Stingray Software Announces Objective Diagram 1.0.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1997-- New Visual C++ class library allows developers to quickly add 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. graphical user interfaces graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to to their windows applications 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. Stingray stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. Software, Inc. announced the release of Objective Diagram 1.0, the newest member of Stingray's popular family of Visual C++/MFC class libraries. Objective Diagram is the first product to fill in the holes in MFC's support for allowing developers to draw complex graphical objects, and fully supports the 5.0 release of Visual C++. "Visual C++/MFC does not include classes that allow the developer to easily draw graphics, so many developers waste crucial development time writing generic code," said Scot Wingo, co-founder of Stingray Software. "Objective Diagram 1.0 fills a critical hole by providing an MFC-based framework that lets developers focus on their domain- specific logic and graphics." Objective Diagram includes over 20 classes that work together to give the Visual C++ developer a framework that defines graphical objects in terms of how they appear, what events they handle and how they relate to other graphical objects. Objects can also be joined at pre- defined connection points. Objective Diagram's graphical objects support a variety of fill patterns, line styles, color schemes and can easily be extended by the developer. In addition to the graphical object framework, the product features complete OLE support. This allows the end-user to embed diagrams in any OLE container In OLE compound document technology, it is the OLE client application, which holds the linked or embedded objects. See OLE. and use the OLE drag and drop support to interactively lay out objects. Objective Diagram also integrates with the Visual C++/MFC document/view model that allows diagrams to be 'bound' to data and automatically updated without developer intervention when that data changes. The product also includes the Objective Diagram Designer Diagram Designer is a free flowchart creating software designed by Michael Vinther. It can also create diagrams and slideshows. that lets the developer interactively design new graphical objects, which are added to a palette of graphical objects that the end-user can manipulate. Objective Diagram 1.0 ships in mid-May and is available for $495, which includes full source code and 60 days of technical support. Subscriptions are available for $245, and provide annual support and updates. Until June 1, beta testers and Stingray subscribers receive a $100 discount, and all other customers receive a $50 discount. Stingray Software, Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., develops, markets, and supports developer tools aimed at object- oriented programming environments. For more information, contact Stingray Software at 800-924-4223 or 919-461-0672, fax 919-461-9811 or email sales@stingsoft.com; or visit our web site at http://www.stingsoft.com. Objective Diagram is a trademark of Stingray Software, Inc. Visual C++ is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. CONTACT: Stingray Software, Inc. Shannon Stamey, 800/924-4223, 919/461-0672 shannons@stingsoft.com |
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