murphy@pur-phy (William J. Murphy) (11/19/88)
Lately, I have found myself writing code in Turbo Pascal that creates windows scrolling displays and graphics stuff for the IBM-PC. However much I may like my routines, I know that such things as overlapping windows won't work with them without handling the exceptions for bringing a window to the front etc. I have been thinking about how to program my own set of menus and interaction with the keyboard, but I am realizing this will take a lot of time. Question: Does there exists a Public domain package (Turbo Pascal Unit) that handles windowing and menus and keyboard interfaces? I am interested in having the source code available also. I know that Microsoft windows and Desqview and bookoo other libraries exist for programmer's to use, but I don't have the $$ to buy them. I also have not been following comp.sources.ibm.pc so I don't know if such a thing has been posted. Well, just a thought, please don't start up a flame war over Windows Desqview and the like. If you have something, Please let me know how to get to it. Thanks, Bill Murphy murphy@newton.physics.purdue.edu
kirsch@braggvax.arpa (David Kirschbaum) (11/19/88)
I'd suggest (in SIMTEL20's pd2:<msdos.turbopas> one of the wndw30.arc, wndw40.arc, and the qwik%%.arc packages (different versions for different Turbo Pascal editions). Nice turbo source, everything you ever wanted for windowing (kinda). David Kirschbaum Toad Hall kirsch@braggvax.ARPA
mike@raven.BV.TEK.COM (Mike Ewan) (11/22/88)
In article <1650@pur-phy> murphy@newton.physics.purdue.edu (William J. Murphy) writes: > >Question: Does there exists a Public domain package (Turbo Pascal Unit) that > handles windowing and menus and keyboard interfaces? I am interested > in having the source code available also. > Well... It's not PD but the Database Tool Box from Borland has what your looking for. Most of the "Tool Box" products from Borland have little goodies tucked away in them. The DB Tool Box has a windows unit, a menu unit, and a pretty sophisticated line editor included. I think the list price is $69.99, but it can be had for less at some of the discount SW houses. -- Michael Ewan ucbvax...\ Tektronix Inc. decvax....\ (503) 627-6468 uw-beaver.... >!tektronix!nesa!raven!mike mike@raven.TELCOM.TEK.COM uunet..../