guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum) (06/10/91)
Archive-name: unix/terminal/stdwin/1991-06-07 Archive: wuarchive.wustl.edu:/pub/stdwin0.9.6.tar.Z [128.252.135.4] Original-posting-by: guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum) Original-subject: STDWIN 0.9.6 available for anonymous ftp Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) 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 For a longer introduction, read the (still outdated) file Doc/ABOUT.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... -- comp.archives file verification wuarchive.wustl.edu -rw-rw-r-- 1 3007 archive 424657 Jun 7 07:20 /pub/stdwin0.9.6.tar.Z found stdwin ok wuarchive.wustl.edu:/pub/stdwin0.9.6.tar.Z