al@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Alan M Lesgold) (04/20/91)
I am looking for a solid common lisp package that will run under MS Windows 3. I want to connect it via DDE or some similar level of capability to a Smalltalk program. An OS/2 Lisp would probably also do quite well. A DOS version that is hacked to not crash under windows would not be sufficient because I actively want to use Windows features. Any help will be appreciated. --Alan Lesgold FAX: 412-624-9149
vjk@sps.com (Vince Kovarik) (04/22/91)
In article <117768@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, al@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Alan M Lesgold) writes: > I am looking for a solid common lisp package that will run under MS > Windows 3. I want to connect it via DDE or some similar level of > capability to a Smalltalk program. An OS/2 Lisp would probably also do > quite well. A DOS version that is hacked to not crash under windows > would not be sufficient because I actively want to use Windows features. There is a LISP available from Raindrop Software called Software Engineer that I have been using for about a month. It is not quite "common" but has some *VERY* impressive hooks into windows. Window creation, alteration, menu definition, call backs, etc. are all available as LISP functions. For example: (setf my-wind (createwindow "MEDIAWND" :STYLE (logior WS_OVERLAPPED WS_VSCROLL) :X 300 :Y 50 :DX 200 :DY 300 :CMDSHOW SW_NORMAL :CAPTION "My Window")) creates an overlapped window, initially exposed, at the coordinates shown, with the title "My Window". The CREATEWINDOW function returns the W3.0 handle for the window created. So, my-wind contains the handle which could be subsequently used for other messages to the window using the SENDMESSAGE function or other hi-level functions. Connecting a call-back function is equally simple. If you call-back function (also defined in LISP) is MY-CB, it is hooked into my-wind as follows, (hookmediawnd my-wind 'MY-CB) In all, if you prefer LISP or simply want to prototype and/or develop Windows applications in a much more civil manner, Software Engineer is an outstanding package. Now for some caveats: As I said, it's not quite "common" however it does have most of the important features (i.e. the backquote reader macro and defmacro). Also present are catch and throw, unwind-protect and format, however, are not currently available but due in a release later this year. The file I/O needs a little more work (no file-position function) but I have been told this is being developed also. The first release has some rough edges (i.e. problems with some functions not working correctly) but, with a little more improvement it will be a dynamite package. The particulars: The package is called "Software Engineer" The company is: Raindrop Software Suite 105 845 E. Arapaho Richardson, TX 75081 214-234-2611 Hope this provides what you're looking for..... If anyone has some more detailed questions, e-mail to the address above. Vince Kovarik