Product DescriptionGraphics Tools provides complete, high-resolution
GDI graphics capabilities for 32-bit Windows applications.Feature List
Drawing Functions
Sample Images created with Graphics Tools
Graphics Tools Main Page
What's the difference between Standard and Pro?
Graphics Tools makes drawing truly easy in PowerBASIC For Windows* and Microsoft Visual Basic programs. Just tell Graphics Tools how large you want your drawing window to be, and start drawing! No handles, no "device contexts", no API calls, no WM_PAINT messages... just dozens and dozens of easy-to-use functions like DrawCircle, DrawArc, DrawMultiLine, DrawCube, DisplayBitmap, StretchImage, and GfxPrintWindow! (For a complete function list see the Graphics Tools Documentation.)
* Console Tools Plus Graphics is the combination of Graphics Tools and our popular Console Tools package.
Together, they can be used to add powerful graphics capabilities to PowerBASIC PB/CC Console Compiler applications.
Feature List
Create and display high-resolution images up to the maximum size and color depth allowed by Windows Create multiple drawing windows in the same program Create hidden, movable, sizable, and stretchable drawing windows Copy an image from one drawing window to another using cropping, stretching, and transparency. Easy to use "pens and brushes" system Use standard Windows RGB Colors or our easy-to-learn HSW Color System, which makes colors like Yellow, Pink, and Orange much easier to create A complete set of drawing functions, everything from straight lines, circles, and rectangles to Bezier Curves and x-pointed stars. You can even draw standard Windows GUI elements like checkboxes!
Realistic 3D figures like cylinders, tubes, bars, and wedges are perfect for drawing charts, graphs, flow charts, and other business graphics. Our flexible Gradient Generator can be used to create stunning special effects. Automatic scaling of all drawing operations. No more re-calculating your coordinates every time you change the drawing window size. Use the default "world" or define your own coordinate system Clip Areas make drawing complex figures a snap XOR drawing and erasing, and 15 other drawing modes Import bitmaps, icons, and cursors -- including animated cursors -- plus many additional image formats (JPEG, WMF, etc.) as supported by Windows. Stretch, crop, and flip imported images Save your images as bitmap or JPEG files (SQL Tools Pro) Print all or part of any image on almost any printer Two different "temporary" drawing modes Draw text using multiple fonts in any size/weight/color/angle/etc, with built-in special effects like shadows, outlines, raised/sunken effects, and colored edges. And wait until you see Gradient-Filled Text! Built-in pop-up dialogs for color selection, file selection, page setup, and printer setup. Dozens of convenient utility functions Works with all versions of 32-bit Windows: 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP Lots of sample programs are included Our documentation has been called "outstanding"! At over 500 pages, it is provided as both a Help File and a printable PDF document. And those are just the highlights!
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What's the difference between Standard and Pro?
Language Compatibility
Graphics Tools is 100% compatible with all versions of PowerBASIC For Windows, as well as PB/DLL versions 5 and 6.
Console Tools Plus Graphics is compatible with all versions of the PowerBASIC Console Compiler.
The Graphics Tools drawing system is completely independent from the drawing system that is included in the most recent versions of the PowerBASIC compilers.
The Graphics Tools OCX is fully compatible with Microsoft Visual Basic 4, 5, and 6, or for even better performance VB 5/6 programmers can use our Direct-To-DLL system. Graphics Tools is believed to be compatible with VB.Net and VB 2005, but it is not a .Net component and Perfect Sync cannot provide technical support for .Net languages.
Graphics Tools is provided as both a standard OCX and DLL so it is compatible with the great majority of 32-bit Windows programming languages, but header files are currently available only for VB and PB. Contact Perfect Sync Tech Support to inquire about other languages.
