FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New SDK Simplifies Move to Mac OS 8:
SmartClicks adds Contextual Menus to PowerPlant projects
September 8, 1997 - Vienna, Austria - Tools & Toys today reveiled Developer
Release 1 of SmartClicks(tm), an easy to use SDK (software development kit)
for CodeWarrior users that dramatically simplifies the support of
Contextual Menus. Contextual Menus is a feature of the new Mac OS 8 that
allows the user to display a pop-up menu of useful actions that relate to
the current selection. SmartClicks helps developers to add Contextual Menus
to existing or new software that use Metrowerks Inc's object oriented
PowerPlant application framework. With Tools & Toys' SmartClicks library
and only two lines of code, Software developers can now make their
applications Contextual Menus-aware.
"Contextual Menus are one of the hottest features of the new Mac OS!", said
Andreas Pizsa, President of Tools & Toys Ltd. and developer of SmartClicks.
"With SmartClicks, developers can show their support for Mac OS 8, and it
takes no longer than 10 minutes to make their applications Mac OS 8
compatible.", Pizsa continues. "SmartClicks not only makes applications
easier to use. With only two lines of code to add, SmartClicks itself is
one of the easiest to use SDKs available!"
SmartClicks Features
+ Automatically adds standard Mac OS Contextual Menus
to your PowerPlant project
+ Only two additional lines of code to write
+ No sublcassing required
+ Small, efficient code (( 10 K)
+ Installs in less than 5 minutes
+ Mac First, Mac Only, Mac Forever
System Requirements
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Developers who want to include SmartClicks in their own applications
require Metrowerks CodeWarrior.
Applications built with SmartClicks can run natively on PowerPC Macintoshes
and compatibles or on 680x0 computers with the Code Fragment Manager
installed.
SmartClicks automatically enables itself automatically if the Contextual
Menus Extension (available from Apple) is installed on a computer.
Pricing and Availability
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SmartClicks is available immediately and can be integrated in freeware
applications free of charge. Shareware and commercial developers can
license SmartClicks with fees starting at US$ 25.
To download SmartClicks, point your Web browser to http://www.ToolsAndToys.com.
About Tools & Toys
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Tools & Toys Software Ltd. is based Limassol, Cyprus, and develops
software for the Mac OS platform. Products by Tools & Toys include:
+ FirstAccess Lite for FileMaker Pro, a plug-in for FirstClass servers
that allows users to access FileMaker Pro databases with the
FirstClass client
+ Visual Balloons, an easy to use set of libraries and editors that
add Balloon Help to PowerPlant projects without programming
+ SmartClicks, an easy to use software development kit that adds
support for Contextual Menus to PowerPlant projects
The company can be reached at:
Tools & Toys Software Ltd.
64, Agia Fylaxis, 301
P.O. Box 7459
Limassol
CYPRUS
Phone: +43 1 216 5585
Fax: +43 1 216 5585-19
e-mail: (info@ToolsAndToys.com)
Web: (http://www.ToolsAndToys.com)
Contact:
Andreas Pizsa, Tools & Toys
e-Mail: Andreas@ToolsAndToys.com
Web: www.ToolsAndToys.com
Phone: +43 1 216 5585
Fax: +43 1 216 5585 19
Electronic Press Kit:
http://www.ToolsAndToys.com/ToolsAndToys/SmartClicks/PressKit.hqx
