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┌─────────┐
┌─────────┐ │ (R)
──│ │o │──────────────────
│ ┌─────────┐ │ Association of AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01
│ │ │─┘ Shareware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
└───│ o │ Professionals (c) E.J.Pugh, 1989-1994
──────│ │ │──────────────────── - All rights reserved -
└─────────┘ MEMBER
AUTOSCREEN is a fully portable, event-driven, multi-threaded user-interface
library; written in a combination of ANSI-C and low-level assembler. It is aimed
at programmers developing real-time bespoke applications in C who need to supply
a MS Windows-type interface but without the run-time and memory overheads that
such systems incurr.
AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01 is a major upgrade to Version 1.00. The library now
provides full support for: menu-title bars; pop-up, pull-down and tear-off
menus; number/date expression dialogues; movable and resizable windows &
objects; list-boxes; horizontal and vertical scroll-bars; pop-up lists;
switches; check-boxes; buttons; custom objects; process threads; all
international date formats; sound; transparent mouse support; accelerator-keys
and user-assigned fast-key combinations. EVERYTHING you need to provide an
attractive, intuitive and consistent user-interface for your products.
Using AUTOSCREEN is EASY. Programmers simply add required objects to a window
structure and then pass its address to the library's DoObjects() function. The
entire system is then on "auto-pilot". Users may launch further processes from
the main menu-bar; input data; switch between process windows; carry-out window
movement and resizing; suspend a process and assign custom fast keys as they
will. All the programmer need be concerned with is that when the call to
DoObjects() returns, the window structure will contain all the information
requested. Even data validation and verification can be automatically carried-
out.
AUTOSCREEN makes it possible to write complex applications in a fraction of the
time required by traditional techniques. It is suitable for both programming
students and senior software engineers. Moreover, the system can be ported to
any environment supporting an ANSI C compiler.
Including the complete AUTOSCREEN system in PC products incurrs a code overhead
of around 80K. This makes it possible to write products that are fully
backwards-compatible with old 8088 based machines (including thread support).
The "try-before-you-buy" shareware version, distributed here, is supplied in the
form of individually compressed files that can be decoded and installed for test
purposes using the supplied program INSTALL.EXE. Users are hereby granted a
restricted License to evaluate the supplied small memory model library for a
period of up to 3 months following the installation date. No rights are granted
for further use of the software following this period. If you wish to continue
using the product after this date: you MUST PAY A REGISTRATION FEE TO THE
AUTHOR.
Registered users obtain a Microsoft compatible Help-file database; small,
medium, compact and large memory model libraries; royalty-free rights to
incorporate AUTOSCREEN code in their own commercial products; the opportunity
to purchase a copy of the product's full source code and 3 months free
technical support.
AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01 requires PC/MS-DOS v2.00 or higher and 128K RAM on board
an IBM PC or 100% compatible machine. An ANSI C compiler is required to use the
product and Microsoft C is recommended. Users wishing to use the product with
another manufacturer's compiler are referred to the library's manual
(AUTOSCRN.DOC).
To install the test version, simply ensure INSTALL.EXE is present among the
files supplied and run this program. The utility assumes you already have C
installed and will search your environment for the required installation paths.
Confirm each of these fields in the installation window by hitting [Enter] or
alter them as required. By default the check-box settings enable installation of
all supplied files - though you can alter these options if need be. Around 1.2
Megabytes of disk space are required to store all files in uncompressed format.
To register the product, send your cheque (drawn on a UK bank) or international
money-order (made payable to: E.J.Pugh, FIAP) to:-
AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01
Trident Software
337 Church Road
Thundersley
Benfleet
Essex SS7 3HJ
England
Please remember to indicate the disk size required.
The following registration fees are payable from 1 January, 1994 (though the
right to alter these, without notification, is specifically reserved):-
Registration 1
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Small, Medium, Compact and Large memory model libraries for the IBM PC and 100%
compatibles; Microsoft compatible help-file database; 110 page ASCII manual and
3 months free postal technical support: £35.00
Registration 2
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Full C and assembler source code for IBM PC and 100% compatibles; 110 page ASCII
manual and 3 months free postal technical support: £55.00
Registration 3
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Professional developers' pack combining both options 1 & 2: £80.00
Site License discounts (permitting the copying of the registered product so it
may be used on more than one machine) are available as follows:-
No. Of Machines % Discount
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
1 - 3 NIL
4 - 9 5.00%
10 - 15 10.00%
16+ 15.00%
Additional discounts are available to educational establishments. Please write
for details.