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PCA Example archive
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This archive contains details of the Plug-In-Compliant Application (PCA)
messaging standard. This standard is designed to facilitate the sharing of
common data object types residing in dynamic areas between applications.
Compliance with the standard will enable your applications to be used with any
other which also complies with the standard.
The Archive includes an example sprite viewing and painting program called
!Spaint which conforms to the PCA standard. This program is provided as an
example only. It has not gone through our usual bug-testing and quality control
process and therefore should not be considered anything other than as an
example of a very simple PCA implimentation.
At the time of writing Composition, ProArt24 and Ovation Pro have PCA
support. Other applications such as Top Model and Da Vinci will have support
soon.
Using the PCA in your programs
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You are invited to add the PCA standard to your programs and to create PCA
'applets'. However, before publishing or distributing (in any form) a program
which makes use of the PCA standard you must first obtain a license to do so
from Clares Micro Supplies.
The license is currently free of charge. Licensing the PCA standard allows us
to keep track of who is using it, inform them of changes to the standard and
provide support in the case of a problem.
PCA Logo
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The PCA logo (see !Spaint.Sprites22) may be used by licensed PCA developers
to indicate PCA compliancy. Licensed developers must not use the logo to suggest
any Clares approval or branding for their products.
Contacts
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DJackson@clares.demon.co.uk - Licensing details and project coordination.
rdavison@es.co.nz - Author of the standard.
Disclamer
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This standard is supplied 'as is'; neither Clares nor the author of the standard
make any warranty, whether express or implied, as to the merchatantability of
the software or standard or its fitness for any purpose.
In no circumstances will Clares or the author of the standard be liable for
any damage, loss of profits, goodwill or for any indirect or inconsequential
loss arising from the use of this standard or software.
Receipt of this file is deemed acceptance of these terms.