Description of E Toolkit documentation and samples. =================================================== What is the E Toolkit? --------------------- The E Toolkit is the powerful editor toolkit used to build EPM (the OS/2 2.x Enhanced Editor), LaMail (the OS/2 TCP/IP mail handler) and other applications. This package includes documentation and sample code for version 5.51 of the toolkit. (OS/2 2.0 shipped with version 5.50; OS/2 2.1 shipped with version 5.51, which is also in the EPMBBS package which should be available the same place you got this package). Important disclaimer: --------------------- The sample code for using the current version (5.51) of the E Toolkit and its Enhanced Multi-Line Edit control (E-MLE) is being made available for the benefit of those who need to use it now. It is being released "as-is", with no promise of support, enhancement, or bug fixes. In addition, you should be aware that we are currently working on a new, cleaner, API for the next major update to EPM, which is not necessarily compatible with the one used in this package. In mentioning the "next major update", we are not guaranteeing that this will ever be released outside of IBM. (That is not a decision that we can make.) We are currently developing EPM 5.60, which includes long line support, pop-up menus, and much more, and EPM 6.00, which is essentially a 32-bit version of EPM 5.60. If you have a need to develop on top of the newer E-MLE, then please send a note to Gennaro Cuomo (gcuomo at watson.IBM.com) describing why you need it. This will help us demonstrate demand for the new code, and *might* get you on our beta-test list. What is included here? ---------------------- ETKDOC.ZIP -- Contains ETKE.INF, the on-line documentation. Use VIEW to read. Also contains a PostScript and plain-text version. ETKEXP.ZIP -- The export directory (.H files) ETKSIM.ZIP -- ESIMPLE - creates an E frame in a window. ETKDIA.ZIP -- EDIALOG - creates an E-MLE in a dialog. ETKDLG.ZIP -- ESAMPDLG - call a dialog from EPM. Modal or non-modal.