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Hi all.
In QB Express #13, one person in the GUI article said that he makes GUI's because he is sick of Windows. Is this saying that he wants a replacement for Windows? I do not understand how he could seriously consider a FB or QB GUI as a replacement for this OS. My main question is: Is it possible to make a GUI that is worthy of replacing Windows?
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*cough*MacOSXTiger*cough*
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*cough*Linux KDE, Gnome, etc*cough*
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"Mac, Linux, ect, ect"

:P I saw a comp using Mac, it was wierd cause of the diff way the files where set up,.. but its presintation was totaly awesome,.. Gfx, effects,.. ect.. lol.. I liked the tool bar where the icons would enlarge as the mouse moved over or toward them,... 8)
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Post by SebMcClouth »

And that toolbar is also available for windows... I believe it's a dockbar or something. And use my biggest friend: Google!!

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It would take a lot of people and a lot of time to make a GUI with as many features and possibilites, but yeah, it's possible. Just to mention a few: Linux, MacOS, OS/2, Ensemble and BeOS. Someone making a "state of the art" GUI with QBasic isn't very likely, though, as QB is slow and limited in many ways. But with FB perhaps :wink:

I use a QB GUI instead of Windows on one of my computers. Why? Because Windows loads a lot of stuff I newer use anyway. If for example I were to write a short letter, I wouldn't need sound drivers, Internet Explorer (I use firefox, but IE is integrated with Windows Explorer) and a lot of other fancy stuff. I would only need a text editor and a few things to handle mouse and keyboard. So why use several hundred megabytes of diskspace on Windows just to get wordpad?
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It's rare to see this many trolls, they usually shun daylight, social interaction, and persons of the feminine gender..

I'm a girl!


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I won't run... you a girl with a lot of potential... and you know how to use it!!

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Z!ire, why not post a picture of your self so we can all see how hot you are :wink:
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I have already, too lazy to repost :P

They're over at QBN
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Nathan1993 wrote:Z!ire, why not post a picture of your self so we can all see how hot you are :wink:
Shes hot, shes got to be. Same name (real one) than my gf 8) :lol:

I have dreamed to create GUI for linux, using FB. Im not sure is there true sense to even think about it, but its fun to dream 8) FBInux...or something
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