   Is MFC portable
  Hi, I''ve just started programming a 3d modler and i''m trying to decide whether I should use MFC or not. If i did would i be able to use my program on other platforms(I''m using opengl).Also, is there any downside to using MFC?I would appreciate any info on MFC at allThanks 
  MFC is not portable and about to be substitued with .NET''s Windows Forms. What we do in life, echoes in eternity! ;  MFC is not portable. If you want something portable use Qt, wxWindows,... ;  Thanks emreture, are win32 apps?---------------------------------------------------------------------   There are 10 types of people in this world, those that  understand binary and those who don''t. ;  Doh!Win32 app == ONLY ON WINDOWS!; woops, lucky i''m in the beginners forumWell how am i supposed to register a window for opengl to render in if i cant use win32i don''t get it ;  Although it is great to think about portability I think you should do a bit of general programming on your chosen platform before you worry about porting it to other systems.-Greg    Reverie Entertainment;quote:Original post by Elite19   woops, lucky i''m in the beginners forumWell how am i supposed to register a window for opengl to render in if i cant use win32i don''t get it   Creating of a window is OS Specific, so you must write multiple initialization code sections, or use a library that has done this already, such as glut or sdl. ;  I C@Greg K, thanks for the advice, the reason i want to know this stuff is so i know what stuff i should be learningAbout sdl, is that like a gui api or somethingso if i learn that i shouldn''t bother with win32me confused  ---------------------------------------------------------------------   There are 10 types of people in this world, those that  understand binary and those who don''t. ;  Is Wxwindows the same idea as sdl? 