const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_TEXT = 0x00<Alt+F4> to continue...
General Help...
Welcome to this demonstration of Zinc Application Framework 3.5. Zinc 3.5 is an object-oriented, multiplatform development tool. Zinc supports Microsoft Windows and Windows NT, IBM OS/2, OSF/Motif, DOS Text and DOS Graphics (in real or protected mode), and CIC PenDOS with one set of source code. (NOTE: This demo, recompiled for each platform, can be downloaded free of charge from Zinc's BBS (801-785-8997 or +44(0)81 317 2310 in Europe, 1200-9600, 8, N, 1).
This demonstration program features all of the window objects that are provided with Zinc Application Framework. If you select an object from the menu, the tool bar, or the vertical list, example(s) of the object will appear in the upper right corner of the display area. Informat = 0x0012; // Pull-down Menu Item Help...W
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_POP_UP_MENU = 0x0013; // Pop-up Menu Help...\
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_POP_UP_MENU_ITEM = 0x0014; // Pop-up Menu Item Help...T
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELPser functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when PULL DOWN MENU ITEM is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructor => UIW_PULL_DOWN_ITEM(text, menu flags, user function, programmer assigned value)
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const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_VLIST = 0x000D; // Vertical List Help...U
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_PULL_DOWN_MENU = 0x0011; // Pull-down Menu Help..._
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_PULL_DOWN_ITEM r function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when DATE is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
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const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_RADIO_BUTTON = 0x000A; // Radio Button Help...U
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_HLIST = 0x000C; // Horizwindow flags, user function)
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Formatted String Help...%
FORMATTED STRING is used to enter, modify and display alphanumeric information in a pre-defined format that you specify (e.g., phone number, part number, serial number).
FORMATTED STRING allows you to perform edit functions such as mark, cut, copy and paste both within the formatted string itself and among any other edit object (e.g., number, text, date).
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when FORMATTED STRING is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructor => UIW_FORMATTED_STRING(left, top, width, text, edit mask, literal mask, left, top, width, height, text, maximum length, text flags, window flags, user function)
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Text Help...m
TEXT is used to enter, modify and display multiple-line text information. It features mark, cut, copy, paste, optional word wrap, home, end, page-up, page-down, word-left, word-right, etc.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when TEXT is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructor => UIW_TEXT(Constructor => UIW_DATE(left, top, width, date, range, date flags, window flags, user function)
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data structure. If the resource is large then performance can be affected when accessing objects at the end of the stream. Zinc POST resources use a high-performance, Unix-like directory structure which allows you to create very large resources without ssor devices.
UI_EVENT_MANAGER *eventManager =
new UI_EVENT_MANAGER(display);
*eventManager
+ new UID_KEYBOARD
+ new UID_PENDOS
+ new UID_CURSOR;
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US, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
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re, documentation and Zinc's technical support. If you aren't satisfied for any reason, simply return the product for a full refund of the purchase price. (NOTE: Your reseller may have a different return policy--please check with your reseller before your => UIW_TIME(left, top, width, time, range, time flags, window flags, user function)
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Time Help...j
TIME is used to enter, modify and display country-independent time information. 13 time specific flags determine the appropriate display formatting, including: colon separator, zero fill, hours, minutes, seconds, 12 Hour, 24 Hour, upper case and lower case.
TIME examines the country information provided by the operating system to display the appropriate format. For example, the time 3:25pm will display as 15:25 if a European country code is detected.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when TIME is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructogs, window flags, user function)
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Number Help...3
BIGNUM is used to enter, modify and display country-independent numeric information. BIGNUM has a default maximum value of 30 digits to the left and 8 digits to the right of the decimal. Six number flags determine how the number is displayed, including: currency, credit ( ), commas, decimal (0 to 8 places) and percent.
BIGNUM examines the country information provided by the operating system to display the appropriate format. For example, $100.00 (US) will display as DM100.00 if the German country code is detected.
NOTE: Zinc 3.5 also provides INTEGER and REAL objects for more specific numeric processing.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when BIGNUM, REAL or INTEGER is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructor => UIW_BIGNUM(left, top, width, number, list of valid ranges, number fla <Alt+F4> to continue...
Persistent Objects Help...*
POST (Persistent Object Storage Technology) resources in Zinc 3.5 dramatically improve your productivity by allowing you to store windows and window objects in a platform-independent data file. Objects that you create and sto
Button Help...
BUTTON is a selectable field used to perform run-time operations. You may attach a bitmap to customize the button.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the c#
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const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_POP_UP_MENU = 0x0033; // Pop-up Menu Help...\
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_POP_UP_MENU_ITEM = 0x0034; // Pop-up Menu Item Help...T
RADIO BUTTON is a button control that allows only one item in a group to be selected. RADIO BUTTON is a button with the BTF_RADIO_BUTTON button flag used in the argument list.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when RADIO BUTTON is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
CHECK BOX is a button control that allows multiple items in a group to be selected. CHECK BOX is a button with the BTF_CHECK_BOX button flag used in the argument list.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when CHECK BOX is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
This program does not demonstrate the features of Zinc's interactive design tool, Zinc Designer. Zinc Designer runs on each target platform and allows you to interactively design your application windows and window objects. Zinc POST (Persiion on the object appears in the text field immediately below the object. If you press F1, additional information including the constructor will appear in a help window. The entire class hierarchy can be viewed by selecting the "Help, Class hierarchy" meue...
Vertical List Help...
VERTICAL LIST is used to enter, modify and display related information in a vertical list format. You can add a scroll bar to vertically scroll the list. A wide variety of window objects can be placed in VERTICAL LIST, including: input fields, icons and buttons.
A compare function may be added in the argument list to sort list elements.
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_GROUP = 0x0017; // Group Help...P
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_IC
General Help...B
Zinc Application Framework 3.5
Demonstration Program
Press <F1> for General Help information
You may freely copy and distribute this demonstration program as long as it is distributed with all original files and copyright informat flags, help context)
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Window Help...(
WINDOW is a rectangular region of the display used as the controlling structure for window objects. Zinc supports parent, child, MDI, modal and dialog windows.
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tecture, multiplatform issues, and object-oriented programming techniques such as message processing, callback functions, and deriving objects from Zinc's base classes.
Zinc offers a 60-day money-back period during which time you can evaluate the softwa
Pop-up Menu Help...
POP UP MENU is used to organize and control pop-up menu items. POP UP MENUS are also used for cascading menus.
Constructor => UIW_POP_UP_MENU(left, top, menu flags, item)
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nue...
Pop-up Menu Item Help...
POP UP MENU ITEM is used to select a specific action from a pop-up menu.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when POP UP MENU ITEM is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
Constructor => UIW_POP_UP_ITEM(text, menu flags, user function, programmer assigned value)
const UI_HELP_CONTEXTre in one environment can be retrieved at run-time into any other environment that Zinc supports.
Some class libraries provide a type of object persistence. However these products use the concept of streamable objects, which is essentially a flat-file
Prompt Help...
PROMPT is a static control that is used to provide the user with information regarding input fields and program activity.
ere spaces are converted to the underscore character).
Zinc strings allow you to perform edit functions such as mark, cut, copy and paste both within the string itself and among any other edit object (e.g., number, text, date).
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Press EVENT_MANAGER(display);
*eventManager
+ new UID_KEYBOARD
+ new UID_MOUSE
+ new UID_CURSOR;
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Keyboard Help...
KEYBOARD is used to collect information from the keyboard. It is attached to a list that is maintained by the Event Manager (see Event Manager). The KEYBOARD feeds information to the Event Queue when polled by the Event Manager.
The KEYBOARD is attached to the Event Manager at run-time using the Add member function or the overloaded '+' operator:
// Initialize the event manager and attach the keyboard, mouse and cursor devices.
UI_EVENT_MANAGER *eventManager =
new UI_ay);
*eventManager
+ new UID_KEYBOARD
+ new UID_MOUSE
+ new UID_CURSOR;
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Mouse Help...
MOUSE is used to collect information from a mouse input device. It is attached to a list which is maintained by Zinc's Event Manager (see Event Manager). The MOUSE feeds input information directly to the Event Queue.
The MOUSE is attached to the Event Manager at run-time using the Add member function or the overloaded '+' operator:
// Initialize the event manager and attach the keyboard, mouse and cursor devices.
UI_EVENT_MANAGER *eventManager =
new UI_EVENT_MANAGER(displ UIW_WINDOW("FILENAME~WINDOW1");
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Tool-Bar Help...\
TOOL BAR is a menu control used to group buttons, icons, and input fields. A tool bar can be static or wrapped when re-sizing the window. It can be independent of or used in conjunction with PULL DOWN MENU.
Constructor => UIW_TOOL_
Icon Help...
ICON is a static control used to present graphical information. Icons may be used to select a user-defined action.
// Read in persistent object resource created in Zinc Designer.
*windowManager
+ new
Order Information Help...
Zinc Application Framework 3.5 is composed of an engine and one or more platform specific modules (or Keys). The currently available options are:
Zinc Engine (required)
DOS Key (text and graphics)
Microsoft
String Help...
STRING is used to enter, modify and display single-line alphanumeric string information. Five string flags determine how the string is formatted and edited, including: no formatting, upper-case, lower-case, password and variable name (whventManager
+ new UID_KEYBOARD
+ new UID_MOUSE
+ new UID_CURSOR;
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Event Manager Help...m
The backbone of Zinc Application Framework 3.5 is its event-driven architecture. This architecture exploits the power of object-orientation to insulate you from the complexities of the operating environment without restricting your access to environment specific features, like the Microsoft Windows messages or the raw scan codes from the keyboard.
Events are received and processed in a Zinc application with Zinc's Event Manager, Window Manager and Event Mapping. The Event Manager maintains a list of run-time devices. Devices included with the library are the keyboard, mouse, and cursor. A pen input device is included with the optional PenDOS Key. You can also create your own input devices such as serial communications, by deriving a new device from the UI_DEVICE base class.
All events are stored in the event queue in their raw state. Raw event information when running under DOS is the keyboard scan code or mouse state. Under Microsoft Windows or OS/2 it is the native environment message.
Zinc lets you avoid dealing with raw event information (e.g., F1 key, left mouse click, WM_PAINT message), by logically mapping events at the object level (e.g., L_HELP, L_BEGIN_MARK, S_DISPLAY_ACTIVE). Raw input is mapped to the appropriate logical event for the current object. For example, the left mouse click is mapped to L_BEGIN_SELECT if the current object is the window object, and L_BEGIN_MARK if the current object is the text object. This unique feature of Zinc Application Framework permits you to work with event information in a device and object independent fashion and doesn't require you to know specific information about the device that generated the event or the object that receives the event.
The following code demonstrates how the EVENT MANAGER is initialized and how input devices are attached using the overloaded '+' operator:
// Initialize the event manager and attach input devices.
UI_EVENT_MANAGER *eventManager =
new UI_EVENT_MANAGER(display);
*eay = new UI_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY;
if (!display->installed)
{
delete display;
display = new UI_TEXT_DISPLAY;
}
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Screen Display Help...
Zinc's display classes abstract hardware or operating-specific display standards, including: Monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, IBM OS/2 and OSF/Motif. Zinc Application Framework for DOS includes a high-performance graphics library as well as support for third party graphics libraries such as Borland, Microsoft, and Zortech.
You can create a display class for your own graphics library by deriving from the UI_DISPLAY base class. You can also create a single executable program that supports both DOS Graphics and DOS Text.
UI_BGI_DISPLAY: Borland Graphics Display
UI_FG_DISPLAY: Zortech Flash Graphics Display
UI_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY: Zinc Graphics Display
UI_MOTIF_DISPLAY: OSF/Motif Display
UI_MSC_DISPLAY: Microsoft Graphics Display
UI_MSWINDOWS_DISPLAY: Microsoft Windows Display
UI_OS2_DISPLAY: IBM OS/2 Display
UI_TEXT_DISPLAY: DOS Text Mode Display
The following code demonstrates how a Zinc DISPLAY CLASS is initialized:
// Initialize MS Windows 3.X display class
UI_DISPLAY *display =
new UI_MSWINDOWS_DISPLAY(instance, hPrevInstance, nCmdShow);
// Initialize DOS display, trying for graphics first.
UI_DISPLAY *displ demonstrates how a Zinc HELP SYSTEM is initialized:
UI_WINDOW_OBJECT::helpSystem =
new UI_HELP_SYSTEM("SAMPLE.DAT", windowManager);
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by simply passing a status flag (button flag) in the constructor argument list.
Constructor => UIW_BUTTON(left, top, width, button text, button flags, window flags, user function, programmer assigned value, bitmap name associated with button)
Presser function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when STRING is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
HELP_ZINC_DESIGNERN
HELP_PERSISTENT_OBJECTSO
HELP_CLASS_HIERARCHYP
INFO_GENERALQ
INFO_STRINGR
INFO_FORMATTED_STRINGS
INFO_TEXTT
INFO_DATEU
INFO_TIMEV
INFO_BIGNUMW
INonstrates how a Zinc ERROR SYSTEM is initialized:
UI_WINDOW_OBJECT::errorSystem = new UI_ERROR_SYSTEM;
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Error System Help...v
Zinc provides an error system to allow you to generate error messages for your users. The ERROR SYSTEM is derived from the UI_ERROR_SYSTEM class. You may also derive your own error system from this class.
The following code demntinue...
Zinc Designer Help...
Zinc 3.5 offers the tightest integration available between an interactive design tool and the supporting class library. Most Windows developers use a resource tool to help create their program interface. Resource tools are language and library independent by design and therefore cannot access all the features of a given class library. This results in a fragmented approach to application development with isolated user functions and non-specific documentation. You are saddled with the not-so-obvious details of integrating your code with both the class library and the resources you create with the resource tool. The seamless integration of Zinc Designer and Zinc 3.5 contrasts sharply with this a la carte approach.
Zinc Designer lets you interactively create your application screens using Zinc objects AND objects that you have derived from Zinc classes. You use a mouse to select windows and window objects from the menu or tool bar and place them on the screen. You can easily customize objects with Zinc Designer's interactive editors. For example, create input fields for formatted information such as a part number or phone number. Just double click on the formatted-string object to open the editor. Now you can enter formatting codes, modify the string identifier, attach context-sensitive help and attach a user function. User functions are attached to input objects, controls and menus via their respective editors. (User procedures can be executed when the field is made current, non-current and/or selected.)
After creating your screens you save them to disk in a platform-independent resource file with a .DAT extension using Zinc POST (Persistent-Object Storage Technology) resources. You add these resources to your application with one line of code. You can also load resources you create with the Windows version of Zinc Designer into the DOS, OS/2, Motif versions and vice versa.
Zinc Designer's complete access to the Zinc class library, straightforward integration of your codignificantly affecting performance.
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er). The PEN feeds input information directly to the Event Queue.
The PEN is attached to the Event Manager at run-time using the Add member function or the overloaded '+' operator:
// Initialize the event manager and attach the keyboard, pen and cur
Horizontal List Help...
HORIZONTAL LIST is used to enter, modify and display related information in row and column format. You can add a scroll bar to horizontally scroll the list. A wide variety of window objects can be placed in HORIZONTAL LIST, inc
(UI = user interface)
(UID = user interface device)
(UIW = user interface window object)
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Class Hierarchy Help...f
Zinc Application Framework CLASS HIERARCHY
class UI_APPLICATION
class UI_DISPLAY
- *class UI_BGI_DISPLAY
- *class UI_FG_DISPLAY
- *class UI_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY
- *class UI_TEXT_DISPLAY
- class UI_MOTIF_DISPLAY
- *class UI_MSC_DISPLAY
- class UI_MSWINDOWS_DISPLAY
- class UI_OS2_DISPLAY
class UI_ELEMENT
- class UI_DEVICE
- class UID_CURSOR
- class UID_KEYBOARD
- class UID_MOUSE
- class UID_PENDOS
- class UI_PATH_ELEMENT
- class UI_QUEUE_ELEMENT
- class UI_REGION_ELEMENT
- class UI_WINDOW_OBJECT
- class UIW_BORDER
- class UIW_BUTTON
- class UIW_MAXIMIZE_BUTTON
- class UIW_MINIMIZE_BUTTON
- class UIW_POP_UP_ITEM
- class UIW_PULL_DOWN_ITEM
- class UIW_SYSTEM_BUTTON
- class UIW_TITLE
- class UIW_ICON
- class UIW_PROMPT
- class UIW_STRING
- class UIW_BIGNUM
- class UIW_DATE
- class UIW_FORMATTED_STRING
- class UIW_INTEGER
- class UIW_REAL
- class UIW_TIME
- *class UIW_WINDOW
- class UI_WINDOW_MANAGER
- class UIW_COMBO_BOX
- class UIW_GROUP
- class UIW_HZ_LIST
- class UIW_POP_UP_MENU
- class UIW_PULL_DOWN_MENU
- class UIW_SCROLL_BAR
- class UIW_TEXT
- class UIW_TOOL_BAR
- class UIW_VT_LIST
class UI_ERROR_SYSTEM
class UI_HELP_SYSTEM
class UI_INTERNATIONAL
- class UI_BIGNUM
- class UI_DATE
- class UI_TIME
class UI_LIST
- class UI_EVENT_MANAGER
- class UI_LIST_BLOCK
- class UI_QUEUE_BLOCK
- class UI_PATH
- class UI_REGION_LIST
- *class UI_BGI_DISPLAY
- *class UI_FG_DISPLAY
- *class UI_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY
- *class UI_TEXT_DISPLAY
- *class UI_MSC_DISPLAY
- *class UIW_WINDOW
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DATE examines the country information provided by the operating system to display the appropriate format. For example, the date 12/25/92 will display as 25/12/92 if a European country code is detected.
You may associate a userted to the underscore character).
NOTE: With the Password flag set, STRING accepts input characters but only displays a blank space to the screen.
String Help...
STRING is used to enter, modify and display single-line alphanumeric string information. String flags determine formatting of the string including: no formatting, upper-case, lower-case, password and variable name (where spaces are conve
Formatted String Help...
FORMATTED STRING is used to enter, modify and display alphanumeric information in a pre-defined format that you specify, such as phone number, part number or serial number.
Text Help...
TEXT is used to enter, modify and display multiple-line text information. It features mark, cut, copy, paste, word wrap, home, end, page-up, page-down, word-left, word-right, etc.
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_WINDOW_er case and lower case.
Date Help...
DATE is used to enter, display and modify country-independent date information. 15 date specific flags determine appropriate display formatting, including: U.S., European, Japanese, military, short (day, month, year), slash, zero fill, uppse and lower case.
Time Help...
TIME is used to enter, modify and display country-independent time information. 13 time specific flags determine the appropriate display formatting, including: colon separator, zero fill, hours, minutes, seconds, 12 Hour, 24 Hour, upper calayed, including: currency, credit ( ), commas, decimal (0 to 8 places) and percent.
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_GROUP = 0x0037; // Group Help...P
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_ICON INFO_HELP_SYSTEM = 0x003E; // Help System Help...X
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_ERROR_SYSTEM = 0x003F; // Error System Help...X
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_FONT_SUPPORT = 0x0040; // Font Support Help...X
const UIFO_BUTTONX
INFO_RADIO_BUTTONY
INFO_CHECK_BOXZ
INFO_HLIST[
INFO_VLIST\
INFO_COMBO_BOX]
INFO_SCROLL_BAR^
INFO_WINDOW_
INFO_PULL_DOWN_MENU`
INFO_POP_UP_MENUa
INFO_POP_UP_MENU_ITEM
Button Help...v
BUTTON is a selectable field used to perform run-time operations. You may attach a bitmap to customize the button.
Radio Button Help...
RADIO BUTTON is a button control that allows only one item in a group to be selected. RADIO BUTTON is a button with the BTF_RADIO_BUTTON button flag set in the argument list.
Check Box Help...
CHECK BOX is a button control that allows multiple items in a group to be selected. CHECK BOX is a button with the BTF_CHECK_BOX button flag set in the argument list.
Scroll-Bar Help...
SCROLL BAR is a selectable region used to scroll the displayed portion of a window, list box or text input field.
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Horizontal List Help...
HORIZONTAL LIST is used to enter, modify and display related information in row and column format. You can add a scroll bar to horizontally scroll the list. A wide variety of window objects can be placed in HORIZONTAL LIST, inc input fields, icons and controls.
Vertical List Help...
VERTICAL LIST is used to enter, modify and display related information in a vertical list format. You can add a scroll bar to vertically scroll the list. A wide variety of window objects can be placed in VERTICAL LIST, including:
Combo-Box Help...u
COMBO BOX is a combination input field and vertical list. COMBO BOX can contain input fields, icons and buttons.
rary and the designer.
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Scroll-Bar Help...u
SCROLL BAR is a selectable region used to scroll the displayed portion of a window, list box or text input field.
Window Help...
WINDOW is a rectangular region of the display used as the controlling structure for window objects. Zinc supports parent, child, MDI, modal and dialog windows.
Pull-down Menu Help...
NOTE: MS Windows does not allow a pull-down menu in a child window. However, this feature IS demonstrated in DOS, OS/2 and Motif .
PULL DOWN MENU is used to organize and control pull-down menu items (PULL DOWN ITEMS).
Zinc Application Framework 3.5 (i.e., the class library and designer) is also included.
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UP MENUS are used for cascading menus.
Pop-up Menu Help...
NOTE: MS Windows does not allow a pull-down menu in a child window. However, PULL DOWN MENU with a cascading POP UP MENU is demonstrated in DOS, OS/2, and Motif.
POP UP MENU is used to organize and control pop-up menu items. POP
Pop-up Menu Item Help...L
POP UP MENU ITEM is used to select a specific action from a pop-up menu.
INFO_TOOL_BARc
INFO_PROMPTd
INFO_GROUPe
INFO_ICONf
INFO_KEYBOARDg
INFO_MOUSEh
INFO_WINDOW_MANAGERi
INFO_EVENT_MANAGERj
INFO_SCREEN_DISPLAYk
INFO_HELP_SYSTEMl
INFO_ERR
Tool-Bar Help...
TOOL BAR is a menu control used to group buttons, icons, and input fields. A tool bar can be static or wrapped when re-sizing the window. It can be independent of or used in conjunction with PULL DOWN MENU.
e and platform-independent, persistent object storage can dramatically enhance your productivity. With Zinc you can focus your efforts on building great applications instead of wasting time trying to integrate your interface tools.
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Prompt Help...}
PROMPT is a static control that is used to provide the user with information regarding input fields and program activity.
Group Help...R
GROUP is a static control that is used to group radio buttons and check boxes.
Icon Help...w
ICON is a static control used to present graphical information. Icons may be used to select a user-defined action.
stent-Object Storage Technology) allows you to save the resources you create with Zinc Designer in a platform-independent binary data file. Zinc Designer is included with Zinc Application Framework along with the complete source code to both the class lib
Keyboard Help...
KEYBOARD is used to collect raw scan code information from the keyboard. It is attached to a list that is maintained by the Event Manager (see Event Manager). The KEYBOARD feeds information to the Event Queue when polled by the Event Manager.
Mouse Help...
MOUSE is used to collect raw scan code information from a mouse input device. It is attached to a list which is maintained by Zinc's Event Manager (see Event Manager). The MOUSE feeds input information directly to the Event Queue.
Window Manager Help...
Zinc's WINDOW MANAGER maintains a list of window objects and controls their positioning and their state (e.g., current, non-current). The WINDOW MANAGER forwards event information to the current window object.
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Windows NT Key
IBM OS/2 Key
OSF/Motif Key
CIC or IBM PenDOS Key
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Event Manager Help...
Events are received and processed in a Zinc application with Zinc's Event Manager, Window Manager and Event Mapping. The Event Manager maintains a list of run-time devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and cursor. Programmer defined devices may also be added to the Event Manager.
ludes a high-performance graphics library as well as support for third party graphics libraries such as Borland, Microsoft, and Zortech.
You can create a display class for your own graphics library by deriving from the UI_DISPLAY base class. You can also create a single executable program that supports both DOS Graphics and DOS Text.
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Zinc's display classes abstract hardware or operating-specific display standards, including: Monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, IBM OS/2 and OSF/Motif. Zinc Application Framework for DOS inc
Help System Help...
Zinc provides a help system to allow you to create context sensitive help screens for your users. HELP SYSTEM is derived from the UI_HELP_SYSTEM class. You may also derive your own help system from this class.
Help System Help...
Zinc provides a help system to allow you to create context sensitive help screens for your users. HELP SYSTEM is derived from the UI_HELP_SYSTEM class. You may also derive your own help system from this class.
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struct UI_EVENT_MAP
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Zinc provides an error system to allow you to generate error messages for your users. ERROR SYSTEM is derived from the UI_ERROR_SYSTEM class. You may also derive your own error system from this class.
Font Support Help...
Zinc allows multiple font support in DOS Graphics, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, IBM OS/2, and OSF/Motif. The three fonts above are provided with Zinc, but you may define more fonts if needed.
Font Support Help...
Zinc allows multiple font support in DOS Graphics, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, IBM OS/2, and OSF/Motif. The three fonts above are provided with Zinc, but you may define more fonts if needed.
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User functions receive messages from Zinc and can be executed when BUTTON is selected, becomes current and/or becomes non-current.
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const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_TEXT = 0x0005; // Text Help...P
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_DATE = 0x0006; // Da
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DATE is used to enter, display and modify country-independent date information. 15 date specific flags determine appropriate display formatting, including: U.S., European, Japanese, military, short (day, month, year), slash, zero fill, uppis continues until the event is either successfully processed or is discarded.
The sample code below demonstrates how the WINDOW MANAGER is initialized and how window objects (in this case a window with its contents was created in Zinc Designer) are addte Help...P
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_TIME = 0x0007; // Time Help...R
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_BIGNUM = 0x0008; // Number Help...R
BIGNUM is used to enter, modify and display country-independent numeric information. BIGNUM has a default maximum value of 30 digits to the left and 8 digits to the right of the decimal. Six number flags determine how the number is disp Help...O
Zinc's Window Manager maintains a list of window objects and controls their positioning and their state (e.g., current, non-current).
Event information (whether received from a polled or interrupt driven device) is placed in an
Text, DOS Graphics, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT, IBM OS/2 and OSF/Motif; initialize the Event Manager and attach the Keyboard, Mouse and Cursor input devices; and create the Window Manager. The UI_APPLICATION class also has a member function to process events and perform system cleanup.
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The UI_APPLICATION class significantly reduces the number of steps required to create a Zinc application. UI_APPLICATION allows you to write one line of code to initialize the main routine, create the appropriate display for DOS onst UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_PERSISTENT_OBJECTS = 0x0021; // Persistent Objects Help...[
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_CLASS_HIERARCHY = 0x0022; // Class Hierarchy Help...S
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_GENERAL = 0x0023; // _HELP_CONTEXT HELP_FONT_SUPPORT = 0x0041; // Font Support Help...Z
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_RADIO_BUTTON = 0x002B; // Radio Button Help...U
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT INFO_CHECK_BOX = 0x002C; // C
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PULL DOWN ITEM is used as the first-level selection within a menu system.
You may associate a user function or validation routine by adding the name of the function to the argument list of the constructor (shown below). U
Pen Help...
Zinc Software supports the IBM PenDOS operating system with a pen input object. The PEN is used to collect pen input information from a pen input device. It is attached to a list which is maintained by Zinc's Event Manager (see Event Managssing
Deriving Input Devices
Deriving Window Objects
Deriving Windows
Odds and Ends
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A fully internationalized version of Zinc Application Framework (featuring double-byte character, unicode and multiple language support) is scheduled for release 3rd quarter 1993. In addition, Zinc's development plans include support for UnONTEXT HELP_HELP_SYSTEM = 0x001E; // Help System Help...X
const UI_HELP_CONTEXT HELP_ERROR_SYSTEM = 0x001F; // Error System Help...Y
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Although generic C++ training videos are widely available, product-specific video-based training has been virtually non-existent. In response, Zinc Software has developed an intensive four-hour videotape training series for Zinc pplication Framework
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