[futurebasic] Re: Appearance Help

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From: Ken Shmidheiser <kshmidheiser@...>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:50:13 -0400
David wrote:

>I tried "Appearance Parade" but I am getting errors.

David:

Having worked on "Appearance Parade" some time ago, my suggestion is 
that you tackle the learning curve and begin the conversion to 
Carbon. Once you get the hang of appearance controls, you'll find 
them flexible and easy to work with. PG, as fine as it was, is 
obsolete.

Working with Carbon controls as implemented in FB^3 is not difficult. 
Rather than looking at your code as a whole, take the conversion one 
function at a time. Functions with algorithms probably will need 
little change. Functions that control the GUI with windows, buttons 
and other controls, may be a little more tricky. Test the completed 
results in the Console or using the "Subs Quick Event Loop.Incl" and 
move on to the next function.

If you get stuck, post your question here and rest assured it will be 
answered very quickly. In the process, your coding skills will 
rapidly improve.

If you like, post a few functions here and we'll get you started with 
the conversion.

Best,

Ken