Lo peeps, got my PC here yesterday, but because I don’t have a desk, I put my PC in the living room’s dinner table for a while until my new desk arrives within 5 to 10 days. Hopefully less. Then I’ll move it to upstairs.
I made a start on my C++ program as I found out that it’s due to be handed in this Monday, yikes! It’s a simple maths program suitable for little kids, which you can download from here. Go on, test ‘em to its limit and tell me any bugs/problems you found. 
Should work under Win 98/2000 and XP.
No help menu at the moment, so I’ll explain how to use this program. Select which maths you want to try, i.e. Addition, type in the answer you think it’s correct and click on the ‘Check Answer’ button. If you got it right, process to the next button. If wrong, you get 3 tries before moving on to the next one. There are 10 questions.
Thanks
UPDATE
Thanks for the reports, I have now updated the program - test ‘em away!
October 26th, 2002 at 1:34 pm
things to fix:
Maths menu: spelling errors - subtract, multiply
perhaps align the big character buttons text a little better..
god please not yellow ;o)
hope this helps
October 26th, 2002 at 1:45 pm
Good catch, thanks. Will update.
Colour - lol, remember it’s for little kids so it needs to be bright & colourful. However, I’m open for another colour.
October 26th, 2002 at 2:11 pm
My god.. that yellow.. isn’t that a bit similar when you use to setup LJ as Black and Yellow? Fired =P
And use a sensible font… Tahoma or something instead of that butt ugly one!
October 26th, 2002 at 11:00 pm
Tested your subtract, and it does not seem to work properly, as when the program asks you 2 - 0 should be -2 but it think’s it’s a wrong answer. Also 3 - 7 should be the other way around, with the higest number first e.g. 7 - 3. could do this by saying
while (Numb1 < Num2) do
{
sub_question; // This being a function which does all the visual stuff on screen.
}
October 26th, 2002 at 11:06 pm
Interesting. Thanks. Before I make the changes, I have uploaded the new version… check to see if you still have the same problems or not.
Thanks!
October 26th, 2002 at 11:21 pm
If this program is aimed at a child then they may become fustrated like me when i had to keep on pressing two different buttons to check the answer then move on the the other answer. Maybe set a focus so the button is already highlighted. or have a short cut key? also what about hiding buttons rather than disabling them? just a thought. And also press enter to check the answer.
October 27th, 2002 at 12:55 am
Still get a negitave number, if u want a child to enter a number using the minus ‘-’ sign then keep it, else might be worth making it check to see if the answer to the question it checks is negitave if it is then calcuate a new question, do so untill the anwser is a positive number.
October 27th, 2002 at 12:59 am
My Maths Game - Not very good, and no colours, also my subtract does not work, think i had a few other bugs. Can’t find my updated version which I submitted.
My Master Mind Game - Little Buggy, drag and drop the colours.
October 27th, 2002 at 7:32 am
Too much hassle… you know me.
I’ll leave like that. Cheers!
October 28th, 2002 at 2:49 pm
Things like ‘Try again’ and ‘Better luck next time’ just won’t wash.
Replace the ‘you got it wrong’ responses with things like:
‘STUPID BASTARD’
‘FUCKIN’ ‘TARD!
You get the idea.
October 28th, 2002 at 4:58 pm
lol! Sadly, that would result to my assignment being marked as FAILED.