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- Spinoza, Ltd.
- 11333 Iowa Avenue, First Floor
- West Los Angeles, CA 90025
- 800-700-2217
- 310-231-9770
- 310-231-9773 (fax)
- CompuServe: 71461,2021
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- How to Run the VBXtasy, Volume 1 version 1.1 Demonstration Programs
- ===================================================================
-
- There are two sample programs that use VBXtasy, Volume 1 on this disk. The
- first sample, Spinoza Calc (XTCCALC.EXE), is a scientific calculator that
- uses our Aluminum design set to provide a high-tech look and feel. The
- second sample, Spinoza INI Editor (XTCINI.EXE), is a simple Windows .INI file
- editor that uses the Mahogany and Brass design set to yield a distinctive
- appearance. The Spinoza INI Editor also uses INI Edit, a VBX that provides
- full .INI file management functionality without requiring any direct Windows
- API calls (this VBX comes as part of our AppRemove/VB & INI Edit bundle).
-
- You must have a copy of the Visual Basic runtime library, VBRUN300.DLL, in
- your Windows system directory in order to run these programs. If you own
- Visual Basic 3.0 or any program written in Visual Basic 3.0, then this file
- should already be present. All of the other files on which these programs
- depend (VBX files from our VBXtasy and INI Edit products, as well as
- CMDIALOG.VBX from Visual Basic) are included on the disk.
-
- You can run these programs directly from this floppy disk, but for better
- performance you should create a directory on your hard disk and copy the
- files to that directory, then run the programs from there.
-
- About VBXtasy, Volume 1
- =======================
-
- VBXtasy will take you beyond the gray, pseudo-3D look with seven sets of
- designer controls. Each professionally designed set includes a form
- background and a set of controls designed to match.
-
- VBXtasy controls are plug-compatible with the standard Visual Basic controls,
- so there is nothing new to learn.
-
- VBXtasy design sets include:
-
- Mahogany and Brass The mahogany and brass design set has a polished
- mahogany background with brass controls. Text in the
- controls may optionally be displayed with an engraved
- look.
-
- Brushed Aluminum The brushed aluminum design set has a brushed aluminum
- background with shiny black plastic controls.
-
- Mondo Rave The mondo rave design set has a swirly purple
- "psychedelic" background with yellow rubber controls.
-
- Human Resources The human resources design set has a sepia background
- peppered with ghostly human images. The controls float
- over the background, and appear to be made from clear
- Lucite.
-
- Azul The azul design set has a background resembling a sky
- with high clouds. The controls are a translucent, pale
- blue.
-
- Safari The safari design set has a sand-colored, nubby
- background. The controls are khaki colored and starkly
- simple.
-
- Chip The chip design set has a background resembling a
- printed circuit board. The controls appear to be made
- from various computer components, including memory chips
- and status lights.
-
- Features:
- * Automatic runtime detection and support for VGA, Super VGA and 24-bit
- (true color) systems
- * Intelligent palette handling
- * Support for all display resolutions
- * Backgrounds composed of seamless tiles to give maximum effect in minimum
- memory
- * Royalty free
-
- About AppRemove/VB & INI Edit
- =============================
-
- AppRemove/VB and INI Edit bundled together are a "buff and polish" kit for
- your Visual Basic application.
-
- AppRemove/VB analyzes the install disks created by the Application Setup
- Wizard and interactively creates an uninstall program.
-
- AppRemove/VB Features:
- * Intelligently deletes installed files
- * Removes items added to Program Manager groups
- * Provides descriptions of shared files that you can edit
- * Optionally, asks the end-user whether to remove a shared file
- * Explains to the end-user what the implications of their choices are
-
- INI Edit Features:
- * List, add, edit and delete sections and entries.
- * Automatic type conversion
- * View comma or space separated value as an array
- * Win.ini update event support
- * Royalty free
-
- Using the INI Edit control is easy; all operations are performed by accessing
- properties. To get the contents of the "Load" line in WIN.INI, for example,
- you would write the following:
-
- IniEdit1.FileName = "win.ini"
- IniEdit1.Section = "windows"
- IniEdit1.Entry = "load"
- contents$ = IniEdit1.Text
-
- INI Edit also offers the unique feature of viewing comma- or space-delimited
- entries as a list. Many INI entries, including the aforementioned Load line,
- are formatted as lists. If your Load line looked like this:
-
- Load = winfile.exe notepad.exe clock.exe
-
- Then you could use the INI Edit List property as follows:
-
- ? IniEdit1.List(0)
- winfile.exe
-
- ? IniEdit1.List(1)
- notepad.exe
-
- ? IniEdit1.List(2)
- clock.exe
-