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- J-Windows is a huge, previously unreleasd Amos extension designed to
- let you easily get at many of the interesting and useful parts of the
- operating system. The speed of the executables is the fastest seen yet from
- an Intuition extension and J-Windows supports just about every command
- you could possibly need, including an easy ListView, which is pretty
- impressive.
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- In English, this means WINDOWS, AGA graphics and proper WORKBENCH support.
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- J-Windows contains about two hundred new commands and is a 'PROPER'
- extension, not a set of procedures, though this is arguable since it does
- use procedures that you can create through Gadstools, not supplied.
- NB. You don't have to use Gadstols but it is easier & quicker if you do.
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- Full control of Workbench Windows. We're not talking Workbench look-
- a-like windows on AMOS screens, we're talking full, proper, multi-tasking,
- good-looking Intuition Windows and FAST.
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- Full control of Workbench screens, including AGA, HAM-8 all the other
- interesting varieties of screens you can't use on AMOS.
- This includes support for text (better than AMOS), drawing and changing
- palettes.
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- Proper gadgets to put in your windows. These are drawn and handled by
- Intuition and the extension - you just say where and when. By the way,
- these are MUCH easier to use than Interface gadgets.
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- Full support for menus.
- This includes checkable items, mutual exclude and hotkeys.
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- Supports the GadToolsBox program, which makes the design of complex
- user interfaces quick and easy. Using this, you can create a fully
- working set of screens and windows with nice gadgets, all working, without
- typing a line of code! Because coding in AMOS is so quick anyway, you will
- be able to write your program quicker than in almost any other language.
- How quick? The entire examples set for this extension was written in 3
- afternoons!
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- You can use the proper system file, font and screen requesters. In
- about 3 lines of code.
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- Replacement of the AMOS file handling system with a totally new one.
- This is faster (3-20 times faster...), and vastly more logical and
- efficient.
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- A new font handling system, to replace AMOS's bloody awful one.
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- Various assorted bug fixes for AMOS, including the equates system
- (which now works), and the Merge Ascii menu item which exhibited possibly
- the strangest bug I've EVER seen...
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- Commands allowing you to use exec lists. Don't know what this means? Enjoy.
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- Useful little utilities, such as the one that generates code letting
- you easily use procedures from the system libraries (sort of an ad hoc
- extension creator).
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- HUGE manual in AmigaGuide form, including 13 tutorials covering
- almost every aspect of the extension.
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- Examples of programs, most of which actually LOOK GOOD and DO USEFUL
- things. Bit of a break for normal AMOS extensions...
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- Obviously lots more...
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- What price does this piece of advanced super coding cost?
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- £50 ala' OS dev Kit? NO,
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- £20.00 err, not likely mate,
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- £15, too dear for F1, must be around
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- £9.99 then? Get the f*** outta here dudes
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- To you a measly £4.99 + postage direct from F1 Licenceware.
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- Credit card orders (Access/Visa/Mastercard) accepted.
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- *REQUIRES Wbench 2 or better and Amos Pro.
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- Contact: F1 Licenceware, 31, Wellington Rd, Exeter, Devon. EX2-9DU. England.
- Phone: (UK) 01392-493580
- Email: steve@f1lw.demon.co.uk
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- 'J-Windows, the most exciting Amos advancement since the Compiler'
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