========================================================================== Designer Widgets (TM) * DEMO * Custom Controls for Visual Basic Version 1.00 (C) Copyright 1994 by Sheridan Software Systems, Inc. 35 Pinelawn Road Melville, N.Y. 11747 USA Voice (516) 753-0985 Fax (516) 753-3661 BBS (516) 753-5452 ========================================================================== ------------------------ How to Use This Document ------------------------ To view README.TXT on screen in Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. To print README.TXT, open it in Windows Write, Microsoft Word, or another word processor. Then select the entire document and format the text in 10-point Courier before printing. ======== Contents ======== Part Description ---- ----------- 1 About Designer Widgets 2 Notes on Running the Demo Program ========================================= Part 1 - About Designer Widgets ========================================= Designer Widgets consists of three custom controls to provide state-of-the-art interfaces much like the interfaces found in most of today's hottest commercial Windows applications. The custom controls are: The Dockable Toolbar: ===================== The Dockable Toolbar control lets you create floating toolbars of buttons that the user can dock (attach) to the top, sides or bottom of an MDI form. In addition, when toolbars are not docked, the user can resize and reshape the floating toolbar as needed. This gives your users the flexibility to customize their work area to suit his or her working habits. Creating toolbars is as simple as placing a Dockable Toolbar control on a form and using the Toolbar Designer to drag the buttons onto the toolbar and assign button attributes. The Dockable Toolbar control also features ToolTips, when the mouse stops over a button, a small balloon help style box will appear with text describing each button, just like some of Microsofts new apps such as Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0. The Index Tab Custom Control: ============================= The Index Tab control lets you design efficient dialogs using the index tab metaphor to group controls just like in Microsoft Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, and other new Microsoft apps. The tabs can be positioned at the top, bottom, or at the sides of the control. Each tab can have multiline text and even include a picture. During design time, jut place an Index Tab control on your form. Then, using the mouse, select the tab you want to place controls on, then start placing them directly on that tab. When you are done, select another tab and the Index Tab will give you a clear new tab to put controls on. FormFX: ======= The FormFX custom control gives you total control over the appearance and behavior of your forms. With it you can make your forms 3D, display a picture in the caption, change the caption height, assign different pictures to the control box and min/max buttons, and much more. You can also restrict the forms movement or size or keep it Always on Top just to name a few more features. FormFX can give you the same look and feel of tomorrows new operating systems today! ========================================== Part 2 - Notes on running the demo program ========================================== This ZIP file contains the following files: SSDESDEM.EXE The Designer Widgets Demo execeutable file. SSDOCKTB.VBX Designer Widgets Dockable Toolbar Custom Control. SSIDXTAB.VBX Designer Widgets Index Tab Custom Control. SSFORMFX.VBX Designer Widgets FormFX Custom Control. THREED.VBX Three-D Custom Control. README.TXT This text file. To run the demo program, install all the above files in a single directory then run the program SSDESDEM.EXE. To run the program, either select 'Run' from the 'File' menu in Program Manager, or double-click on the filename in File Manager.