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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
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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.