Tutorial By: Retribution
Language: C++
Program: Dev-C++ or Bloodshed Complier, both the same thing
Difficulty: * (Out of 5 Stars)

After trying a couple Times I finally was able to get SmartWin in Dev-C++.

SmartWin is a library that makes Window GUI programming easier.

Example of Normal Window Code (just makes a window, nothing else)
#include <windows.h>

/*  Declare Windows procedure  */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

/*  Make the class name into a global variable  */
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
                   HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                   LPSTR lpszArgument,
                   int nFunsterStil)

{
   HWND hwnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
   MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
   WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

   /* The Window structure */
   wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
   wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
   wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
   wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
   wincl.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);

   /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
   wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
   wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
   wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
   wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;                 /* No menu */
   wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
   wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
   /* Use Windows's default color as the background of the window */
   wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_BACKGROUND;

   /* Register the window class, and if it fails quit the program */
   if (!RegisterClassEx (&wincl))
       return 0;

   /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
   hwnd = CreateWindowEx (
          0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
          szClassName,         /* Classname */
          "Windows App",       /* Title Text */
          WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, /* default window */
          CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
          CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
          544,                 /* The programs width */
          375,                 /* and height in pixels */
          HWND_DESKTOP,        /* The window is a child-window to desktop */
          NULL,                /* No menu */
          hThisInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
          NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
          );

   /* Make the window visible on the screen */
   ShowWindow (hwnd, nFunsterStil);

   /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage() returns 0 */
   while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0))
   {
       /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
       TranslateMessage(&messages);
       /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
       DispatchMessage(&messages);
   }

   /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
   return messages.wParam;
}


/*  This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage()  */

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
   switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
   {
       case WM_DESTROY:
           PostQuitMessage (0);       /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
           break;
       default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
           return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
   }

   return 0;
}


Example of SmartWin (Just makes a window)
#include <SmartWin.h>
using namespace SmartWin;

class MyWidget
: public WidgetFactory<WidgetWindow, MyWidget>
{
public:

void init()
{
createWindow();
setText("Hello World");
}
};

int SmartWinMain(Application & app)
{
MyWidget * widget = new MyWidget();
widget->init();
return app.run();
}


As you can see SmartWin is easier to program. Now lets start the tutorial. To install SmartWin Open Dev-C++. Once it is all done loading go to Tools>Check for Updates/Packages...


A New window should open up. In the new window there should be text saying "Select Devpack Server" Under that should be a drop down. Click the drop down and change it to "devpacks.org Community DevPacks" Now click the button that says "Check for Updates", it should be on the bottom left.
Click Here for Picture

A bunch of text should come up in a minute after you press the button. In the area looks for one that says SmartWin. Click the box next to the name and click the download button (should be in the same place were Check for Updates was) After it gets done downloading go through the installer and you should be done! Click the Dev-C++ main program and it will start to load it into Dev-C++. Once it gets done you have SmartWin!

To learn more about SmartWin go to Click Here.

If you have any more questions just ask me.