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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Thank you for trying PMD.
About PMD
PM Designer(PMD) is a visual application development environment for OS/2
Presentation Manager that supports the graphical creation of GUI applications,
using your choice of compiler and class library.
This is the demo version of PMD 2.0. It is distributed solely for the purpose
of demonstrating the retail version of PMD. As such, it is not fully
functional. You can design forms and attach code to events and code sections,
but you cannot generate code using this version. Otherwise, it is the same as
the retail version.
There are 2 retail versions of PMD available. They are:
Base version
The Base version of PMD contains everything you need to start designing
applications visually. It, like the Professional version, requires the presence
of at least one of the IBM, Borland, Watcom, or MetaWare compilers and
toolsets, and includes the following components:
The PMD design environment.
VacNat Interface Classes(VIC) class library.
The full set of CUA '91 PM controls, plus a Timer control.
Full support for custom controls, and "plug in" code generators.
Online documentation.
Example programs and source code.
Professional version
The Professional version of PMD includes everything in the Base version, plus
the following components:
Control Designer and CTL development tools.
A toolkit for creating code generator DLL modules.
VIC class library source code.
Bitmap library.
Icon library.
Resource import tools, which are used to make PMD forms out of
existing RC files.
Note: In both of the above packages, the documentation for PMD and the VIC
class library is provided online. You can order printed manuals separately.
Please see the pricing information below.
Where to get a copy of PMD
PMD is available from OS/2 retailers such as Indelible Blue, Inc. You can also
order PMD direct from VacNat Software. If you wish to order PMD from an online
source, you can connect to the OS/2 Shareware BBS, and download the retail
version in the form of executable files that create installation diskette
images.
Look for CTL files and other generators in the OS2USER and OS2DF2 forums on
Compuserve and on the OS/2 Shareware BBS, or check the VacNat Web page at
http://www.tyrell.net/~jkelly. More items, as well as improvements to PMD
itself, are being developed all the time, so you should check these sites
every few weeks.
Pricing Information
The various components of PMD can be purchased separately. Prices for the
separate components are as follows:
PMD Design Environment $100 US
VIC Class library (no source code) $100 US
VIC Class library (incl. source code) $175 US
CTL and Generator Development Kits $60 US
The prices for the two combined packages are:
PMD Base Edition (described above) $120 US
PMD Pro Edition (described above) $200 US
Printed manuals $45 US
For a limited time...
Until December 31, 1995, you can order the Base version of PMD, and get all of
the components included in the Professional version for free. After that time,
users of the Base edition can order an upgrade package directly from VacNat
Software, to upgrade the Base edition to the Professional Edition.
Example programs
The example programs included in this package demonstrate the various features
of PMD and the VacNat Interface Classes library. To get an overview of what
each example program is for, start the example program, and press the F1 key.
License Agreement
Please see the included LICENSE.TXT file included with this package.
Contacting VacNat Software
We would like to hear any suggestions you may have regarding possible
improvements to PMD. If you have any questions or suggestions for us regarding
PMD, send us an e-mail at jkelly@tyrell.net, or 70572,1247 on CompuServe.
If you are interested in developing a code generator or CTL control library
for PMD, contact us at one of the above places. We will be glad to assist you
in your efforts.
Problem Reporting
If, during your evaluation of this product, you find any problems with it's
operation, use the file PMDPROB.TXT in the \DOC subdirectory under PMD's base
directory. We will attempt to rectify the problem as soon as possible, and
notify you of a fix for it.