Conference hydra::amiga_v1

4667.0. "RxTools " by CRISTA::LEIMBERGER (I have my marbles now I want yours) Mon Apr 08 1991 08:39

	I purchased RxTools this weekend. I have been wanting to get deeper
into ARexx an felt this would help.(from the package) "RxTools is an object 
oriented user interface builder which extends the capabilities of ARexx. It
connects the inate textual interface of ARexx with the user interface of the
Amiga, more commonly known as Intution.
	I went to install it using the install procedure that is psckaged with
it. I got a device full message,and promptly blew dh0:. After rebuilding,and
increasing the size of Dh0:(5meg->10meg) I installed it. Clicking on the icon
attempted to run the program but came back saying it could not find SYS:RexxC .
I renamed my Rexx drawer to RexxC,and it then fired up. I was greated with a
window,and menus that allowed me to run all the sample scripts that came with
it. I was impressed to say the least. The main drawback is that the manual is
geared toward more advanced users. It talks over my head in many places,but
for those more advanced in ARexx it will be fine. There are macros for radio,
toggle,and reset buttons. They function similar to those seen in applications
such as DecWrite. I wasen't impressed with the look of these,and haven't found
out if this is something that can be modified. I would hope this is the case
though.
	The function host recognizes 4 functions directly, but 3 of these are
really gateways to an object oriented rear-end that accepts hundreds of
additional commands. This does look like a nice way to learn about the concepts
of object oriented languages ,and you get to see how thing work as opposed to
just getting text feedback. This makes it more interesting to work with.
 So with a renewed interest in ARexx,and RxTools I will attempt to do
some low level development .   
						bill