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- Message-ID: <765367d8254345t11@roofus.ann-arbor.mi.us>
- Date: Saturday, 23 January 1993 22:51:26 EST
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- From: "Tim Triemstra" <empath@ais.org>
- Organization: Empath Software
- References: <1993Jan23.030119.3861@engr.uark.edu>
- Subject: Re: C++ text mode windowing packages (Summary)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
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- In <1993Jan23.030119.3861@engr.uark.edu>, hbj@engr.uark.edu (Bernard Johnson) wrote:
- >Zortech C++ Window Library
- >--------------------------
- > File: Commercial
- >Version: ??
- > Price: ?? (comes with Zortech C++)
- >
- >* I only compiled the sample source code for a couple of program. It had
- > very simple looking windows.
-
- From my experience with the Zortech libraries, they are essentially only good
- for research purposes. Although it is feasable to write a good application
- with them (the Zortech install program was written with it and appears quite
- nice with no apparent bugs) but the code is EXTREMELY cryptic for general
- use. I guess the biggest problem is that the code is interdependant - fully.
- IE: It is very hard to use a formatting command without dragging in half
- a block worth of other code. It really doesn't seem worth the hassle.
-
- However, this review is from a v3.04 user with 3.1 coming in the mail. I've
- been told by people that the 3.1 Class libraries are much better documented
- and slightly rewritten (I'm not sure in what way however.)
-
- This is just a little more opinionated info I thought I might feed into the
- hulk known as the net - maybe someone will disagree and tell me how to better
- use the product that I've already paid for....
-
- Tim.
-
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- | When the end comes, there will be two men standing: |
- | Me, and the guy I gotta kill. - Gosh I'm EVIL |
- ------ Tim Triemstra ------------- empath@ais.org -----
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