuous · 02 January 2023, 04:43

The 3.5 NDK is on this CD: https://archive.org/download/amigadevelopercdv2.1

jPV · 15 January 2023, 19:08

The Convert program was made with ARexx and I made a GUI version of it using Triton GUI libraries. You can download the quick'n'dirty GUI hacked version here.

mfilos · 15 January 2023, 20:13

Thanks man, I'll give it a spin!
I installed Triton the other day and trying to find time to tinker with it.
Checking the example code will surely help \o/

I was about to make a script with RequestText, RequestControl etc :P

Vojo · 23 January 2023, 11:11

My version of GUI for free.currconv.gui API:

http://bitplan.pl/currencyconverter/index.html

01 January 2023, 23:05	#1
npagonis73 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Corfu / Greece Posts: 410	Best way to create a simple GUI Hello there and Happy New Year to everyone There is this small tool on aminet called convert.lha. It is a currency converter tool which updates live on the time of conversion and gets the latest exchange rates. The only problem is that it works only from CLI. I contacted the author to get permission to play with it and he says go for it. Since I can't find any other tool to do this on my Amiga, it would be nice if that nice little tool had a simple GUI. What would be the best way to build a small simple GUI for it in order to enter the currency codes for conversion as well as the amount? I tried R but can't make it work. Does anybody has an idea how to do it? Thanks in advance

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01 January 2023, 23:46	#2
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	You can use BMenu for it. Same way Bloodwych used it for custom options on his ClassicWB packs. I used it as well and it’s rather easy

02 January 2023, 02:29	#4
r.cade Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA Posts: 550	It's been 30 years, but I used GadToolsBox.

02 January 2023, 03:23	#5
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,657	The sample ReAction program in the 3.5 Native Developer Kit is actually a currency converter.

02 January 2023, 04:43	#7
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,657	The 3.5 NDK is on this CD: https://archive.org/download/amigadevelopercdv2.1

15 January 2023, 19:08	#8
jPV Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RNO Posts: 1,007	The Convert program was made with ARexx and I made a GUI version of it using Triton GUI libraries. You can download the quick'n'dirty GUI hacked version here.

15 January 2023, 20:13	#9
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Thanks man, I'll give it a spin! I installed Triton the other day and trying to find time to tinker with it. Checking the example code will surely help \o/ I was about to make a script with RequestText, RequestControl etc :P

23 January 2023, 11:11	#10
Vojo Banned Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Cieszyn/Poland Posts: 106	My version of GUI for free.currconv.gui API: http://bitplan.pl/currencyconverter/index.html

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