Blue Sky Software announces new ActiveX Controls for the Internet and Windows Help.LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1996--Blue Sky(R) Software announces a family of ActiveX Controls. Blue Sky Software's family of ActiveX Controls will provide developers access to a wide range of Internet and Help features. Blue Sky Software's ActiveX Controls are designed to provide developers with maximum productivity. "We are excited to see Blue Sky Software enhance its ActiveX Controls for the Internet," said Tom Button, Director of Marketing for Microsoft's Internet Platform and Tools Division. "Its components like Blue Sky Software's family of Internet enhanced ActiveX Controls that will provide Internet and Intranet users with a truly interactive environment," continued Tom Button at Microsoft Corp. ActiveWeb Control The ActiveWeb(TM) Control creates a button into any Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. to jump directly to any World Wide Web site or Intranet site. The ActiveWeb Control supports all major Web Browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
With a link to their Web site, software publishers can provide users instant access to information and files not available at the shipping date of the software, most frequently asked questions and answers, and marketing information. For example, tutorials or samples, technical support tips, bug fixes, updated files, and free upgrades. Software publishers can also create an e-mail link directly to their own technical support. ActiveHelp Control The upcoming ActiveHelp Control is an enhanced version of the current SmartHelp OLE Control See OCX. which eliminates the need to program context-sensitive Help Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. into any Windows application developed with Visual Basic(R) 4.0, Visual C++(TM) 4.1, Access 95, and Visual FoxPro(TM) 3.0 or any other development environment supporting the ActiveX or OLE control standard. Using the ActiveHelp control, software developers simply drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. the included Help button in the application's forms/screens and visually select any Help file (HLP (filename extension) hlp - A Microsoft Windows filename extension for hypertext WinHelp files. These are in a proprietary format, and are compiled from source files written in a dialect of RTF. See also gid. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp. ) - no source code needed. The Help button is automatically linked to the selected topic and the context-sensitive Help link is created between the application and the Help file. Availability The Blue Sky Software's family of ActiveX Controls for the Internet and Windows Help including ActiveWeb and ActiveHelp will be available in Summer '96. CONTACT: Blue Sky Software Corp., La Jolla Marylin Guarino, 619/551-2485 (phone) 619/551-2486 (fax) 701-1737 (MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. ) http://www.blue-sky.com 71052,1641 (CompuServe) maryling@blue-sky.com (Internet) |
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