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TWControls Version 1.00
Copyright 1995,1995 ThemeWare Limited
All rights reserved
		   
README.TXT	February 1996

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CONTENTS
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1) OVERVIEW
2) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
3) TRIAL AND FULL VERSIONS
4) DISTRIBUTION NOTE

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1) OVERVIEW
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ThemeWare's custom controls use resources directly from DLLs. The normal Picture or Caption
property is replaced by a PictureID or CaptionID. This ID specifies the file containing the
resources, the resource type and the resource number or name. When you set the ID, the
control retrieves the picture or caption resource from the DLL and displays it. You can set
IDs at design or runtime.

For international applications, you need to instruct the controls to retrieve their
resources from different files. Rather than changing the IDs or renaming any files, you
call an aliasing function that redirects specified retrievals to other files. As you do
this, all affected controls redisplay their pictures or captions immediately.

Aliasing can also be used to support multi-culture, multi-user or multi-style applications.
It's possible for each user of an application to adjust its language or style to suit them
personally - they don't have to use the language in force at the locale. An application can
be modified to suit a particular client without recoding. Common resource packs can service
many applications.

The Help file gives more complete information and explanation.

Check the samples for Visual Basic 3 & 4. They show most of the controls in action and
demonstrate language switching using the aliasing functions.

The six controls are contained in a single VBX and are all loaded into the toolbox at once.

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2) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Before you can use TWControls you must run TWCSETUP.EXE from Windows. This program will
copy the relevant files to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory and create the appropriate
licence file. It will also transfer the Help and sample files to your chosen directory.

If you are converting the trial version to the full version, you must run the new copy of
TWCSETUP.EXE supplied on the diskette. It will ask you to input your serial number.

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3) TRIAL AND FULL VERSIONS
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If you are using the trial version, you will have 10 days to evaluate the product. The full
version is supplied with a serial number which allows you unlimited use. You can buy the
full version from:

	QBS Software Limited, Tel: +44 (0)181 956 8000
	WinSoft Products Limited, Tel: +44 (0)1628 418122

It is also available via CompuServe. GO SWREG and quote #8876.

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4) DISTRIBUTION NOTE
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When you create and distribute applications which use any of the TWControls, you should
install the TWCTLS.VBX and TWRAW.DLL files in the customer's Microsoft Windows System
(WINDOWS\SYSTEM) subdirectory. You are only licensed to do this in the full version.

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