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37 lines
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PURPOSE
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The CDE Application Builder provides an interactive, graphical environment
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that facilitates the development of CDE applications.
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DESCRIPTION
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The Application Builder is designed to make it easier for developers to
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construct applications that integrate well into the Common Desktop
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Environment. It provides two basic services - aid in assembling Motif
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objects into the desired application user interface, and generation of
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appropriate calls to the routines that support desktop integration
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services (e.g., ToolTalk messaging, drag and drop, etc.).
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KEY SUPPORTED TASKS
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o Interactive layout of the user interface for an application,
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constructing it piece-by-piece from a collection of objects from the
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CDE Motif toolkit.
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o Definition of connections between objects to provide elements
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of application interface behavior, and a limited test mode that allows
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connections to be exercised.
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o Interactive specification of the interconnections desired
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between the application and CDE desk- top services.
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o Editing of applications previously created using the Application Builder
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o Generation of C language source code and associated project
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files (e.g., Imakefile, message cata- log) for the application
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o Generation (compilation) and invocation of the application from
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within the Application Builder, allowing the developer to execute the
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build/run/debug cycle all from a common environment (and without having
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to exit and restart the Application Builder)
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