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Are there any simple GUI systems for XNA?

Last post 5/17/2007 6:51 AM by John Sedlak. 8 replies.
  • 5/15/2007 11:50 PM

    Are there any simple GUI systems for XNA?

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    I'd like to create some very simple 2D games with XNA but it doesn't look like XNA has any GUI support.

    Are there any libraries for GUI support?

    Thanks,
    John
  • 5/16/2007 1:01 AM In reply to

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    Here's what I know about:

    http://www.codeplex.com/xnastage

    http://www.codeplex.com/buttermilk

    http://jsedlak.org/xna5d

    http://www.nuclex.org/news/2007/01/14/ceguisharp

     
  • 5/16/2007 4:31 AM In reply to

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    Is there an XNA port of CEGUI yet?  CEGUI is very well supported and it's bloody good too.

    Ah ha! http://www.nuclex.org/news/2007/01/14/ceguisharp

    Apparently it has been ported but doesn't work on the 360 yet, so it depends what you're after.

    EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see CEGUI in the above post =o)
  • 5/16/2007 8:31 AM In reply to

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    CEGUI# is very nice, but not quite ready for games planned for commercial release. I'd love to see it get to that point.
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  • 5/16/2007 10:04 AM In reply to

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    Here's another one, XNAWindowSystem.  I'm currently using it, it works.  Needs some work too, but hey, I don't want to do it!
  • 5/16/2007 2:06 PM In reply to

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    Pfo Cubed:
    Here's another one, XNAWindowSystem.  I'm currently using it, it works.  Needs some work too, but hey, I don't want to do it!

    I just wanted to point out that XNAWindowSystem also won''t run on the XBox. It uses keyboard/mouse only for input and makes use of methods that aren't available on XBox (e.g. Enum.GetNames()).

    Otherwise it's a very nice system. If you're only interested in Windows development, it's definitely worth a look.

     
  • 5/16/2007 2:39 PM In reply to

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    I'm surprised nobody mentioned the TorqueX IDE/Engine.

    Find it here:
         http://www.garagegames.com/products/torque/x/

    I believe the most basic version is free (or at least there is a free trial).
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  • 5/16/2007 4:56 PM In reply to

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    David Hunt:

    Pfo Cubed:
    Here's another one, XNAWindowSystem.  I'm currently using it, it works.  Needs some work too, but hey, I don't want to do it!

    I just wanted to point out that XNAWindowSystem also won''t run on the XBox. It uses keyboard/mouse only for input and makes use of methods that aren't available on XBox (e.g. Enum.GetNames()).

    Otherwise it's a very nice system. If you're only interested in Windows development, it's definitely worth a look.

     

    Thanks for pointing that out, definetely something to keep in mind.  One thing I don't like about the system is that it has not adapted to the latest XNA release (specifically bitmaps fonts).  I haven't gotten creators club membership, so I have not put anything on my 360 yet.  It's a good thing I'm not too far along in designing GUI objects!
  • 5/17/2007 6:51 AM In reply to

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    I am currently writing Thrust, the sequel to Xna5D. It is fully compatible with the 360, at least wherever possible (no mouse support). There is a lot of work to be done still, unfortunately, but at least the core is working. From here on out it is just implementation of all the functionality.
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