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- 3DCTRL -- A driver for Ken Levy's GENSCRNX
- Version 1.0b
-
- (C) 1995 Jason Landry
-
- COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
- ---------------------
- All files contained in 3DCTRL are provided 'as is'
- without warranty of any kind. In no event shall its authors,
- contributors, or distributors be liable for any damages.
- You are free to use 3DCTRL without charge in any manner you see fit,
- provided the program is not used in a commercial application. You
- may, however, use 3DCTRL free of charge in applications developed
- as a consultant for specific organizations.
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- Ever since the introduction of GENSCRNX by Ken Levy, FoxPro has never
- been the same. If you have never used GENSCRNX, LEARN IT (of course,
- with Visual FoxPro 3.0 in the near future, it may not be as important).
- I can't say enough about it. If you already use it, you know what I
- mean. If you don't use it, simply run the included STUFF.SPR and take
- a look at what you're missing.
-
- 3DCTRL is a driver program for GENSCRNX that turns ordinary, vanilla
- checkboxes and radio buttons into modern, MS-Office style controls.
- Used in conjunction with the 3D driver, your FoxPro screens command
- a very appealing interface, hiding the fact that Microsoft should have
- upgraded FoxPro long ago <g>.
-
-
- Using 3DCTRL
- ------------
-
- Using 3DCTRL is simple. Place the line
-
- *:SCXDRV5 3DCTRL
-
- In the setup snippet of any screens, BEFORE any SCXDRV5 3D lines.
- The rest is automatic. Any radios/checkboxes on that screen will
- be transformed into stylish, attractive controls. Please note
- that the included bitmaps must be in your program's path or included
- in your project.
-
- Other Directives
- ----------------
-
- There are three directives.
-
- *:3DCTRL OFF
-
- Placed in the comment snippet of a check box or radio button, this
- directive will cause 3DCTRL to ignore this object and not generate the
- controls for it.
-
- *:3DCTRLBMP bmpfile
-
- Placed in the comment snippet of a check box or radio button, this
- directive will use an alternative set of bitmaps for the controls.
- You must have three bitmaps; bmpfile1.bmp bmpfile2.bmp and bmpfile3.bmp.
- The first file is the control turned "ON," the second, "OFF" and the third,
- "ON" but disabled.
-
-
- *:3DCTRLTYPE Multi
-
- Turns a set of radio buttons into a multi-select single-variable read.
- Each option is stored as a bit in the NUMERIC variable indicated.
- See SAMPLE.APP for more useful demo.
-
- Other Goodies
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-
- Unlike the standard FoxPro radio button, you can turn enable and disable
- individual buttons in a radio set, using standard SHOW GET var,1 DISABLE.
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