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- Short: Brand new and powerful libs for Blitz2
- Author: lotan9@aol.com (Olivier Laviale - Lotan)
- Uploader: lotan9@aol.com (Olivier Laviale - Lotan)
- Type: dev/basic
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- This package is If_you_don't_send_me_some_thing_I'll_kill_the_cat_Ware.
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- You may think "Ho god, another set of libraries for my poor little blitz"... But
- what a set.. ;-)
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- So ?!?
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- This new set of libraries has been designed to definitively erradicate old, big
- and slow other libraries (pretentious isn't it ?).
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- Well, the fact is that since I made them I nearly never use the old ones...
- especially WindowsLib, ScreensLib, MemAccLib, PrintLib... and nearly every
- others... ;-)
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- What's cool ?
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- Size...
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- All libs are really small. You can expect about 3 Ko for a program witch open
- fancy screen and some windows.
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- Libraries are really oriented... for exemple Screen and Window related function
- are in the same library...
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- Efficiency...
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- Well I am very proud of most of the functions as they are smaller and really
- more powerful than the old (and some of the new) ones.
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- For exemple the function StrRight (or StrLeft) replaces Right$, RSet$ and
- UnRight$ in a very easy and compact way... adding, more over, some features as
- Pading with a special char...
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- Is you have ever try ARexx (like me ;-) you have been certainely disapointed by
- Blitz functions (like me ;-), and particuliarly string related functions,
- convertion functions... This set is for you... definitely.
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- Independence...
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- Libraries and functions are totaly independent... you can use them as C/C++
- functions... You will also probably notice some similitudes with AmigaE
- (LotanIntuition, LotanSystem...) and ARexx (LotanConvert, LotanString...)
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- That's why libraries are sooooooo small, if a function already exists in
- AmigaOS, I don't rethink the wheel... For example you won't find WindowMove()
- in LotanIntution as the AmigaOS function already exists and is very simple to
- use...
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- What's Cool
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- Pointers...
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- You will quickly notice that I don't speak about objects... The fact is that I
- don't use them... because yeuuuuuurk... ;-) It's the first reason ;-)
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- This is probably a new universe to you if you are a beginner or if you have
- never try anything different... But trust me you will love pointers.
-
- In this brand new world forget Addr Screen(0)... now you must use logical names
- : *MyScreen... see examples... you will quicly understand.
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- Sure...
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- Really sure... if you don't do stupid things like closing a screen with windows
- on it, draw on file... or cooking your cat with mustard.
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- All functions are totaly OS friendly (100% Garanty HardWare hiting free + 12
- vitamins and iron).
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- And as usual all resources used are freed : windows, screens and files are
- closed, allocated memory freed... the haven for you ;-)
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 5291 1993 62.3% 30-Jul-99 16:16:20 +FreshMDL.guide
- 3537 2197 37.8% 26-Feb-00 17:48:28 +FreshMDL.guide.info
- 254 161 36.6% 08-Jan-99 18:55:10 +FreshMDL.install
- 3581 1961 45.2% 28-Nov-99 17:10:32 +FreshMDL.install.info
- 821 390 52.4% 05-Jun-00 22:51:22 +Libs.install
- 3590 1235 65.5% 28-Nov-99 17:10:32 +Libs.install.info
- 9711 3827 60.5% 26-Feb-00 18:07:10 +Lotan's Libs.guide
- 3538 2051 42.0% 26-Feb-00 17:48:20 +Lotan's Libs.guide.info
- 3093 1464 52.6% 30-Jul-99 17:14:42 +LotanLibs.readme
- 11104 11104 0.0% 05-Jun-00 22:42:46 +LE.lha
- 41721 41721 0.0% 05-Jun-00 22:43:50 +LG.lha
- 11482 11482 0.0% 05-Jun-00 22:49:18 +LL.lha
- 3252 1974 39.2% 05-Jun-00 22:34:38 +ChgLibNum
- 9516 4406 53.6% 17-Jul-99 11:38:04 +FreshMDL
- 9316 5590 39.9% 26-Oct-98 17:09:16 +ShowGuide
- 3549 1576 55.5% 05-Jun-00 22:28:48 LotanLibs.info
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- 123356 93132 24.5% 10-Jun-100 05:39:50 16 files
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