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[AU 200th Issue CD-ROM] Jaffa Software

WimpWorks 2
Current Version: 2.18 (14-Apr-1998)

 

WimpWorks v2 is the latest version of our highly successful integrated development environment (IDE) for RISC OS.

There is a demonstration version of WimpWorks available to download and an HTML version of the online help is also available.


Prices (all inclusive)

Full version   £35.00
Upgrade from WimpWorks v1
[On receipt of original disk]
  £10.00
Upgrade from WimpBasic, HelixBasic, ArchWay or WimpGen
[On receipt of original disk(s)]
  £15.00

Please see this guide for details on how to pay.


Introduction

WimpWorks allows anyone with a simple knowledge of BBC BASIC to produce stunning multitasking applications which work with others on the Desktop, from simple clocks upto complete databases!

WimpWorks is based around a system of editors and plug-in components, WEMs. What follows is a brief tour through the standard four editors...

[Task] After you create or load a project then the Task Editor is opened. Here you set the information which will appear in the "About this program" box, the sprite to put on the icon bar and its position. You can also edit the project's "Messages" file (which allows easy conversion of your program to a foreign language) and its web page. The web page is a local HTML file which can be accessed through the program when a web browser is present. This page can link to your Internet homepage or just be a more graphically appealing help file.



[Window] The Window Editor allows you to create and alter windows, allowing you to manipulate your application's appearance to suit your needs. The window shown is the Icon Editor, this allows you to change the name and contents of an icon, as well as its appearance and behaviour.



[Menu] The Menu Editor is where you define the menus which will appear in your application, using this simple interface complex menu hierarchies can be setup including links to "About this program" and "Save as" boxes. Any menu item can also have a line of BASIC (including any of the new WimpWorks commands) associated with it which will be executed when that menu item is chosen.



[Subroutine]Finally, the Subroutine Editor allows you to create and edit subroutines which respond to one of many events which can occur in a Desktop application, as well as normal functions and procedures that can be called from anywhere in your program. This simple interface is both easy to use and intuitive.



[Help] WimpWorks also includes comprehensive online help for every command added to BBC BASIC, including those added by a WEM.



If you have any further questions about WimpWorks please feel free to email us at the address at the bottom of this page or send a query to the mailing list.


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Last modified: Wed Aug 5 10:26:07 BST 1998 (Now uses MML)