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From: moss@moss.TTI.COM (Moss)
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Subject: Re: My impressions of Actor 3.0
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Date: 12 Jul 90 00:25:25 GMT
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As a practical matter, you DO need the Resource Toolkit to build a
full function Actor application. I have recently converted my Actor 2 app
to Actor 3 and since the Resource Toolkit is not available for Windows 3.0,
I have had to use the SDK resource editorcompiler and ICON editor to 
"finish it off".

Since the Resource Toolkit will not be available for a couple of months,
plan on learning to use the SDK tools for near term developments. (Patrick,
how would you create a password dialog (ES_PASSWORD) or custom icons 
within Actor?)

On the subject of standalone applications, yes, you can seal-off the app
and discard the compliler but the app still consists of two files - the
actor runtime amd the IMA file. It would be preferable if the seal off
process embedded the image in the EXE. It is too easy for users who 
don't understand actor structure to move the exe somewhere and leave the 
ima behind.

These faults (and others), however, do not prevent Actor from being the
most productive application development environment for Windows
available today.
The person that said that "$695+$195" is too much money must value his time
at much less that $5.00 per hour.


Les Moss                      moss@tti.com
Citicorp TTI
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.   (213) 450-9111, ext. 2982
Santa Monica, CA  90405