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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
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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

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!)