Short: New datatypes.library, V45.3, + AREXX + DTConvert Author: GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de (Roland Mainz) Uploader: GISBURN w-specht rhein-ruhr de (Roland Mainz) Type: util/libs Replaces: util/libs/dtypeslib452.LhA Architecture: m68k-amigaos New "datatypes.library", V45.3 This project replaces the old datatypes.library V40.6 from CBM. NOTE: This is a "Preview"-Release, many things (like the example code) are currently unter construction (except the library itself; it's finished). V45.3 now re-implements the AREXX function host with an extended interface, and now contains the "DTConvert" (DataTypes converter, like GIF -> IFF ACBM or CDXL -> IFF FILM etc.) utility ! Features: - Fully backwards compatible: The datatypes.library V45 has the same interface as V40/V39, old applications won't have problems with this update. - Speed. The new datatypes.library is a little bit faster than the original. On request, a 020-version wouuld be possible. - Bug-Fixes: datatypes.library V45 fixes all bugs I knew about the datatypes.library V40.6. - Extended interface: The new datatypes.library introduces new features in the datatypes system: - Tools: You can define a set of tools for each datatype. A DT browser like "GMultiView" is able to present the list of tools in a menu/dock/etc., and is able to launch them. For example, you're viewing a C source, you're able to launch CED from the tools menu. - Image: The datatypes.library V45 includes the docs how to handle a datatype like an image within applications and/or other subclasses. - Descriptor list: Applications are now able to access the datatypes global descriptor list in a system-friedly way. - AREXX interface: A backwards-compatible and extended interface Many other features have been added to make things using datatypes easier. - The distribution comes with full development environment (includes,fd's,pragmas etc.) for SAS/C and some examples "How to use the new interface". Note: You need the original CBM 3.1 includes (like from the Amiga Developers CD V1.1) to create the new ones (#?.pch files and SAS/C "spatch" included). ---- Bye, Roland P.S.: Following was cut from an aminet "weekly-uploads" mail: | Please rate all the programs you | download. To do so, send to aminet-server@wuarchive.wustl.edu : | RATE | where is the file you want to judge and is a mark from 0..10 | with 10 being the best. You can rate several programs in one mail, but | don't rate your own programs. Example: RATE dev/gui/mui23usr.lha 8