[...] On the one hand they give a user many really good things: windowing, controls, event handling, geometry, drag&drop support, etc... On the other hand they are monolithic - you have to use the *whole*
Hello, John Torjo wrote: framework, you cannot take
and use only one subsystem.
I would like to think that win32gui is close to what you're hoping for. I've put a lot of work in trying to accomplish just that.
However, it's not as easy as one might think. I might have failed at some parts. If you're willing to take a look at win32gui, I'd welcome all feedback you or anyone else might have. You also can email me privately (john at torjo dot com).
OK, I read your article in CUJ, the library looks really interesting but I need to take a closer look at it to be more specific. Thanks, Aleksey Chernoraenko.