Well I just started getting into game development and I have a couple of questions. I''m using DirectX and C++... 1) What is the best way to display windows controls? I tried going the standard windows route using CreateWindow() for the controls I wanted. However, they don''t show up. They are there, because if I hover on them they kinda flicker a little - but otherwise you can''t see them at all. Is there somthing special you have to do to make the controls work in full screen directx? They worked fine in windowed mode. Or do I have to create my own windows controls, along the lines of the tutorial: "Developing a GUI Using C++ and DirectX "? 2) What is the best way to display fonts? Neither TextOut() and DrawText() work very well. Is my best bet to read in a bmp file with all the letters, then blit them to the screen? Thanks in advance for any help

Thanks for the advice

I still havn''t figured out my windows problem unfortunatly

On the upside though, i did manage to write a simple little class that reads a bmp and blits out the individual letters.