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Article #2824Professional Requester
From: Fred Mitchell - PA
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1990 22:32
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1990 22:32
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*** Professional Requester (TM) - Preliminary Specifications 1/18/90 ***
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Description:
Professional Requester (TM) is a GUI-driven compiler that allows you
to create 'C' modules for Requesters. All aspects of the requester is
handled from the 'C' module, with installable hooks for special
applications. This greatly frees the burden of designing/implementing/
debugging requesters, allowing you more time/freedom to concentrate on
the important aspects of your code.
Details:
To use ProReq (TM), you simply create and drag around gadgets, text,
and data-items (a data-item is a field in your struct that is linked
to a gadget). You can specify 'links' between gadgets, or between
gadgets and data-items. For instance, you can tie a numeric field to
the position of a slider, and vice-versa. All this is done from the
GUI by just clicking. You can save your requester work in its
'uncompiled' form, which makes module updates/maintenance a snap.
For all gadgets, you can attach a 'range' of values that they may
take on, depending on the state of the gadget. For instance, you can
give a toggle gadget the value of '25' as its on value, and '2' as its
'off' value. Or you can make a slider gadget vary between 0 and 100.
You have total flexibility in how you specify the ranges. Also, you
can specify default values for your gadgets, as well. (Any gadget without
a default will take on the initial values from the data-item that it may
be attached to.)
Compilers:
Initially, the Lattice C compiler (version 5.04 and above) will be
supported. Eventually, Manx will be supported as well.
Availibility:
ProReq should be ready by the end of February. When ready, an
announcement will be made on comp.sys.amiga.tech and elsewhere.
Questions? Leave E-Mail at mitchell@cbmvax.UUCP
or call (215) 696-2138 anytime. (I will be espically open to
suggestions.) Note that ProReq (TM) is being developed independently
of Commodore.
Soon to come:
A library package for generating windows, menus and stand-alone
gadgets.
Technical Details
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!mcgill-vision!bloom-beacon!mintaka!oliveb!amiga!cbmvax!mitchell From: mitchell@cbmvax.commodore.com (Fred Mitchell - PA) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Professional Requester Message-ID: <9380@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 18 Jan 90 22:32:58 GMT Reply-To: mitchell@cbmvax.UUCP (Fred Mitchell - PA) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 53