Note: XWorkplace's source code does not contain the helpers source code. Instead, during the build process, the XWorkplace makefiles branch over to the "xwphelpers" source tree, which is also on the Netlabs CVS server. You will need to set the HELPERS_BASE environment variable to point to the "xwphelpers" source tree for this to work.

In detail, we have:

• animate.* contains some animation code.
• cnrh.* Container helper functions (new with V0.9.0, partly moved from winh.*).
• comctl.* Various window procedures.
• debug.* parses executables and SYM files for debugging information; used by except.c (below). Introduced with V0.84, moved to SRC\HELPERS\ with V0.9.0.
• dosh.* Control Program helper functions.
• eas.* contains helper functions to handle extended attributes.

• except.* contains generic code for implementing powerful exception handlers. This was introduced with V0.84 and has been moved to SRC\HELPERS\ with V0.9.0. The code has been straightened out to be independent of XWorkplace with the use of exception "plug-ins". See "XWorkplace exception handling" for details.
• gpih.* GPI (graphics) helper functions.
• linklist.* contains helper functions to handle linked lists.
• prfh.* is new with V0.82 and contains Profile (INI) helper functions.
• procstat.* modified Kai Uwe Rommel's DosQProc() functions.
• shapewin.* contains the ShapeWindows library. See the top of shapewin.c for details (new with V0.85).
• stringh.* contains helper functions to handle strings/texts
• syssound.* has code for managing system sound data and sound schemes.
• threads.* contains helper functions to synchronize threads.
• tmsgfile.* has Christian Langanke's new .TMF (text message file) handling to get rid of those ugly .MSG files.
• winh.* Win (PM) helper functions.
• wphandle.* Henk Kelder's WPS handles functions.