FAQ

General:

• Why aren't there precompiled libraries available for download?
• Why isn't there support for older Visual Studio/GCC/whatever versions?
• Can SFGUI be used with SDL or other libraries/frameworks?
• What's sfg::SFGUI for?

Building:

• CMake can't find FindSFML.cmake
• CMake can't find SFML.
• CMake can't find GLEW.
• Can I build a static version of SFGUI?
• There are errors when I try to use my static SFGUI build.
• Can I link SFML statically into SFGUI?

Widgets:

• Why is widget XY missing?
• How can I style widgets?
• Can textures/skins be used on widgets?

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General

Why aren't there precompiled libraries available for download?

In the past (prior to version 0.2.0) we provided precompiled binaries. However, starting with the massive C++11 changes we did in the codebase, it got harder to maintain those binaries for all possible setups (multiple GCC versions, multiple VC++ versions, multiple Clang versions, multiple MinGW versions, multiple operating systems etc.

Besides of that, we think that developers who want to try out SFGUI will have no difficulties building the library themselves.

Why isn't there support for older Visual Studio/GCC/whatever versions?

SFGUI makes use of modern C++11 features, such as range-based for loops, std::function, std::bind, move semantics and many more. If you're using a compiler that does not yet support those features, you won't be able to use SFGUI. Please upgrade your toolchain.

Can SFGUI be used with SDL or other libraries/frameworks?

That's not (yet) possible.

What's sfg::SFGUI for?

See the Hello World page in the user guide.

Building

CMake can't find SFML.

Set the CMake variable SFML_ROOT to the path where you've installed SFML.

Can I build a static version of SFGUI?

As explained on the installing page (section Build options), simply set SFGUI_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS to FALSE. When using a static SFGUI library in your project, make sure to define the macro SFGUI_STATIC in your project.

There are errors when I try to use my static SFGUI build.

Make sure to define the macro SFGUI_STATIC in your project. Additionally make sure to link against all of SFGUI's dependencies.

Can I link SFML statically into SFGUI?

Yes, set SFML_STATIC_LIBRARIES to TRUE.

Widgets

Why is widget XY missing?

We only implement widgets that we need ourselves. SFGUI is a non-profit open source project. We are happy if people contribute to the project.

How can I style widgets?

You can either use the function SetProperty() of sfg::Desktop or load a theme file using LoadThemeFromFile() (also in sfg::Desktop).

Read the style reference to see what properties exist and the API reference to lookup the mentioned functions to see how they work.