dtypeslib453

Short:        New datatypes.library, V45.3, + AREXX + DTConvert
Author:       GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de (Roland Mainz)
Uploader:     GISBURN w-specht rhein-ruhr de (Roland Mainz)
Type:         util/libs
Replaces:     util/libs/dtypeslib452.LhA
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

New "datatypes.library", V45.3

This project replaces the old datatypes.library V40.6 from CBM.

NOTE: This is a "Preview"-Release, many things (like the example code) are currently unter construction
(except the library itself; it's finished).

V45.3 now re-implements the AREXX function host with an extended interface,
and now contains the "DTConvert" (DataTypes converter, like GIF -> IFF ACBM or CDXL -> IFF FILM etc.) 
utility !

Features:
- Fully backwards compatible: The datatypes.library V45 has the same interface as V40/V39,
  old applications won't have problems with this update.

- Speed. The new datatypes.library is a little bit faster than the original. On request,
  a 020-version wouuld be possible.

- Bug-Fixes: datatypes.library V45 fixes all bugs I knew about the datatypes.library V40.6.

- Extended interface:
  The new datatypes.library introduces new features in the datatypes system:
  - Tools: You can define a set of tools for each datatype.
           A DT browser like "GMultiView" is able to present the list of tools in a
           menu/dock/etc., and is able to launch them.

           For example, you're viewing a C source, you're able to launch CED from the
           tools menu.

  - Image: The datatypes.library V45 includes the docs how to handle a datatype
           like an image within applications and/or other subclasses.

  - Descriptor list: Applications are now able to access the datatypes global descriptor
           list in a system-friedly way.

  - AREXX interface: A backwards-compatible and extended interface

  Many other features have been added to make things using datatypes easier.

- The distribution comes with full development environment (includes,fd's,pragmas etc.) for SAS/C and
  some examples "How to use the new interface".

  Note: You need the original CBM 3.1 includes (like from the Amiga Developers CD V1.1) to create the new ones
  (#?.pch files and SAS/C "spatch" included).


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Bye,
Roland

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