Contents
Preface
Who Should Read This Manual
In This Manual
Manual Conventions
Important Terms
Introduction
What's In a NewBASIC Program
Development Cycle: What You Will Do
Getting Started with NewBASIC
Starting and Exiting NewBASIC
Using the NewBASIC Builder Tools
Compiling and Running the Program
Saving Your Work
NewBASIC Concepts
Applications
Component Tree: Parents & Children
Focus and Active Windows
Text Input
Mouse Input
Time
Color
The NewBASIC Language
Organization of BASIC Code
The Editor Window
The Language
Component Types
Base Component Set
Some Common Properties
Alarm
Busy
Button
Choice
Clipboard
Clipper
Database
Dialog
Display
Draw
Entry
File
FileBuffer
FileSelector
Floater
Form
Gadget
Group
Keyboard
Label
Launcher
List
Picture
Popup
PrintControl
Scrollbar
Sound
Spacer
Sprite
SpriteContent
Table
Text
TimeDate
Timer
Toggle
Debugging
Running, Pausing, and Stopping
Crash Recovery
Breakpoints: Pausing in Routines
Examining and Changing Variables
The New Deal IDE
Getting Started
Adding a Component to the Form
Moving and Re-sizing the Component
Changing the Component's Properties
Adding BASIC Code
Testing the Program with the Builder
Saving Your Work
Compiling
UI Catalog
Index