Win32 GUI Toolkit Pro (Split) — C++ + CMake + MinGW

A modular Win32 API helper with many small headers/sources + demo.
Includes: Toolbar, Status Bar, Progress Bar, Tooltips/Hover, File Dialogs, Color/Font pickers, File Watcher, and Common Controls v6 (visual styles).

Features

• Deep split:
  • include/utils/gui_core.h — fonts, layout
  • include/utils/gui_tooltip.h — tooltip, hover
  • include/utils/gui_dialogs.h — file open/save, message boxes, color/font pickers
  • include/utils/file_watcher.h — lightweight directory watcher (FindFirstChangeNotification)
  • include/controls/*.h — per-control helpers (button/edit/static/listbox/combobox/statusbar/toolbar/progress)
  • include/app_window.h — WndProc decl, class/title
  • include/resource.h — IDs
• Demo:
  • Menu + accelerator (F1)
  • Toolbar (standard icons) + Status Bar (3 parts)
  • Button/Edit/ListBox/ComboBox
  • Progress Bar with timer
  • Hover + tooltip
  • Color/Font picker
  • Simple File Watcher (poll via timer) for the app folder
• Visual styles via app.manifest (comctl32 v6)

Build & Run

cmake -S . -B build -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build --config Release
.build\win32_gui_pro_demo.exe

Notes

• Unicode build (wWinMain) + -municode for MinGW
• Linked: user32 gdi32 comdlg32 comctl32 uxtheme
• Tested with MinGW-w64 13.x on Windows 10/11