[Hohums]

I've always found the input box in VB useful. If you haven't used VB, it's basicly something like:

char [] result = inputBox("Title", "Message", defaultVal);

Then it brings up a box where you can enter a string.

(Actually I would prefer if inputboxes where part of phobos but then you need to start somewhere.)

Note that I haven't had time (or reason to use DFC), I was just browsing around and saw this.

[l8night]

you mean ... http://www.csidata.com/custserv/onlinehelp/VBSdocs/vbs123.htm

there is actually enough in the DFC to write this, unlike MessageBox which is part of the win32 API /common control, inputbox is part of the VB runtime.
you require a Window, and EDIT control (dfc.edit.DEdit) a STATIC control (dfc.dstatic.DStatic) and two buttons (dfc.button.DButton)
(and either an onsize layout handler, of fix the frame)

A good way to learn how soething works is to play with it why not try to write InputBox using the dfc in its current state (which is posible) and I will include it in the source tree.

the DC does lack Dialog support at present (obviously something that I need to fix fairly soon) having the code for input box as a modeless window will be easy to port to a modal dialogbox.