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Open windows with HyperLook
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HyperLook is an interactive application design system, that lets you
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develop advanced multimedia systems, via simple direct manipulation,
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property sheets, and object oriented programming. It releases the
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full power of OpenWindows to the whole spectrum of users, ranging from
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casual users who want a configurable desktop and handy presentation
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tools, to professional programmers who want to push the limits in
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interactive mulltimedia.
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You design interfaces by taking fully functional components from an
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object warehouse. You lay them out in your own window, configure them
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with menus and property sheets, define their appearance in colorful
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PostScript fonts and graphics, and write scripts to customize their
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behavior.
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You can write applications in C or other languages, that communicate
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with HyperLook by sending high level messages across the network.
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They need not worry about details like layout, look and feel, or fonts
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and colors. You can edit HyperLook applications while they're running,
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or deliver them in an uneditable runtime form.
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HyperLook is totally extensible and open ended. It comes with a
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toolkit of user interface classes, property sheets, and warehouses of
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pre-configured components with useful behavior.
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Earlier versions have been in use at more than 300 sites worldwide, to
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build presentations, prototype user interfaces, create gis systems,
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control robots, model satellites, monitor sensors, control processes,
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implement games and serve as a front end for databases, machine
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learning and expert systems.
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FREE HYPERLOOK RUNTIME
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The HyperLook runtime system lets you run uneditable HyperLook
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applications. It includes many interesting demos, presentations and
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useful stacks, including a fully functional drawing tool.
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Requirements
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- SunOS 4.1.1 or higher
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- OpenWindows version 2.0 with TNT version 2.0 or OpenWindows version 3.0
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- Color screen
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Included with the free HyperLook Runtime
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- Graphics editing
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PostScript graphics are fully integrated with the system. It's
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possible to import almost any PostScript graphic into the editor, then
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edit and print it. Most importantly, the graphics editor is a totally
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integrated HyperLook component.
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- Integrated on-line help
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Help for any interface or application can be created on-line, without
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programming. Graphics can be incorporated using the integrated editor.
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- Stacks and desktop tools
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System stack, drawing tool, color pallet, clipboard, notepad, stack
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manager, resource manager, class documentation browser, file selection
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dialogs, printer queue monitor and user interface component examples.
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Availablility
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The HyperLook runtime system is availiable for free via anonymous ftp,
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from the following systems:
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ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) graphics/NeWS/HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z
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turing.com (192.133.90.28) pub/HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z
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HYPERLOOK PRODUCT
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The HyperLook product allows you to develop HyperLook applications,
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and create interactive presentations, that you can deliver in an
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uneditable form with the free HyperLook runtime system.
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Included with the HyperLook Product
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- HyperLook runtime system
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- Direct manipulation stack editing
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- Property sheets to edit all user interface objects
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- C client interface and development utilities
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Features
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- Stack editing
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You can create stacks, incorporate text and graphics, design
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interfaces, etc.
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- Scripting in PostScript
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By scripting it is possible to add behaviour to objects, and to create
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new classes of object with enhanced functionality.
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- Programming from C clients
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Header files and client library are provided, enabling HyperLook to be
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used as the front end for sophisticated applications.
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- Manuals
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A full manual is provided, with over 300 illustrations, covering all
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aspects of HyperLook.
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Tools/stacks
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- The system stack
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Provides instant access to the facilities of the HyperLook desktop.
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Like all other aspects of HyperLook, the user can configure and edit
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this stack to provide a customized set of utilities.
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- Property stacks
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Each object class in the system has an associated property stack, with
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which most of an object's display properties can be edited. These
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stacks can also serve as the basis for property sheets for new objects.
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- HyperDraw drawing tool
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A full featured PostScript drawing editor, which can import and
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export files in EPSF format.
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- Clipboard
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A 16 page clipboard for storing text and graphics.
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- Color pallet
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Select thte color of your choice. The pallet is user configurable.
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- Stack manager
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Shows which stacks you have loaded and their current status.
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- Resource manager
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Specifies where in your system resources are stored. Allows you to
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configure HyperLook without worring about the Unix file system.
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- Error handler
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Comprehensive error reporting and debugging of user scripts.
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- SystemStatus
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A handy way of seeing what HyperLook is doing at any time.
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- Object Warehouse
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A customizable stack containing prototype objects you can include in
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your applications. The objects in the warehouse can be installed on
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the menu that places new objects on stacks.
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- Class browser
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Interactively browse the HyperLook class hierarchy including
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user-defined classes. Find the documentation for all methods on-line!
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- Utility stacks such as file dialogs.
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Demos
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- Clocks
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A bunch of different clocks, scripted in HyperLook.
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- Notepad
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A scratch pad for ideas, on your desktop.
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- ButtonIdeas
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A whole range of interesting buttons, many with embedded
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functionality.
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- ClientExamples
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Examples of applications with a client program.
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- Printer Queue
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A line printer queue viewer. Shows how simple it is to create
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graphical desktop applications with HyperLook.
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Promotional stacks
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The promotional stacks demonstrate how colorful effective presentations
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can be created, without programming, using HyperLook.
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- Introduction
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The startup stack.
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- HyperLook information
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Information about HyperLook, and what you can do with it as a casual
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user.
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- Turing information
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Information about the Turing Institute and the work it does. Some
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interactive graphics and sound to show more of the presentational
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abilities of HyperLook.
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More Information
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The Turing Institute
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36 North Hanover Street
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Glasgow G1 2AD
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Scotland
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Tel: +44 41 552 8858
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Fax: +44 41 552 2985
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Email: hyperlook@turing.com
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