Cool new button control - Testers needed (help writer also :))

[gxpark]

Hi,

I'm developing a new command button that I hope will behave like Office XP buttons. Right know its at an alpha stage, and has very little functionality, but I'd like you to test what is already done, so I can detect errors early and then continue development.

The final product will be freeware.

Please post here if you're interested.

BTW, I also need someone to write the help file for the final version... I don't have much to offer (well, nothing really) do

Thanks in advance.

[gxpark]

You can join the discussion list here:
http://www.topica.com/lists/gxdbutton_beta

[DaoK]

Do you have any screen shot of what it will look ?

[gxpark]

sure:

[DaoK]

we will be able to add the icon we want ? and the text we want and the color we want ? IF all is yes than it's very cool project.

[gxpark]

Of course! it's completely customizable. You can change all 15 colors (that's right, 15). The button has 5 states:

Normal
Hover
Active (or "mousedown")
Selected (not yet implemented )
Disabled

And you can customize each color for the text, background, and border.

You can also select any bitmap, icon, cursor, jpg, or gif. And you can position the caption in 9 places. And the picture left, right, above, below, front, or behind the caption.

And I plan to implement many other cool features.

[DaoK]

The project is very nice I want to text it!!!

[peet]

http://www.topica.com/lists/gxdbutton_beta did not work ?


I'd like to test it

how do I get it ?

[peet]

I'v done some html help files, could help u out... If it doesn't take up too much time that is...

I recon the helpfile would not need to get to big?

[DaoK]

I have the same problem as you PEET:

The requested URL /lists/gxdbutton_beta was not found on this server.

[gxpark]

Topica server is down check back in a couple of hours to join the list.

The first beta will be available for download next monday

Peet, the length of the help file depends on what I will finally include in the first version. If you want to help, you may start writing the standard format for the CHM file, and I'll let you know which features will likely remain the same so you can start documenting those. If you ever want to quit, I'd understad, and of course I'll give you credit (along with every beta tester that wants so).

[DaoK]

This will be a nice Monday

[Kings]

Originally posted by DaoK
This will be a nice Monday

Monday is never nice

[peet]

Originally posted by gxpark
Topica server is down check back in a couple of hours to join the list.

The first beta will be available for download next monday

Peet, the length of the help file depends on what I will finally include in the first version. If you want to help, you may start writing the standard format for the CHM file, and I'll let you know which features will likely remain the same so you can start documenting those. If you ever want to quit, I'd understad, and of course I'll give you credit (along with every beta tester that wants so).

ok, I'll download the beta tomorrow, and start on the chm.

[peet]

gxpark, I'v registered ... uh... now what ?

[gxpark]

Finally, here is the first beta:

http://www.hemac.com.mx/gxdbtn.exe

[peet]

great!

[peet]

Hi there gxpark, need some input from u for the helpfile.

Contact information (support,e-mail, web....)
Graphics (if u have any) that u would like in the help file.

thats all for now.

btw: tested it a little bit, and it looks good

peet

[DaoK]

I installed all like the read me said and I got these error message when I tryed to add it in a project :

[DaoK]

This one :

[DaoK]

and this one :

[filburt1]

Originally posted by gxpark
Finally, here is the first beta:

http://www.hemac.com.mx/gxdbtn.exe

If you upload just the OCX (and any of its dependencies other than stuff that comes with VB) I'll test it.

[DaoK]

[peet]

Originally posted by peet
Hi there gxpark, need some input from u for the helpfile.

Contact information (support,e-mail, web....)
Graphics (if u have any) that u would like in the help file.

thats all for now.

btw: tested it a little bit, and it looks good

peet

oh.. and I need to know the official name of the control

btw: It works just fine on my computer

[DaoK]

Maybe I need to do a clean in my machine, I might reformat this winter break. Well what is you Os Peet ? I am using WindowsMe .

[gxpark]

At least one person doesn't have any problems (yet!)

DaoK: tell me your PC specs, and in the mean time, try manually registering these files (all in your system folder):

GXDErrH.DLL
GXDCore.DLL
GXDXLib.DLL
SSubTmr6.DLL

peet:
Ivan Vega R.
Support e-mail: [email protected] (only for final version products)
Web: not yet
Graphics: none

filburt1:
http://www.hemac.com.mx/gxdbtn.html (up in about 30 minutes)

BTW, please register in the Topica list or send your requests to [email protected], that way it'll be easier for me to track all requests/questions/etc.

Thank you all for your interest

[DaoK]

p3 600
256 meg ram
10 gig hard drive
cd burner ( i got it for birthday)
17" Screen
WindowsMe