guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum) (06/07/91)
I am glad to announce that STDWIN version 0.9.6 is now available for
anonymous ftp. I have placed copies of the tar image named
stdwin0.9.6.tar.Z on the following ftp sites:
site directory
uunet.uu.net tmp
hp4nl.nluug.nl pub/windows
mcsun.eu.net pub/windows
wuarchive.wustl.edu pub
In march I posted version 0.9.5 to alt.sources; I will post diffs to
that group as well.
What's New in STDWIN 0.9.6
==========================
This release is a temporary measure, needed primarily to support the
upcoming release 0.9.2 of the Python programming language. It is
still lacking complete and up-to-date documentation.
For those who are familiar with STDWIN 0.9.5, here is a summary of the
main changes in version 0.9.6 (of course, a number of bugs were also
fixed).
- Initialization is now separated in argument processing and actual
initialization.
- Scroll bars can be turned off with an option at window creation time.
- More inquiry functions, e.g., document size, window position.
- Filled and XOR mode drawing of circles and elliptical arcs.
- Polygon drawing (filled, outline and XOR).
- Color drawing.
- Modifier keys (control, shift, meta etc.) are passed in mouse events.
- Closing a window is now indicated by a separate event, WE_CLOSE.
- New event type WE_KEY reports non-ASCII keys and keys with modifiers.
To refresh your memory, here's a little blurb on STDWIN:
What Is STDWIN
==============
STDWIN (STanDard Window INterface -- similar to STDIO) is a simple
windowing interface for C programs, that is implemented on various
platforms. The "flagship" implementations support the Macintosh and
X11 windowing environments. The emphasis is on portability between
platforms and a simple interface to the application, not on getting
the maximum performance or functionality of one particular platform.
For a longer introduction, read the (still outdated) file Doc/ABOUT.
For more information on the Macintosh version, read Ports/mac/README.
For MS-DOS, read Ports/msdos/README.
Supported Platforms
===================
Currently, programs using STDWIN can be made to run on Unix under X11,
on alphanumeric terminals (using termcap -- obviously with some loss
of functionality), on the Apple Macintosh (using THINK C 4.0), or on
MS-DOS with a dumb display (using Microsoft C). I am working on
patches to get the Mac port running under MPW 3.x (which is quite
different in some respects from MPW 2.x); contact me if you need this
urgently. If you insist, I also have two versions for the Atari ST
(one for MWC and one for TurboC) that need a lot of dusting off, and
haven't been upgraded to all the lovely new features.
Copyright
=========
Copyright 1988, 1989, 1991 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
All Rights Reserved
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <guido@cwi.nl>
PS: Per tradition, I will be away (to USENIX, actually) for the coming
two weeks...