Sheridan Introduces Designer Widgets 2.0

The Most Powerful Controls Ever For Toolbars, Tabs, Notebooks and Forms

August 10, 1995 - Melville, NY. Sheridan Software Systems, Inc., introduces
the power and performance of Designer Widgets 2.0, a set of Sheridan
Reusable Components, designed to allow developers to create
state-of-the-art interfaces for their Windows-based applications easily
and with great flexibility. As Sheridan Reusable Components, Designer
Widgets 2.0 includes version 3 Visual Basic Custom Controls (.VBX) and 16-
and 32-bit OLE Controls developed and maintained from a single common code
base. Designer Widgets 2.0 is loaded with enhanced interface controls,
including Dockable Toolbar, the Notebook Control, IndexTabs and FormFX.
Designer Widgets 2.0 has a Manufacturer's Suggested List Price of $139.

Dockable Toolbar:

The Designer Widgets 2.0 Dockable Toolbar control lets you create floating
toolbars of buttons that the user can dock to the top, sides, or bottom of
a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) form. When toolbars are not docked,
users can resize and reshape the floating palette as needed, giving users
the flexibility to customize their work area. Creating toolbars of
multiple buttons is as simple as placing a Dockable Toolbar control on a
form and using the Toolbar Layout Editor to set the number of buttons and
assign button attributes. Designer Widgets 2.0 also includes a Toolset
Bitmap Editor that makes designing sets of buttons easy.

Designer Widgets 2.0 now gives you the ability to place other controls such
as combo boxes or labels on the Dockable Toolbar. All the properties that
you can define for a button like the ToolTip to display or a description
for your status bar can easily be defined for each child control on the
toolbar as well. In addition, the Toolbar Floating property gives you the
ability to have a toolbar float even if the toolbar is not used on an MDI
form. The Toolbar Orientation property allows you to place a toolbar
vertically or horizontally oriented on any form, making it possible to
align the toolbar to the left, right, top or bottom of your form.
Collections have been added to the Toolset, Tool and Button properties,
taking full advantage of new host syntax.

IndexTabs:

The IndexTab control lets you design efficient dialogs using the index tab
metaphor to group collections of related options. With this control you
can effectively present several screens' worth of data in the space of one
screen, extending a metaphor that is familiar to all users -- the index
card! With labeled tabs neatly presented in multiple rows, the user can
see at a glance what options are available and easily navigate between
them by pointing and clicking on the desired tab. And since the tabs are
active at design time, the developer can easily place controls on the
cards by selecting the desired tab and drawing the controls right on the
card.

Notebook Control:

The Notebook Control allows you to easily create applications utilizing the
notebook metaphor. Design customized notebook styles by varying the look
and feel of the ringbinder, the tabs style, and even animate the effect of
turning pages. Place multiple pages behind each tab, and earmark pages
just as you would in a real notebook. The Notebook Control is the ideal
interface for Personal Information Management Systems (PIMS), or any
application containing multiple topics.

FormFX:

To maximize the effectiveness of each screen, the FormFX control gives you
total control over the appearance and behavior of your forms. Form caption
areas can now have custom buttons on the left or right side. That means
you can use caption buttons for frequently used functions such as Help or
Exit. And FormFX can now be used on MDI parent or child forms, giving you
even greater flexibility in designing applications. FormFX also now
displays custom form settings during design time, which permits you to see
your setting immediately.

Sheridan Software Systems, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of
tools and reusable components for the Visual Basic, Visual C++, and other
leading development environments. Sheridan's products include Calendar
Widgets, VBAssist, 3-D Widgets, Data Widgets, as well as Designer Widgets.
Sheridan products are sold by leading retailers such as Egghead Software,
Corporate Software, MicroCentral, Programmer's Paradise and the
Programmer's Shop. Sheridan products are distributed in twenty-five
countries by international partners.

Sheridan can be reached via phone at (516) 753-0985, via fax at (516)
753-3661, via BBS at (516) 753-5452, or via CompuServe at GO SHERIDAN.
 
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