GUI Sample Code

Are there any sample programs to accompany the GUI module?

There are lots of examples dotted throughout the docs.

if you want to manually browse them, point explorer to C:\Program Files\BlitzMax\mod\brl.mod\maxgui.mod\doc

also a very simple example:

Strict

OnEnd VerifyQuit

Global MainWindow:TGadget = CreateWindow("Test", (Desktop().Width/2)-200,(Desktop().Height/2)-200,400,400)
Global TextField1:TGadget = CreateTextField(10,10,120,24,MainWindow)
	ActivateGadget(TextField1)
	SetGadgetFilter(TextField1, TextField1Filter)

Main()

End


Function Main()

While True
	WaitEvent()
	
	Select EventID()
		Case EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE
			End
	End Select

Wend

End Function


Function VerifyQuit()
	If Proceed("Are you sure you want to quit?")<> 1 Then 
		OnEnd VerifyQuit
		main()
	EndIf
End Function


Function TextField1Filter(Event:TEvent, Context:Object)
	Select event.id
		Case EVENT_KEYDOWN
			Print "Keydown detected"
	End Select
	Return 1
End Function

Well, that's odd - no MaxGUI.mod in my directory (despite having resgistered and synched the modules).

Hmmm...

Are you a BlitzPlus owner?
If not you need to buy the GUI modules for $25 and after having done that the synchronize should work.

Having a registered copy of BlitzMax only won't help.

Yep, I own Blitz+ (that's the only way you can register for the GUI).

Try renaming your mod directory to something else then resyncing.

The only way to register it for free. If you pay the $25 you can register the module by itself, without owning B+.