======================================================================== S h o w B a s i c 1 . 2 Tutorial/Demo/Training/Presentation Development Kit Copyright © 1995-1996 MIKSoft, Inc. ======================================================================== Allows to build stand-alone applications or add-ons to another applications in the following areas: - Computer Based Training (CBT) materials for any Windows applications; - automated product demos/presentations which control application itself (do not depend on snapshots of the application's screens); - independent Windows based tutorials which may employ any standard Windows snippets or be self-contained; - independent presentations; - integration of existing applications; - macro-extension for existing applications; - Windows utilities; Features outline. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scripting engine: ================ - Full featured Basic language implementation includes: * Source code interpreter; * P-code compiler; * Run time P-code interpreter; - Unlimited language extensions by means of using custom dynamic link libraries, access to full Windows API or any other DLL; - Interpreter can be "embedded" into user's application or called from WinHelp or any other program which allows to start another Windows application or able to access functions in an arbitrary DLL; - Ability to multithread: any Basic program can spawn another Basic program either suspending until the "child" is terminated or running with the "child" concurrently; - Ability to handle certain events which are triggered as a result of interaction with user, therefore allowing asynchronous, event driven subroutines. Interaction features: ==================== - Dialog boxes templates defined as part of the Basic language and allow to use any standard Windows controls as well as custom Windows controls implemented in DLLs; - Several enhanced controls included and supported: "picture-button" and "progress bar"; - "Event handlers" can be attached to any control or a dialog itself ("event handler" is a subroutine which is called asynchronously when some event is triggered by user's interaction with a control); - 3-D control effects; - Pictures on the background: bitmaps (BMP, DIB, RLE) or Windows metafiles (WMF, CLP). Presentation features: ===================== - Sprite animation; - Dynamic popup windows presenting graphics from bitmap files (BMP, DIB, RLE) or Windows metafiles (WMF, CLP); - "Transparent" graphics support; - Dynamic replacement of the picture (or part of the picture) on a popup window; - Dynamic construction or extension of the picture on a popup window using typical graphical constructors: lines, rectangles, polygons, filled areas, ellipses, text blocks; picture clips (bitmaps or metafiles); - Transition effects as in "slide show" type presentations for popup windows (a very rich set of effects); - Special window decorations including "shadows" and "pointers"; - Special highlighting effects as dynamic color change, "zoom" and "spotlight"; - Animation or sequencing using Microsoft Video AVI files; - Sound support: * MIDI sounds; * WAV sounds; * ability to play tunes using PC internal speaker; Simulation, application and interaction control: =============================================== - Ability to start any application and wait until it is terminated (optionally). - Locating any window (control) based on its caption text or class; - Window or application forced termination; - Switching focus/activation; - Complete simulation of standard Windows input devices: keyboard and mouse; - Virtualization of screen/application dimensions in order to uniform simulation in different video modes; - "Smart" mouse action simulations: ability to simulate mouse actions in Windows controls and menus based on control/menu labels instead of physical screen coordinates; - Ability to watch and react to certain Windows events: * keyboard and mouse actions; * window's activation/deactivation; * window's focus change; * closing of windows; * Windows messages; - Extensive system, window or current state information; - DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) support; Miscellaneous: ============= - Program Manager DDE control support; - Compound files with compression support; - File copying; - Wallpaper control; - Ability to combine in one executable P-code of several programs and required presentation files: bitmaps, metafiles, sound files, etc. - Self-extracting compressed executables including ShowBasic run-time; Utilities: ========= - ShowBasic DialogThief - Dialog Description Generator; - ShowBasic Picker (window/control information generator); - ShowBasic 16-bit and 32-bit Recorders; - ShowBasic Executable Compressor; - ShowBasic Code Manager; - ShowBasic Integrated Development Environment, including: * full featured editor with syntax coloring; * debugger with the ability to place breakpoints and lookup variables; * context sensitive help. Price: ========= Single-user development license: $299 (per developer seat, no distribution). Royalty free site distribution license: $895. Currently we run a promotion offer that includes: - 30 day money back guarantee on development license (essentially this allows to evaluate ShowBasic risk-free). - upgrade from single-user license to distribution license is $596 within 90 days of purchasing single-user license. - free upgrades up to version 2.0 with the purchase of distribution license. - free StDemo Player 2.1 royalty free site distribution license ($300 value) with the purchase of ShowBasic distribution license. Payment: ======= - Visa/MasterCard; - Check drawn on US Bank; - International Money Order; - Direct Bank Wire Money Transfer. Delivery. ======== Quick delivery is available via FTP (if you have access to Internet) or CompuServe binary mail. Shipping&Handling charges are $12. Contact. ~~~~~~~~ MIKSoft, Inc. 37 Landsdowne Road, East Brunswick NJ, 08816 tel/fax: (908) 390-8986 Internet: mik@cnj.digex.com CompuServe: 74127,3671 http://www.cnj.digex.net/~mik