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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MuiToolkit/-Preface-
MuiToolkit/mt_Get
MuiToolkit/mt_ParseHotkey
MuiToolkit/mt_Label
MuiToolkit/mt_PopButton
MuiToolkit/mt_Checkmark
MuiToolkit/mt_Cycle
MuiToolkit/mt_CycleWeight
MuiToolkit/mt_Slider
MuiToolkit/mt_SliderFmt
MuiToolkit/mt_String
MuiToolkit/mt_StringSecret
MuiToolkit/mt_StringAccept
MuiToolkit/mt_StringReject
MuiToolkit/mt_Button
MuiToolkit/mt_ButtonWeight
MuiToolkit/mt_ButtonToggle
MuiToolkit/mt_WinOpen
MuiToolkit/mt_WinClose
MuiToolkit/mt_WinAttach
MuiToolkit/mt_WinDetach
MuiToolkit/mt_Text
MuiToolkit/mt_GetStringA
MuiToolkit/mt_GetIntegerA
MuiToolkit/mt_Radio
MuiToolkit/mt_Check

MuiToolkit/-Preface-

Anyone being the author of more than one MUI based application most
probably realized, that using some predefined MUI macros
(<libraries/mui.h>) speeds up 'writting' the GUI, but most of the authors
sooner of later write their own bunch of functions and uses them for
creation of the gui instead of standard one.  And so did I, creating my own
pool of routines I use in my apps to approach "TLBRTS" (Type Less But Reach
The Same{tm} ;-) goal.


1. Why ppl creates own functions while, as I said, mui.h defines
   some useful you said macros?

IMHO mostly because these macros are useful but very limited.  To make your
GUI nice and useable you still have to set other tags by hand.  For
instance Cycle() macro most of ppl use to create Cycle objects does not put
your object in cycle chain (so your user can't activate your object while
browsing thru the object chain with TAB).  It also does not help you making
your cycle object hotkey driven.  And the I find most lame is, especially
in context of MUI based applications, the lack of keyboard control.  That
the user's point of view.  As programmer, I don't like typing too much,
especially I know it can look simplier.


2. Any clue then?

I just moved all my own MUI related helper-functions into the shared
library (named muitoolkit as you probably guessed).  It features all
helper-functions *I* use in my apps to create user interface.  For example,
to create basic but 'comfortable' string object, with bubble help, hotkey
and being cycle chaied, instead of typing:

obj = StringObject,
              MUIA_Frame, MUIV_Frame_String,
              MUIA_ControlChar, 't',
              MUIA_String_MaxLen, maxlen,
              MUIA_CycleChain, TRUE,
              MUIA_String_AdvanceOnCR, TRUE,
              MUIA_String_Contents, "str",
              MUIA_String_MaxLen, 30,
              MUIA_ShortHelp, "I hate typing",
              End;

I just type:

obj = mt_String("hi", 30, "_Type something", "I love that");

and voila. Nice? Hope so ;-)

Note:  the hotkey in the above example is automatically extracted out of
the "_Type something" label string.  It may look stupid at the 1st sight,
but if you realize, the most hotkey driven objects are paired with labels,
then you probably find out that the string "_Type something" is in fact the
label string.  So you pass the same string to mt_Label() call while
creating the label, and to related mt_String() (or any other MT object) and
you are done with hotkey driven object.  It became even more 'natural' when
you use localization (and you should)), so your translators have easier
job.

Among the object creation functions, MuiToolkit also features string,
numeric string requester (something like ReqTools offers for instance) etc.
And I plan more of course. For now, don't forget to watch enclosed
demo program!


3. Who would benefit from using such library?

I think we all could.  Programmers (some of us), because they can type less
and still got good and user friendly interfaces.  The app will reduce in
size (well, recently not much about 10K, but it's v1.0, but later, who
knows ;).  The users (we all), because the GUI of MUI programs may start to
be less 'primitive' and more "friendly".  I hope "user friendly" would stop
mean that "the user have to be friendly", which is unfortunately ofter for
not, only begginers' app.


4. Fees?

MuiToolkit is and will remain freeware.  The source will be placed in CVS
so anyone would be able to contribute (welcome, welcome!) or to bug fix.


5. Author

   Marcin Orlowski
   P.O. Box 91
   71-507 Szczecin 5
   Poland

   e-mail: [e-mail]
   WWW:    http://wfmh.org.pl/~carlos/


   $Id: muitoolkit.doc,v 1.2 1999/09/01 21:28:43 carlos Exp $

MuiToolkit/mt_Get

    NAME
    mt_Get - easier getting object arguments

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Get( object, attribute );
            A0      D0

    ULONG mt_Get( Object *object, ULONG attribute );

    FUNCTION
    Just easier to use get() macro replacement. Instead
    of giving the pointer to ULONG for the result value
    (that's the often begginers' bug), you get it returned
    as from other functions.

    INPUTS
    object      - the pointer to Object to query
    attribute   - the attribute you want to know the value of

    RESULT
    Attribute value (depends on object GET method handling)
    or NULL.

    EXAMPLE
    printf("Volume is %ld dB\n", mt_Get(obj, MUIA_Slider_Level));

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_ParseHotkey

    NAME
    mt_ParseHotkey - parses given string and returns hot key (if any)

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_ParseHotkey( string );
                    A0

    char mt_ParseHotkey( char *string );

    FUNCTION
    However MT powered GUI objects automatically use hotkeys whenever
    available, if it may would be useful (for some purposes) to you to
    find out if in the given string any hotkey is defined, call this
    function. By hotkey, I mean the character (letter, numer etc) that
    should be used e.g. for keyboard object control. Since gadtools
    the standard of defining the hotkey is to prefix the character
    with the underscore ('_').

    INPUTS
    string      - the string to parse

    RESULT
    The first found hotkey character or NULL if there's no such present.

    EXAMPLE
    mt_ParseHotkey("What's _the hotkey?");

    would return 't' char

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Label

    NAME
    mt_Label - creates label object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Label( string );
              A0

    Object * mt_Label( char *string );

    FUNCTION
    Creates so called label. You usually use labels to describe the
    meaning of the gadget (e.g. "Your name" before string gadget is
    the good label example). This function creates such object for
    you, taking care of the proper hotkey handling (if label uses
    such) etc.

    INPUTS
    string      - the label text itself

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_Label("_Server name:");

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_PopButton

    NAME
    mt_PopButton - creates image pop button object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_PopButton( imgage, label )
                  D0      A0

    Object * mt_PopButton( int image, char *label );

    FUNCTION
    The goal of using this call instead of built-in MUI macro is,
    that your popup button will be automatically cyclechained
    (but that obvious for MT ;-) and you can easily hotkey it.

    INPUTS
    image       - the image type (see MUII_#? values)
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the button to be hotkeyed

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_PopButton( MUII_PopUp, GetString( MSG_BAUD_LABEL ) );

    SEE ALSO
    libraries/mui.h for MUII_#?

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Checkmark

    NAME
    mt_Checkmark    - creates checkmark object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Checkmark( label, value, help )
                  A0     D0     A1

    Object * mt_Checkmark( char *label, BOOL value, char *help );

    FUNCTION
    The simple way of creating nice checkmark object with one call.

    INPUTS
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    value       - startup value of the object (TRUE/FALSE)
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_Checkmark( GetString( LABEL ), FALSE, "Select if you\nwant to ;-)");

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Cycle

    NAME
    mt_Cycle    - creates nice cycle object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Cycle( array, label, value, help )
              A0     A1     d0     A2

    Object * mt_Cycle( char *array, char *label,
                       ULONG value, char *help );

    FUNCTION
    The simple way of creating nice cycle object with one call.

    INPUTS
    array       -  Here you can define what entries
                   shall be displayed in your cycle gadget.
                   You must supply a pointer to a string array,
                   containing one entry for each item and
                   terminated with a NULL.

                   Remember that cycle gadget entries may
                   contain any text formatting code such
                   as bold, italic or underlined characters.

                   Cycle gadgets set the preparse string
                   for all entries to "\33c", this means
                   that they will automatically appear
                   centered. Of course you can override this
                   by simply preceding your entries with own
                   formatting code.
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    value       - startup value of the object
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    static const char *CycleArray[] =
    {
       "normal",
       "highlight",
       "3-dimensional",
       NULL
    };

    mt_Cycle( CycleArray, "_Preview", 2, NULL);

    SEE ALSO
    Cycle object autodocs

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_CycleWeight

    NAME
    mt_Cycle    - creates nice cycle object with given weight

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Cycle( array, label, value, weight, help )
              A0     A1     d0     D1      A2

    Object * mt_Cycle( char *array, char *label, ULONG value,
                       long weight, char *help );

    FUNCTION
    The same as mt_Cycle, but you can determine the weight of
    the newly created object.

    INPUTS
    array       - Cycle entries
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    value       - startup value of the object
    weight      - weight of the object
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    static const char *CycleArray[] =
    {
       "normal",
       "highlight",
       "3-dimensional",
       NULL
    };

    mt_CycleWeight( CycleArray, "_Preview", 2, 50, NULL);

    SEE ALSO
    mt_Cycle, Cycle object autodocs, Area/MUIA_Weight

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Slider

    NAME
    mt_Slider   - creates slider object with one call

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Slider( min, max, level, label, help )
               D0   D1   D2     A0     A1

    Object * mt_Slider( int min, int max, int level,
                           char *str, char *help );

    FUNCTION
    Creates slider object

    INPUTS
    min         - the minimal value
    max         - the maxum
    level       - default level of the knob
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE

    SEE ALSO
    mt_Slider

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_SliderFmt

    NAME
    mt_SliderFmt   - creates slider object with custom
                     format text

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_SliderFmt( min, max, level, label, fmt, help )
                  D0   D1   D2     A0     A1   A2

    Object * mt_SliderFmt( int min, int max, int level,
                char *label, char *fmt, char *help )


    FUNCTION
    Creates slider object with defined format text

    INPUTS
    min         - the minimal value
    max         - the maxum
    level       - default level of the knob
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    fmt         - the format string, where "%ld" instance will
                  be replaced by the current knob value
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_SliderFmt( 10,30,20, "_Delay", "%ld sec.", "Delay in seconds");

    SEE ALSO
    mt_Slider, MUIA_Slider_Format

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_String

    NAME
    mt_String       - creates string object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_String( string, maxlen, label, help )
               A0      D0      A1     A2


    Object * mt_String( char *string, int maxlen,
                          char *label, char *help );

    FUNCTION
    Creates string object. Recently MT uses built-in string
    object class to construct the gadget, but future versions may
    automatically (and transparently to your application) benefit
    from all these string gadget replacements like Textinput or
    Betterstring classes

    INPUTS
    string      - default string contents (or NULL or "" if none)
    maxlen      - the max len of the string allowed to be entered
                  (including terminating NULL byte)
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_String( "NoName", 30, "_Project", NULL);

    SEE ALSO
    String class autodocs

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_StringSecret

    NAME
    mt_StringSecret     - creates secret string object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_StringSecret( string, maxlen, label, help )
                     A0      D0      A1     A2


    Object * mt_StringSecret( char *string, int maxlen,
                              char *label, char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Same as mt_String, but the object will be echoing "*" instead
    of entered characters (good for passwords etc).

    INPUTS
    string      - default string contents (or NULL or "" if none)
    maxlen      - the max len of the string allowed to be entered
                  (including terminating NULL byte)
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_StringSecret( NULL, 30, "_Passwd", NULL);

    SEE ALSO
    String class autodocs, MUIA_String_Secret

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_StringAccept

    NAME
    mt_StringAccept     - creates string object with given
                          pool of character pool object accepts
                          for input

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_StringAccept( string, maxlen, label, accept, help )
                     A0      D0      A1     A2      A3


    Object * mt_StringAccept( char *string, int maxlen,
                              char *label, char *accept,
                              char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Same as mt_String, but you can specify what characters user
    may enter. Useful for e.g. IRC nick etc.

    INPUTS
    string      - default string contents (or NULL or "" if none)
    maxlen      - the max len of the string allowed to be entered
                  (including terminating NULL byte)
    accept      - the string with the allowed charasters
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_StringAccept( NULL, 30, "abcdef", "_Passwd", "Try any digit");

    SEE ALSO
    String class autodocs, MUIA_String_Accept

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_StringReject

    NAME
    mt_StringReject     - creates string object with given
                          pool of not allowed characters

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_StringReject( string, maxlen, label, reject, help )
                     A0      D0      A1     A2      A3


    Object * mt_StringReject( char *string, int maxlen,
                              char *label, char *reject,
                              char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Same as mt_String, but you can specify what characters user
    may enter. Useful for e.g. IRC nick etc.

    INPUTS
    string      - default string contents (or NULL or "" if none)
    maxlen      - the max len of the string allowed to be entered
                  (including terminating NULL byte)
    reject      - the string with charasters to reject on input
    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the object to be hotkeyed
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_StringReject( NULL, 30, "0123456789", "_Passwd", "Try any digit");

    SEE ALSO
    String class autodocs, MUIA_String_Reject

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Button

    NAME
    mt_Button            - creates simple button object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Button( label, help )
               A0     A1



    Object * mt_Button( char *label, char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Creates ordinary text button object.


    INPUTS
    label       - the button text. MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from this string and use it if present
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_Button( "_Save", "Saves the Queen" );

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_ButtonWeight

    NAME
    mt_ButtonWeight     - creates simple button object with given
                          object weight

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_ButtonWeight( label, weight, help )
                     A0     D0      A1



    Object * mt_ButtonWeight( char *label, int weight, char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Creates ordinary text button object (same as mt_Button), but
    sets object weight to the given value


    INPUTS
    label       - the button text. MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from this string and use it if present
    weight      - object weight
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_ButtonWeight( "_Save", 10, "Saves the Queen" );

    SEE ALSO
    MUIA_Weight

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_ButtonToggle

    NAME
    mt_ButtonToggle   - creates simple toggle button object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_ButtonToggle( label, help )
               A0     A1



    Object * mt_ButtonToggle( char *label, char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Creates ordinary text button object with toggle input mode.
    Useful for button based checkmark alikes.


    INPUTS
    label       - the button text. MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from this string and use it if present
    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_ButtonToggle( "AutoSave", "If active, would save the Queen every 10 minutes" );

    SEE ALSO
    MUIA_InputMode

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_WinOpen

    NAME
    mt_WinOpen   - opens the given window object with the check

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_WinOpen( window )
                A0


    ULONG mt_WinOpen( Object *window );


    FUNCTION
    Opens given window object, and checks if window was succesfuly opened.
    The one of major bugs in (even serious MUI apps) is the assumption that
    everything will work fine. So programmers sets the MUIA_Window_Open
    to TRUE and don't bother checking if the window is opened! And there're
    many many situations that may cause the open window to fail. And then
    user is stucked, because e.g. to continue, s/he needs to press "Proceed"
    in unopened window.

    INPUTS
    window      - the window object to open

    RESULT
    FALSE if window open failed, otherwise TRUE

    EXAMPLE
    if( mt_WinOpen( MyWindow ) )
        {
        //... ok, it worked ;-)
        }
    else
        {
        printf( "Can't open window!\n" );
        }

    SEE ALSO
    mt_WinClose, MUIA_Window_Open

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_WinClose                                 * THIS IS A MACRO *

    NAME
    mt_WinClose   - closes the given window object

    SYNOPSIS

    void mt_WinOpen( Object *window );


    FUNCTION
    Closes given window object.  This is a *MACRO* (see includes), not a
    real library function. It was defined just to pair mt_WinOpen.

    INPUTS
    window      - the window object to close

    RESULT


    EXAMPLE
    mt_WinClose( MyWindow );


    SEE ALSO
    mt_WinOpen, libraries/muitoolkit.h


    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_WinAttach

    NAME
    mt_WinAttach      - attach the given window object to the application

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_WinAttach( app, window )
                  A0   A1


    ULONG mt_WinAttach( Object *app, Object *window );


    FUNCTION
    This is a support call for the programmers writting their applications
    in the Right Way{tm}, with the dynamically created objects. Imagine
    your program offers 20 various windows for various purposes. Creating
    all of them at the program start is just a waste of time and resources.
    The Right Way{tm} is to create them only when necessary (e.g. user is
    going to use it), attach the created window object to application,
    and then destroy when user finished (note: sometimes may be better to
    keep created windows. That prevents the gadgets contents from being lost
    which in result would force the user to select/type/pick the values
    again, which may be unwanted feature for some kind of applications).

    It's safe to pass NULL as any of the argument.


    INPUTS
    app         - the application object the window should be added to
    window      - the window object to add

    RESULT
    FALSE if window couldn't be added, otherwise TRUE. See the BUGS!

    EXAMPLE

    Object *win = WindowObject,
                    // our dynamically created window...,
                    End;


    if( mt_WinAttach( app, win ) )
        {
        if( mt_WinOpen( MyWindow ) )
            {
            //... ok, it worked ;-)
            }
        else
            {
            printf( "Can't open window!\n" );
            }
        }

    SEE ALSO
    mt_WinDetach

    BUGS
    Recently, return value indicates that the function arguments were
    correct (both are not NULL), and NOT that the window is succesfuly
    attached. Further versions will do that check anyway.

MuiToolkit/mt_WinDetach

    NAME
    mt_WinDetach   - detach the given window object from the application

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_WinDetach( app, window )
                  A0   A1


    void mt_WinDetach( Object *app, Object *window );


    FUNCTION
    This function removes the given window from the applicatin. It,
    at least recently, does nothing else that OM_REMMEMBER, however
    further releases will offer more features here. If you added
    windows with mt_WinAttach, you should remove them with thah call

    It's safe to pass NULL as any of the argument.


    INPUTS
    app         - the application the window should be removed from
    window      - the window object to remove

    RESULT
    FALSE if window couldn't be added, otherwise TRUE. See the BUGS!

    EXAMPLE
    mt_WinDetach( app, win ) );

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Text

    NAME
    mt_Text       - creates text object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Text( text, preparse)
             A0    A1


    Object * mt_Text( char *text, char *preparse );


    FUNCTION
    Creates ordinary text object with


    INPUTS
    text      - contents of the text obejct
    preparse  - MUI preparse formatter (e.g. "\033c" for centering)

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed


    EXAMPLE
    mt_WinDetach( app, win ) );

    SEE ALSO

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_GetString

    NAME
    mt_GetString    - Full featured string requester


    mt_GetStringA(app, buffer, buf_len, tags)
                  A0   A1      D0       A2

    LONG mt_GetStringA ( Object *app, char *buffer, ULONG buf_len,
                         struct TagItem *tags );

    LONG mt_GetString ( Object *app, char *buffer, ULONG buf_len, ... );


    FUNCTION
    Pops up a string requester.



    INPUTS
    app       - application object

    buffer    - pointer to the memory area (array etc), where the user
                entered string will be placed

    buf_len   - max lenght of the buffer

    tags      - optional tags. If you don't want to use any, put TAG_DONE
                See TAGS below


    TAGS
    mt_StrReq_WinTitle    - (STRPTR) custom requester window title

    mt_StrReq_Contents    - (STRPTR) default string gadget contents

    mt_StrReq_Ok          - (STRPTR) text you want to have as OK button

    mt_StrReq_Cancel      - (STRPTR) text you want to have as the CANCEL
                            button

    mt_StrReq_Secret      - (BOOL) if TRUE, turns the requester into Secret
                            mode. In that mode, only "*" are echoed instead
                            of entered characters (good for passwords etc).
                            Default: FALSE

    mt_StrReq_NoEmpty     - (BOOL) if TRUE, requester won't accept the empty
                            string as the positive answers. User will have
                            to click CANCEL to dismiss the requester, or
                            type something. Good to force users to give e.g.
                            new account name etc.

    mt_StrReq_GroupTitle  - (STRPTR) the replacement string for "Enter string"
                            string gadget header

    mt_StrReq_Info        - (STRPTR) by using this tag, you can add extra info
                            text panel above the string gadget, with detailed
                            description or whatever you want. See the demo

    mt_StrReq_StringHelp  - (STRPTR) optional bubble help text


    RESULT
    TRUE if user gave valid positive answer, otherwise FALSE


    EXAMPLE
    char buf[40];
    mt_GetString( app, buf, sizeof(buf),
                    mt_StrReq_Contents, "Hello",
                    TAG_DONE );


    SEE ALSO
    mt_demo.c

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_GetInteger

    NAME
    mt_GetInteger    - Full featured integer requester


    mt_GetIntegerA(app, value, tags)
                   A0   A1     A2

    LONG mt_GetIntegerA ( Object *app, LONG *value, struct TagItem *tags );

    LONG mt_GetInteger ( Object *app, LONG *value, ... );


    FUNCTION
    Pop up a numeric requester. Recently it supports integers only, but
    both positive and negative values are properly handled.


    INPUTS
    app       - application object
    value     - pointer to the longword (32 bit) where the, where the user
                entered value will be returned
    tags      - optional tags. If you don't want to use any, put TAG_DONE
                See TAGS below


    TAGS
    mt_IntReq_WinTitle    - (STRPTR) custom requester window title

    mt_IntReq_Value       - (LONG) default string gadget contents

    mt_IntReq_Ok          - (STRPTR) text you want to have as OK button

    mt_IntReq_Cancel      - (STRPTR) text you want to have as the CANCEL
                            button

    mt_IntReq_Min         - (LONG) Optional, min value requester can accept
                            as correct answer

    mt_IntReq_Max         - (LONG) Optional, max value requester can accept
                            as correct answer

    mt_IntReq_GroupTitle  - (STRPTR) the replacement string for "Enter string"
                            string gadget header

    mt_IntReq_Info        - (STRPTR) by using this tag, you can add extra info
                            text panel above the string gadget, with detailed
                            description or whatever you want. See the demo

    mt_IntReq_StringHelp  - (STRPTR) optional bubble help text


    RESULT
    TRUE if user gave valid positive answer, otherwise FALSE


    EXAMPLE

    LONG val;
    mt_GetInteger( app, &val,
                           mt_IntReq_Min, 30,
                           mt_IntReq_Max, 50,
                           TAG_DONE );

    SEE ALSO
    mt_demo.c

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Radio

    NAME
    mt_Radio          - creates radio button

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Radio( array, label, help )
               A0    A1     A2


    Object * mt_Radio( char *array, char *label, char *help );


    FUNCTION
    Creates radio buttons.


    INPUTS
    array      - Here you can define what entries shall be
                 displayed in your radio gadget. You must
                 supply a pointer to a string array, containing
                 one entry for each item and terminated with a NULL.

                 Remember that radio gadget entries may contain any
                 text formatting code such as bold, italic or
                 underlined characters.

    label       - the label string, MT will try to extract the
                  hotkey from, or NULL if you either don't have
                  any, or don't want the button to be hotkeyed

    help        - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                  or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    char *radio[] = { "Apples",
                      "Bananas",
                      "Plums",
                      NULL };
    mt_Radio( radio, GetString( Label ), "ShortHelp" );

    SEE ALSO
    mt_demo.c

    BUGS

MuiToolkit/mt_Check

    NAME
    mt_Check          - expanded checkmark object

    SYNOPSIS
    mt_Check( label, alignment, state, help )
               A0    D0         D1     A1


    Object * mt_Check( char *label, ULONG alignment,
                        ULONG state, char *help);


    FUNCTION
    Creates expanded checkmark object. This function can can
    create ordinary checkmark, as well as complex one, with
    its label.


    INPUTS
    label      - the checkmark label string. If not NULL and
                 alignmet is not mt_Check_NoLabel, MT will
                 create a label, next to the checkmark object.
                 MT will as usual try to extract the hotkey from
                 this string as well

    alignment  - if label is not NULL, you can specify the way
                  MT should handle it. Available options are:

                  mt_Check_NoLabel    - don't create the label,
                                        just use the string as
                                        hotkey source
                  mt_Check_AlignRight - create label on the right
                                        side of the checkmark
                  mt_Check_AlignLeft  - create label on the left
                                        side of the checkmark

    state      - (BOOL) state of the checkmark

    help       - optional pointer to the bubble help text,
                 or NULL if you don't have any

    RESULT
    Pointer to created object, or NULL if failed

    EXAMPLE
    mt_Check( "_Check 1", mt_Check_AlignRight, FALSE, "ShortHelp" ),

    SEE ALSO
    mt_demo.c

    BUGS