Category : C++ Source Code
Archive   : GUILIB20.ZIP
Filename : README.1ST

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README.1ST
GUI_LIB Library for Borland C++ and Turbo C++
Version 2.0

(c) Copyright 1993 - David S. Reinhart Associates
(717) 284-3736
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Congratulations! You have just received one of the finest graphics
libraries available for use with Borland C++ and Borland's Turbo C++
compilers. Using the GUI library will enable you to create
graphic based applications to run in DOS just as easily as creating
text based applications. The objects included in the library are all
familiar objects, found in many commercially available software
packages. They include pushbuttons, icons, text entry fields, and
bitmaps to name just a few. Some of the features in this library are
found nowhere else! Now you can harness the power and intuitiveness
of the Graphic User Interface for use in your applications. From
paint programs to databases, all of your programs can benefit from
the use of graphics.

New to this version of the library are:

- 256 color graphics capabilities
- Bitmap class
- Checkbox class
- Radio button class
- Sound queue class
- Mouse class
- Editors for creating 16 and 256 color bitmaps
- Editor for creating 256 color button and icon images

If you are familiar with version 1.0 of this library you should
definitely check out the documentation of these new classes.
Also, the demo program provided has been updated to preview these
new classes. To compile and run the demo code follow the instruct-
ions at the beginning of the DEMO.CPP file.

Source code has also been made available with this version. Please
see the file REGISTER.DOC for information on prices for source
for the library as well as the editors included in this package.


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* You can place the files included in this package into any directory *
* you please, however, I would stronly recommend that the EDITORS.ZIP *
* file be unpacked into a directory of its own. *
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