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- 0 AMIGA C MANUAL - "INTUITION"
-
- 0.1 INTRODUCTION
-
- This is the second manual of the Amiga C Encyclopedia. It
- describes how to use the "Intuition" system on the Amiga.
- Explains how to use screens, windows, graphics, requesters,
- alerts, menus, communication, ant a lot more. This manual
- also contains a complete file requester as well as a fully
- featured colour requester.
-
- Every day are and more people starting to use the new
- Workbench V2.xx. If you have not upgraded your Amiga yet you
- should immediately run to the nearest computer store and buy
- it. With the new Workbench you Amiga will feel like a different
- computer. It is worth every penny!
-
- This version of the manual will only very briefly describe
- the new Workbench. However, I am already working with a new
- edition which is specially designed for programmers using the
- new Workbench 2.xx. I can hopefully release it to all registered
- members early this summer (1992).
-
- This edition is completely compatible with both Workbench V1.3
- and the new V2.xx. As more of you are upgrading your systems I
- will slowly alter this manual and specialize it for the new
- Workbench.
-
- As you probably have already noticed am I using the new
- Workbench colours. If you want to continue to use the previous
- Workbench colours (blue, white, black and orange) you can use
- the "SwapCols" utility in the Tool drawer to convert the icons
- so they will fit the old colours.
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- 0.2 CHAPTERS
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- Here is a list of the chapters in this manual:
-
- 1. Screens All types of different screens are
- explained, and comes with 6 complete
- examples.
-
- 2. Windows Describes all types of windows, how to
- handle them. 10 examples are included.
-
- 3. Graphics Explains how to draw lines, text, and
- images under Intuition. 8 examples are
- included.
-
- 4. Gadget Tells you haw to use all types of gadgets
- like boolean, string, integer, and
- proportional gadgets. 13 examples are
- included.
-
- 5. Requesters Describes how to use requesters, both
- system and user requesters, and explains
- how to combine them with windows, graphics,
- and gadgets. 10 examples are included.
-
- 6. Alerts Explains how to use the special "Alert"
- feature in the Amiga. 1 example is
- included.
-
- 7. Menus All unique menu types are described and
- demonstrated in 8 examples.
-
- 8. IDCMP Describes how all parts under Intuition
- (like menus, windows, gadgets, alerts,
- screens, requesters etc...) can
- communicate with your program. 9 examples
- are included.
-
- 9. Miscellaneous General information about Intuition and
- how to write programs for it. Also explains
- how to allocate memory, use Preferences,
- use the timer etc... 5 examples are
- included.
-
- 10. File Window This is a complete file requester with
- a lot of special features. Very easy to
- use, and can easily be included in your
- own programs.
-
- 11. Colour Window Complete colour requesters that can handle
- all types of screens, from 2 up to 32
- colour registers.
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- 0.3 CHAPTER PICTURES
-
- In the directory "ChapterPictures" you will find a collection
- of 11 pictures. These pictures are supposed to be printed and
- put in front of each chapter in this manual.
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