///////////////////// // What is it? // ///////////////////// PTools is a set of components and experts that help the designer develop an application without the need for coding. This is version 1.2. ///////////////////// // Installation // ///////////////////// Installation is divided into two parts - Installing the complete set of components. - Or, installing a single component. Installing the complete set of components and experts: ====================================================== This is the preferred method, because you will make use of all the capabilities of the software. Some of the components are better installed as a set, like TWavePlay and TWavePause. In order to install the complete set you need to do the following steps: 1. Copy all files with the extension DCU, DFM, DCR in a single directory. 2. Start Delphi. In the Options menu, select Install Components item. A dialog with the list of installed components will shows. 3. Click on the Add button, a dialog will show. 4. In this dialog enter the PTOOLREG.DCU name, or use the browse button to find it. 5. Click on the OK button, then Delphi will start installing the components and the experts. 6. You are done. Now you can explore software using the sample project. Installing a single component: ============================== If you don’t need all the components, or just want to check each one at a time, you can install a component singly. To install a single component follow the next steps for each component: 1. Do as mentioned in steps 1 to 3 above. 2. Then instead of entering PTOOLREG.DCU enter the file name corresponding to the component to be installed. The following table shows the component name and the file name containing the needed parts of that component. Component File to Additional Files needed install ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THyperTxt HTxtReg HyperTxt, MsgDlgU, StrTool THyperImage HImgReg HyperImage, HImageEd, MsgDlgU, Action, ActDef, WavePly, StrTool THyperArea HAreaReg HyprArea, HAreaEd, Action, ActDef, MsgDlgU, WavePly, TWavePlay WavePly TWavePause WavePaus WavePly TfxLabel fxLbl TBookMark BookMark Expert File to install -------------------------------------- Component Settings CompINI Project Thumbnails ProjView Note: All files have DCU extention ///////////////////// // What's New // ///////////////////// I have added a property to TWavePlay and events to THyperTxt components. - WavePlay has a WorkDir property. If you want to include the wave files in a subdirectory you might have added the subdirectory name to the WaveName property, but now you can put the subdirectory name in a separate property. - THyperTxt has been improved in three maners. Hyper word has a separate font property. Also, I have added two new events OnOverWord and OnWordClick. These two events will give programmers control over the behavior of the component if the built-in default actions are not enough. ///////////////////// // Contact Info // ///////////////////// By E-Mail: 102636.3002@compuserve.com By Mail (till May 1996) Waheed Al-Shahnan 30 Severance Cir. Apt 401 Cleveland Hts, OH 44118 or (after May 1996) Waheed Al-Sayer P.O.Box 7334, Hawally, Kuwait 32093 KUWAIT