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Article #17793Re: need comments on MacExpress, Programmer's Extender
From: Chris Sterritt
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1987 21:00
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1987 21:00
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Hello,
Having tried MacExpress VERY briefly (the Pascal version), I quickly
went back to doing it all by hand. It seemed at the time (although I have
to admit that I didn't learn it all) that it was just as much trouble, but in
a different way, than doing it all myself.
I *have* used the public-domain TransSkel stuff, however--and it's
great! It gives you a *great* reduction in programming time, thanks to taking
care of the main loop, da's, menus, etc. I've taken a program that was working
with no Mac-type interface at all (perhaps this is a silly way to develop on
the mac, but at the time...) and added a FULL, true mac-style interface in no
time (e.g., two hours! and that was after not touching TransSkel for two
months!)
Inconclusion, get TransSkel, give it a try (it has lots of good
example programs), and then compare what you've got to what the for-pay ones
offer. I'll bet you stay with TransSkel!
Plus, you get the source! I did find a bug in the Pascal version, and
corrected it, sent the fix to Owen Hartnett (see below).
Unfortunate caveat: don't write to me when you can't find transskel.
I only have the Pascal version! I think you wanted a C version.
Chris Sterritt
PS -- the guy who developed TransSkel (in C) is Paul DuBois, and he is at:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center
1220 Capitol Court, Madison WI 53706 USA.
he can be emailed at:
UUCP: {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois
ARPA: dubois@unix.macc.wisc.edu
dubois@rhesus.primate.wisc.edu
and the guy who ported it to Pascal is:
Owen Hartnett
Ohm Software Company
163 Richard Drive
Tiverton, RI 02878 USA
and email:
omh@cs.brown.edu.CSNET
omh%cs.brown.edu@relay.cs.net-relay.ARPA
{ihnp4,allegra}!brunix!omh
I've talked to Owen H. by email, and he's a great guy. If you can't get the
source otherwise, you can contact him, I bet (sorry owen!)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!ge-mc3i!sterritt From: sterritt@ge-mc3i.UUCP (Chris Sterritt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: need comments on MacExpress, Programmer's Extender Message-ID: <331@ge-mc3i.UUCP> Date: Sat, 1-Aug-87 17:00:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ge-mc3i.331 Posted: Sat Aug 1 17:00:23 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Aug-87 20:18:24 EDT References: <2240@trwrb.UUCP> Reply-To: sterritt@ge-mc3i.UUCP (Chris Sterritt) Organization: General Electric Astro Space Div. Lines: 38 Keywords: MacExpress, Programmer's Extender, programming Summary: Use TransSkel