Visual PRO/5 Features

Device Support

• SYSWINDOW character interface window device
• SYSGUI graphical interface window device
• Support for Windows Print Manager and direct access to Windows printers via the SYSPRINT device
• Plotter support provides world coordinates, relative and absolute positioning, X and Y offsets, draws lines, rectangles, polygons, arcs, and text for many plotters and printers

Windows Controls and Features

• Powerful business controls-Grid, Tab, INPUTE, INPUTN
• Greater control of Status Bar
• Standard Windows Message Box display with MSGBOX()
• Print Preview program handles report display, print queuing, and Windows printing options
• Window, Child Window, TXEDIT Custom Edit, Push Button, Radio Button, Checkbox, Group Box, Scroll Bar, Image, List Box, List Button, List Edit, Menu, Static Text, Tool Button

Tools

• ResBuilder Windows resource editor
• GUIBuilder programming workbench reduces programming of event loops, resource management, and combining code with controls
• ResCompiler ASCII-to-binary (BRC) resource file compiler
• Configurator easy configuration file builder
• DDBuilder data dictionary editor

Verbs

• Clipboard verbs allow Visual PRO/5 applications to support the Windows Clipboard
• SETOPTS Byte 7, bit $02$ keeps SYSGUI channels open after a BEGIN

Functions

• SENDMSG() expands communication with windows and controls
• Clipboard functions allow Visual PRO/5 applications to support the Windows Clipboard
• Resource functions provide information about resource files-RESGET(), RESFIRST(), RESINFO(), RESNEXT()
• CVT() converts integers between pixel, character, and semicharacter formats
• MENUINFO() provides information about a SYSGUI menu
• NOTICE() returns a Notify event string
• NOTICETPL() provides a Notify event string template
• Runtime Windows functions-WINFIRST(), WININFO(), WINNEXT()
• CTRL() function Values 15 and 16 retrieve the background and foreground control colors

Mnemonics
Windows mnemonics provide dynamic control of Windows applications New mnemonics for Visual PRO/5 20 increase control over an expanded feature set:

• 'BO', 'EO' enhance transparency control mnemonics for the SYSPRINT device
• 'FONT' increases Windows character set support
• 'WINFONT' sets the font for the contents of a window
• 'HELP' provides full access to the Windows Help system
• 'TRAP', 'RELEASE' allow mouse trapping for drag-and-drop support
• 'SETCURSOR' supports new cursor types, including animated cursors
• 'CLRTITLE' clears titles from windows and controls by window or control ID
• 'CLRTYPE' clears titles from windows and controls by window or control type
• 'IMAGELIST' and 'ILISTDEL' support image lists

Events
Complete set of events to interact with Windows application interfaces:

• Notify events manage behavior of grid, tab, INPUTE/INPUTN, list button, list edit, and edit controls
• Click event allows list edit, list item, and list button to distinguish between click and double-click events
• Activation events trigger when user switches to the application
• System Color Change event reports system color changes

Window and Control Options

• TOOL WINDOW creates a floating toolbar window
• PASSHOMEDEL passes and keys as Keypress Notify events
• MANAGE SYSCOLOR handles SYSCOLOR change requests
• NOWRAP prevents text wrapping
• CLIENT EDGE creates a recessed 3-D edge around a control or child window
• RAISED EDGE creates a raised 3-D edge around a control or child window

Utilities

• _enumwin creates a program that generates a template definition and assignment of the current window and its controls
• _enumres creates a program that generates a template definition and assignment of a BRC resource file's windows and controls
• profbbx aids developers in optimizing their code When combined with a time stamped SETTRACE output file, _profbbx can identify performance bottlenecks due to slow or inefficient code via a comprehensive set of timings and statistics
• _enumwin creates a program that generates a template definition and assignment of the current window and its controls
• _enumres creates a program that generates a template definition and assignment of a BRC resource file's windows and controls

Platform Availability

For a detailed listing of all the Visual PRO/5 ports available for the Windows operating system, see the Product Availability List. View the readme, relnotes, and product announcement for a specific Visual PRO/5 version.

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