==== Introduction ====

The GUI for fwtool is built using standard WIN32 API.

==== Updates ====

**Preview 3:** Planned

Redirect the console output to the UI.


**Preview 2:** Planned

Add decryption.

Implement the progress bar.

Multi-threaded GUI. The decryption or encryption will work in a separate thread so that the UI won't freeze.

Build fwtool as dll.

Add Code::Blocks project files.


**Preview 1:** 2013-06-04

This version has a basic UI as the initial design, the only working function is decryption.
The source contains Code::Blocks project settings, I will adapt it to pellesc project in next release.

Source: check VCS

Binary: {{fwtool_gui_bin.7z|}}


==== The design ====

We want it to be as simple as possible. All the functions will be put in a single window. Below is the current design:

{{gwtool_gui_preview_2013_05_29.png}}



==== Useful Resources ====

For WIN32 GUI programming, check http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/

For IDE, I prefer Code::Blocks, check http://www.codeblocks.org/

Form designer and code generator for Win32 API -  {{104_visg0951.zip}}