ToolBook is ideally suited for applications requiring a page-oriented presentation rich with graphics, buttons, and text. ToolBook is ideally suited for applications requiring a page-oriented presentation rich with graphics, buttons, and text.
To make application development easier, ToolBook includes built-in file management, hypertext, text formatting, color drawing, graphics importing, and animation capabilities.
OpenScript contains over 600 keywords and is powerful enough to build fully functional Windows applications. Routines from DLLs can be called directly from any object's script to extend ToolBook's functionality.
With ToolBook, creating and changing programmable objects is as easy as using a drawing program. ToolBook is an excellent prototyping tool because objects can be moved, sized, and colored quickly. Furthermore, changes to the user interface are as quick as switching to Author level and dragging objects.
ToolBook is ideal for hypermedia linking. Any object or word can be linked to any media device to control related audio or video sequences, or linked to other pages for related graphics or text. Links can be created easily with a dialog box or can be scripted quickly.
Because of its ability to call DLLs, ToolBook can be used as a front end to sophisticated database management systems.
Because ToolBook's metaphor and authoring model are similar to Apple's HyperCard, experienced HyperCard developers will quickly understand the concepts and techniques needed to develop ToolBook applications and will appreciate the broader functionality.
A runtime version of ToolBook has been shipped with retail copies of Microsoft Windows 3.0, and runtime distribution licensing agreements are available.