Some time ago I start to develop a Win32 GUI library for Harbour. It isn't competitive with such big and rich of possibilities libraries, as FiveWin and Clip4Win, it is supposed to be small library with a minimal set of functions, necessary for creating Windows GUI applications.

• It have the same license, as Harbour.
• It is based on direct Win32 API calls, so it cannot be crossplatform.

Current version of HwGUI is 2.11. You can download it from here. It includes sources, documentation and few samples, including Dbc, HWReport - Visual Report Builder, Designer - Visual forms designer and others.

HwGUI 2.11 ( 15.10.2003 )

• It became possible now to create the toolbar ( panel ) and the status window for the MDI main ( frame ) window ( see samples/a.prg ).
• MDI child windows creating is changed - now you can define style for them, the default is WS_VISIBLE + WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + WS_MAXIMIZE.
• New functions has been added:

  Tree_HitTest( hTree [, x, y ] ) - returns the tree item, placed in x,y coordinates ( or cursor position )
  ScreenToClient( x,y ) - converts the point coordinates from absolute to window client area relative
  ProcessMessage()

• HDialog: new variable added - bActivate - it is a codeblock, which is executed one time - after the dialog is being activated.
• HTree: new variable added - bRClick - it is a codeblock, which is executed after the mouse right click on the tree item.
• HMenu:Show() is changed, now 2-th and 3-th parameters are optional, the method takes cursor position if they are omitted.
• Enablemenuitem() is changed - now the first parameter is a menu handle.
• Few bugs fixed .

HwGUI 2.10 ( 22.09.2003 )

• HFreeImage class added - implementations ow wrappers to FreeImage library ( http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/ ), which allows to load, draw and save files in different graphic formats - BMP, JPEG, PNG, MNG, etc. See samples/viewer how to use it.
• Added new class HSayImage as a custom class for image controls, and HSayBmp, HSayIcon, HSayFImage - child classes, which implements static controls, displaying bitmap, icon, graphic file appropriately.
• New commands added:

  @ x,y IMAGE ... - display graphic file via FreeImage library
  @ x,y ICON ...

• Added function Window2Bitmap(hWnd,lFull) to convert the area of a window to a bitmap. Appropriate method ::AddWindow(hWnd,lFull) added to HBitmap class.
• Metafiles implementation fixed, preview possibilities added to HPrinter class, HwReport changed to use preview possibilities of HPrinter. Another example of print preview ypu may find in samples/a.prg, PrnTest() function.
• 'ICON' clause added to INIT DIALOG command, oIcon variable - to HDialog class.
• 'TRANSPARENT' clause is added to '@ x,y OWNERBUTTON' command, which forces the bitmap to be painted as transparent.
• A number of warnings and bugs fixed by Lorenzo Fiorini.
• Documentation extended, some bugs fixed .

HwGUI 2.09 ( 09.09.2003 )

• Encryption module added ( procmisc/Blowfish.c ) - Harbour's implementation of Blowfish algorithm:

  bf_Encrypt( cString, cKey )
  bf_Decrypt( cString, cKey )

• New makefiles for MINGW compiler added: makemngw.bat, makefile.gcc instead of old files - now they aren't depend on Harbour config files.
• Some other changes:

  HRadioGroup: new method is added - SetValue( nValue ), the command 'GET RADIOGROUP' is changed to 'GET RADIOGROUP [ VAR ] ' ;
  HTree: new variable added - bExpand, this codeblock should return .F. to prevent expanding or collapsing ;
  Handling of WM_MOVE added to DefWndProc() - window coordinates are updated now after moving ;
  mciSendString( cCommand, @cResult, hWindow ) function added ; GetCurrentDir() function added - it returns path with drive name.

• Few fixes from Ron Pinkas and Luiz Rafael Culik for better xHarbour compatibility.
• Some bug fixes.

HwGUI 2.08 ( 08.07.2003 )

• New class HSplitter is added, which implements Splitter control. Appropriate command is added:

  @ x,y SPLITTER

• Added possibility to draw window background with a bitmap.
• New functions are added:

  DrawIcon( hDC,x,y,hIcon ), DrawTransparentBitmap( hDC,hBitmap,x,y),
  Array2String( array ), String2Array( cString ),
  SetWindowObject( hWnd,oWnd ), GetWindowObject( hWnd ),
  SetCapture( hWnd ), ReleaseCapture(),
  RegSetBinary( handle, cKeyName, cKeyValue ),
  PlaySound( cFilename, lSync, lLoop ),
  re_SetCharFormat(), re_SetDefault(),
  re_CharFromPos( hEdit,xPos,yPos ), re_GetTextRange( hEdit, n1, n2 )
  DrawEdge( hDC,x1,y1,x2,y2,nFlag,nBorder ),
  ShellExecute( cFile, cOperation, cParams, cDir, nFlag )

• Keyboard accelerators are implemented:
  New clause 'ACCELERATOR accFlag,accKey' is added to 'MENUITEM' command
• HTree class is extended:

  Labels editing possibility added to TreeView, appropriate clause ;
  'EDITABLE' added to '@ x,y TREE' command ;
  New clause added to 'INSERT NODE' command: 'BEFORE ' ;
  New methods are added: Delete(), Clean().
  

• HRichEdit class is extended.
• HCustomWindow class: new method DelControl( oCtrl ) added.
• Added parameter 'oFont' to SelectFont() and HFont():Select(), it allows to use oFont as init value in the dialog box.
• GET system now is more Clipper compatible.
• Some bug fixes.

HwGUI 2.07 ( 21.05.2003 )

• New classes Htree, HtreeNode are added, which implements TreeView control. Appropriate commands are added:

  @ x,y TREE ...
  INSERT NODE ...

  Look at samples/testtree.prg.
• HTimer class is added.
• New method InitTray() is added to HWindow class. Look at samples/testtray.prg.
• Tcolor, bcolor variables are added to HColumn class, they allows to set a color for specific column in browse.
• SetTransparentMode() function added - following TextOut() will draw text in transparent mode.
• HIcon class is added.
• Now in ICON clause of INIT WINDOW command you should use previously created oIcon object, not the icon handle.
• Some bug fixes.

HwGUI 2.06 ( 15.11.2002 )

• A lot of fixes.
• Support of mingw32 compiler is added - thanks to Lorenzo Fiorini for this contribution.
• Class hWGUIControl is removed, all it's child classes are inherited now from HControl.
• New variables and methods are added to the HBrowse class.
• New method is added to HStatic: SetValue().
• New method is added to HEdit: SetGet().
• New methods are added to HControl: Show() and Hide.
• Added new command for adding columns to browse: ADD COLUMN ...
• New methods are added to HTab: SetTab( n ) and GetActivePage()

HwGUI 2.05 ( 15.09.2002 )

• Added interface to QHTM library, which allows to display and print HTML content in your application. This interface includes a set of commands and functions, see details in documentation and sample: samples/qhtm/qhtmtest.prg. To use it you need to download QHTM library from http://www.gipsysoft.com.
• Added new commands to display bitmaps.
• Fixed few bugs in HBrowse class and GET system
• Further Designer improvements.

HWGUI 2.04 ( 05.08.2002 )

• Added Tab control, appropriate class HTab and commands:
• Added class HUpDown and commands for Up-down control.
• Added two new controls: vertical line and horizontal line, appropriate class HDivider and command.
• Added few functions, which allows to check, if another copy of this program is running and to activate that copy, if so. See sample of using in samples/designer/designer.prg
• Some modifications in HBrowse, contributed by WHT.
• Solved problems with menu under Win95.
• It's became possible to create property sheets without resources.
• Dialog creation routines are improved.
• Further Designer improvements - new interface, new controls, possibilty to write/read from *.rc files, ...

HWGUI 2.03 ( 25.07.2002 )

• Fixed bug with Property Sheets handling, introduced in previous release.
• Fixed bug in GET system.
• Added possibility to create context menus - added appropriate class and command.
• Forms Designer improved.

HWGUI 2.02 ( 23.07.2002 )

• GET system implementation is much extended. Look at the sample testget2.prg. PICTURE clause is added to GET commands - and it works as in Clipper. Editing of GET items became more close to Clipper's ( handling of Insert key, ReadExit() using ).
  It is not necessary now to designate in GET command ( and in other control definition commands ) the parent window and Control's ID - so commands became simpler and more close to Clipper's.,br> New clause is added to DIALOG definition - 'CLIPPER'. If DIALOG is defined with this clause, you can move between GET's with ENTER key.
• HBrowse: added possibility to display bitmaps in columns. You can now define a codeblock for keys handling. Look at the sample a.prg, function OpenAbout().
• Added new function which calls the standard dialog to choose color: Hwg_ChooseColor().
• Starting implementation of HGraph class - look at the sample graph.prg.
• Starting implementation of a new HwGUI application - forms designer, look at samples/designer.

HWGUI 2.01 ( 05.07.2002 )

• Starting implementation of Get system, GET commands added.
• DatePicker control added: new command, new class.
• New method added to HControl class: SetColor(), it allows to change the control's colors 'on the fly'.

HWGUI 2.0 final ( 26.06.2002 )

• Added new class: HPrinter, all printing related code is rewritten to use this class.
• Makefiles for Visual C are added ( thanks to Robert Arseniuk ), some changes for this compiler are done - now HwGUI can be built with VC, too.
• New clauses are added to most of control creating commands: COLOR, BACKCOLOR. They allows to define colors of these controls.

HWGUI 2.0 beta 2 ( 14.06.2002 )

• Font, pen, brush and bitmap handling functions are rewritten as classes.
• FONT clause is added to all windows and controls creation commands, oFont variable is added to appropriate classes.
• TOOLTIP clause is added to all control creation commands.
• @ x,y GROUP ... command and HGroup class are added
• @ x,y RADIOBUTTON ..., REDEFINE RADIOBUTTON ..., RADIOGROUP, END RADIOGROUP commands are added, HRadioButton class is added.
• New clause 'FROM RESOURCE' is added to the owner button creation commands ( BITMAP section ) - it is possible now to load bitmaps both from the bmp file or from resource.
• Now it is possible co create modeless dialogs without resources, too.

HWGUI 2.0 beta ( 04.06.2002 )

• HwGUI is now OOP based. See classes hierarchy and description in documentation ( doc/hwgdoc.htm ).
• New commands are added, some are removed, see documentation ( doc/hwgdoc.htm ) for details. Most new commands are designed for creating controls without using resources ( *.rc file ).
• Added possibility to design menu from the program, without resource file.
• Property sheets are added.

You can also take a look at online documentation of HwGUI

Forum ( message board ) about HwGUI is opened. Welcome to discussion !

Of course, the work on HWGUI is in progress and any help is appreciated.

And this is a built sample - mySQL client. Of course, for using its possibilies you need to have mySQL installed That package includes hwmysql.exe and libmySQL.dll. Sources - in HWGUI package.