cocos2d-x UI is geared for mobile so it is not really optimal for building custom tools like levels editors. Can anyone recommend a good Windows UI library that I can use with cocos2d-x? Preferably with drag and drop features kind of like QT has, but itās not a requirement. I just want UI elements that a standard window would have (panels, drop down menus, file/edit/view toolbars etc.).
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I donāt think many of us go this far. Those of us that do probably roll our own or use QT.
You could try http://www.noesisengine.com/
Looks like itās free below 100K.
This is very powerful, donāt know of drag n drop anyway, check the docs
Itās C++ and it should be cocos integrated, I remember a post somewhereā¦
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I see. Not sure about QT because I wanted to bundle coco2d-x with the editor so that I could play the level with a click of a button and as well to deploy the editor to windows players if it ever came to that. When you say āroll our ownā, do you mean using like Nodes and Sprites to code all the elements?
Also another question in regards to UI, this time for mobile platforms, with cocos studio support being terminated what tools are people using now to quickly implement their UIs?
those prices over 100k are quite scary though
sure they are!
costs more than anything iāve ever seen:worried:
roll your own, yes, means use ui element from cocos2dx/ coco studio. itās eold but should still be working. i donāt think ui system changed very much since then.
or SpriteBuilderX - editor for Cocos2d-X with C++ support
or your flavor with, maybe, imguiā¦
imGUI is pretty good as well for in-game editing tools.
sprite builder looks cool but it looks like itās only for xcode/osx. Is there no visual studio/windows equivalent? Otherwise I think Iāll go with Imgui or maybe roll my own. Thank you for the options.
afaik no, itās for mac only. you could use electron as suggested by @jake72 but then you have to write c++ binding to node.
For a fast, dirty and cheap, look no further than imgui. Iāve used last week and itās good enoughā¦