CRC Tool Version 1.0 Release Notes

This is the production release for a Class-Responsibility-
Collaboration (CRC) Object-Oriented Design Tool, CRC Tool. This 
release has the basic functionality to do responsibility driven 
design as described in Designing Object-Oriented Software by 
Wirfs-Brock, Wilkerson and Wiener.

The Win32 version of this program requires the ctl3d32.dll to be 
installed in the system directory. The winnt directory contains 
the file for Windows NT 3.5. The win31 directory contains the 
file for Windows 3.1. To run the Win32 version of CRC Tool under 
Windows 3.1 requires Win32s 1.2 or later. This can be obtained 
from Compuserve or from ftp.microsoft.com on the Internet. The 
Windows 3.1 version of this program does not use the ctl3d.dll 
to create a 3-D look, since it was found to be incompatible.

This program is offered as shareware. This program is not 
freeware. Pricing for CRC Tool 1.0 is $40 for an individual 
license. A corporate license is $200.

Contact Stan Mitchell with input regarding problems or requests 
for this program at:
phone:		(206)-277-6007
e-mail:		stanm@users.compumedia.com.
US mail:	Stan Mitchell
		3107 Smithers Ave S
		Renton, WA 98055

Known problems:
  an anemic help file
  inconsistent keyboard accelerators in dialogs
  not all controls in dialogs have accelerators
  the only way to select which subsystems or classes to print is 
by page number
  redraw of views is not optimized
  there is no way to get from Responsibility View to System View 
and vice versa via the keyboard

Features to be added as time permits:
  page numbers on print out
  commands to expand and contract the hierarchical tree in the 
System View list
  collaboration graphs
  undo delete
  exception handling
  save views and window status for a design on close
  merge input design files
  option to display WYSIWYG size cards with scrollbars in card 
views
  consistency check; e.g. contracts have responsibilities, 
contracts have clients, abstract classes don't inherit from 
concrete classes, etc.
  selection of classes and subsystems for printing of cards
  statistics/cross-reference: e.g. what classes use a given 
contract, etc.
  hypertext design document in html output format
  hypertext design document in winhelp rtf format
  drag 'n drop between all views
  add font selection, card size, line height, and print backs 
option to print preview toolbar
  write design to a database
  provide scripting language to extract information from design
  code generation for Smalltalk and C++
(Comments on the prioritization of features are welcome)


Differences between 16 and 32 bit versions of 
CRC Tool:

1. 32-bit version supports long filenames.
2. 32-bit version under Win32s does not work with all printer 
drivers, e.g. HP 520.
3. 16-bit version does not have 3-D look on controls in dialogs.

Installation:

For Windows NT
1. Create a directory for CRC Tool.
e.g.
md c:\crctool

2. Use pkunzip to unzip the crctol32.zip file into the directory 
created.
e.g.
cd c:\crctool
pkunzip -d a:crctol32.zip

3. Use program manager to create a new group and an icon for CRC 
Tool.

4. If necessary, copy the winnt\ctl3d32.dll to the 
winnt\system32 directory.
e.g.
copy c:\crctool\winnt\ctl3d32.dll c:\winnt\system32



For Window 3.1 (16-bit version)
1. Create a directory for CRC Tool.
e.g.
md c:\crctool

2. Use pkunzip to unzip the crctol16.zip file into the directory 
created.
e.g.
cd c:\crctool
pkunzip a:crctol16.zip

3. Use program manager to create a new group and an icon for CRC 
Tool.



For Window 3.1 (32-bit version)
1. Obtain and install Win32s 1.2 or later.

2. Follow steps 1-3 of Windows NT installation

3. If necessary, copy the win31\ctl3d32.dll to the 
windows\system directory.
e.g.
copy c:\crctool\win31\ctl3d32.dll c:\windows\system


For Windows 95 Beta (untested)
Follow instructions for Windows NT.
If Windows 95 version is 4 or greater the ctl3d32.dll should not 
be necessary.