Info on the latest WDL/DMW/DLG release
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This directory contains the most recent releases of the Windows Development Library (WDL) and the associated demonstration programs.
The file WDLyyvv.ZIP contains the Comet Windows Development Library (WDL). Included in the WDL are USE files necessary to generate a "Windows aware" MTB application. A Comet application developed using these files can have the ability to create, display, and control Windows style Dialogs, Menus, and Controls using the MTB compiler.
The file DLGyyvv.ZIP contains sample MTB program source code that demonstrates many of the dialog/control features associated with the WDL.
The file DMWyyvv.ZIP contains sample MTB program source code that demonstrates additional miscellaneous features available in Comet for Windows.
Because the DLG, WDL, and DMW directories now include additional sub-directories, you must include the -d parameter when un-zipping to ensure that the original directory structure is restored.
Whats New:
10/13/08 - Version 0801 DLG - Demo's built with new CometWin DMW - Maintenance release WDL - CometWin Non-CometAnywhere compatibility changes
11/20/07 - Version 0701 DLG - Minor changes to dlg8 DMW - Added system time demo WDL - Various bug fixes (CosTabs.inc, CosWin.ibs)
05/04/06 - Version 0601 DLG - Minor changes to dlg8 & dlg12. Added HowTo suite (HTO) HTO demo HowTo8 has been improved to provide more functionality DMW - Added demo picker (color, file, & folder) programs (see contents.txt) WDL - Added support for new picker dialogs
01/10/05 - Version 0501 DLG - Updates to DlgDemo and Dlg10 to improve CometAnywhere use DMW - Paper sizing demo WDL - Automode dialogs and tabbed dialog support added
10/13/04 - Version 0404 DLG - Image.Ibs changes for CometAnywhere DMW - Maintenance release WDL - Misc. bug fixes
05/27/04 - Version 0403 DLG - New demo code for listbox and list control (Dlg0403.Txt)
DMW - Maintenance release
WDL - Maintenance release
02/24/04 - Version 0402 DLG - Added dialog caption bar icons and Enter key-Tab feature DMW - Maintenance release WDL - Support for above DLG features
02/17/04 - Version 0401 - PULLED FROM RELEASE
09/16/03 - Verison 0305 DLG - Cleaned up demos with CF flags for new controls DMW - New feature to retrieve Windows OS version WDL - Added CF flags so include file not needed by user program
07/25/03 - Verison 0304 DLG - Color dialogs and control (ColorDlg.Ibs), new easier dialog framework DMW - Maintenance release WDL - Added support for new DLG features
06/06/03 - Verison 0303 DLG - Added new dialog and control demos - COOL STUFF HERE! DMW - Maintenance release WDL - Added support for new dialog and control features
03/05/03 - Verison 0302 DLG - Added several (8) new demo dialogs - COOL STUFF HERE! DMW - Added demo's for editing large text blocks - ALSO COOL! WDL - Added support for new dialog controls
01/07/03 - Verison 0301
DLG - Added demo's for List and Date/Time picker controls
DMW - Maintenance release WDL - Added support for List and Date/Time picker controls
11/18/02 - Version 0202 WDL - Added support code for dat/time picker control DMW - Maintenance release DLG - Maintenance release
06/05/02 - Version 0201 DMW - Changed include files and added new HyperLink demo program DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Maintainence release
12/16/01 - Version 0102 DMW - Renamed (again) demo files. Fixed PtrDlg dll problem. DLG - More renaming. WDL - Maintainence release
09/04/01 - Version 0101 DMW - Renamed demo files DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Fixed a bug that affects Comet builds 293 and later
11/21/00 - Version 0004 DMW - New Min/Max demo program DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Fixed EditSetSel bugs and TRUE/FALSE compiler problems
10/09/00 - Version 0003 DMW - New ShellExecute mnemonic/MTBSERV fixes DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Maintainence release
06/12/00 - Version 0002 DMW - Wallpaper\GDI demonstration program DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Support files for Wallpaper\GDI functions
01/16/00 - Version 0001 DMW - Maintainence release DLG - Added picture croping, PlaySound and TabControl tests WDL - Added PlaySound, ScrollBar and TabControl functions
12/13/99 - Version 9904 DMW - Maintainence release DLG - Add variable (compile time) sizing to IMAGE program WDL - Maintainence release
08/23/99 - Version 9903 DMW - Ext. App. Interface support for Visual Basic DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Maintainence release
05/18/99 - Version 9902 DMW - New printer demo program DLG - Maintainence release WDL - Maintainence release
04/27/99 - Version 9901 DLG - New direct features DMW - New demo programs WDL - Maintainence release
12/18/98 - All new features require Comet98 version 244 or later.
Version 9811: Synchronized WDL/DLG/DMW release versions.
WDL/DLG - Added support for TreeView controls.
DMW - Demonstrates new QCRT mnemonic (Screen=cx,cy)
10/19/98 - All new features require Comet98 version 240 or later.
Version 9810: Synchronized WDL/DLG/DMW release versions.
WDL - Added functions for tool/status bar.
DLG - #DIRECT has test functions for tool/status bar.
DMW - #TOOLEXE has test functions for tool/status bar.
08/10/98 - All new features require Comet98 version 235 or later.
WDL9806 Support for new ShellExecute function.
DLG9805 #DIRECT program demonstrates new picture pushbutton feature.
DMW9804 Demonstrates new ShellExecute function, Added file upload capability
to #CATRANS, bug fix to #PTRFNT, bug fix to #PTRDLG.
06/24/98 - WDL9805 Maintenence Release. No significant feature changes.
DLG9804 Maintenence Release. No significant feature changes.
DMW9804 Changes to DES demo programs dealing with initial (FF). Added
additional lower resolution bitmap (PWMARK16) for PWMARK DES to support
300 dpi printers. Added DES program PTRFNT to allow automatic selection
of system fonts 0, 1, or 2 during printer open.
05/19/98 - Update to WDL, DLG and DMW directories. This is the stuff that was used
for demonstrations at the developers conference. All sources from now
on will be released in text file format only. The Comet COPY program
can be used to generate CED compatible files.
IMPORTANT: Due to a misunderstanding, the specification for printer font
height as specified through an MTB program (lfHeight$ = ) was using 10ths
of a point instead of 20ths. This has been corrected and requires code that
specified 10ths to be changed to 20ths and the use of an updated version
of COSP (COSP231x.ZIP). Please note changes made to demo programs in the
DMW directory.
Current release versions:
WDL9804.ZIP
DLG9803.ZIP
DMW9802.ZIP
COSP231x.ZIP (Until release of C98231)
02/24/98 - Introduced another directory that will contain miscellaneous windows
only demo programs. The DMW (Demo-Windows)directory has been created to
avoid confusion by separating general purpose demo programs from the
dialog/control programs that normally reside in the DLG directory.
- A new "metafile" feature has been added for dialog/control program
developers that will cause commands to be cashed for faster display
times. Check out changes to "DIRECT" in the DLG directory and new
test programs "MFTEST" in the DMW directory.
02/04/98 - 504.224/Comet98.224 Maintenance Release. A few added features plus the fix to a bug intoduced in the 224 release.
12/17/97 - Maintenance Release to eliminate confusion regarding newly add "CED" directories. If you want to continue using CED to edit your Windows source code then download the files WDL9707C.ZIP and DLG9707C.ZIP. If you want to use a plain text file editor then download WDL9707T.ZIP and DLG9707T.ZIP.
09/10/97 - Windows printer support - "DIRECT" program (formally "ONWIN") demonstrates new capabilities: Changing "View" window font changing control font displaying bitmaps in a static control Note: see new WDL9706 for additional features. - Current and previous Document files can be found in the "DOCS"
sub-directory of of the WDL and DLG directories.
06/23/97 - New program "DLGDEMO" manages other demonstration programs.
- Programs changed to use "WDL" instead of "COS" directory.
04/18/97 - New version of WDL and Demo programs for use with 32 bit COSW 504.207.
