From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,253af2cf1423243d,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-13 12:36:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!cleanfeed.casema.net!leda.casema.net!isdnet!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "David Botton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: GWindows Announcement Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:34:51 -0400 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1000409759 11967 137.194.161.2 (13 Sep 2001 19:35:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 19:35:59 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-pair-Authenticated: 63.161.15.130 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:13066 Date: 2001-09-13T15:34:51-04:00 Announcing the first beta release of GWindows The Ada 95 Win32 RAD Framework September 13, 2001 GWindows, the Professional Open Source Ada 95 Win32 RAD Framework, introduces for the first time to Ada programming a comprehensive rapid application development framework spanning GUI, Database and Active X integration. It brings AdaPower ;-) to programming domains that up until now are dominated by VB and Delphi. GWindows includes extensive bindings to the Windows GUI including support for common controls and dialogs, printing, and owner drawn extensions to controls. In addition, GWindows adds a number of new controls, keyboard support, multiple models of event handling, Active X controls, support for creating dialogs and windows from resource files, dynamic garbage collected windows, Window docking, non-GUI bindings, database support, _database bound controls_, and much more! GWindows builds as either ANSI or UNICODE (a first for Ada!) for internationalization and performance boosts on Windows NT, 2000, and XP. GWindows is tightly integrated with GNATCOM, the Ada 95 COM/DCOM/COM+ Development Framework and Tools opening every facet of the Windows platforms to Ada 95 development. Never again will the cries be heard, "but there are no bindings" on the Windows platform! GWindows is designed to take advantage of Ada's unique combination of features rich typing mechanisms. It is not a think binding to an underlying C interface, but a complete framework that takes advantage of Ada at every level. GWindows is already being used for production products by large companies to small personal projects. The final release of GWindows will follow the beta period. During the beta period bug fixes, if any will be made available and reported on the mailing list. GWindows is being made available under the GNAT modified GNU GPL used by GNAT's runtime library making it availble for use in both GPL and proprietary applications. For more information on GWindows, to view the on-line documentation, and to download the product, please visit http://www.adapower.com/gwindows. Tutorials for GWindows are available at: http://www.adapower.com/gwindows/user_guide.html Information on the public version of GNATCOM can be found at http://www.adapower.com/gnatcom. Professional support for GNATCOM is available from Ada Core Technologies, Inc. Please contact report@gnat.com for a no-cost GNATCOM evaluation package. David Botton Email: David@Botton.com Web: http://www.adapower.com