ViziBasic v1.0
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  Version 1.0 - November 4, 2005

  Copyright (C) 2005 Laurent Duveau
      Web Site = http://www.aldweb.com
      e-Mail   = info@aldweb.com

 ViziBasic is a shareware program with a very reasonable price of $15.



Overview
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ViziBasic stands for Visual easy Basic for Palm. It is an add-on 
application that I especially made for easing the development of 
iziBasic projects requiring GUI components (well, most of the Palm 
applications that you will develop should need that!).

ViziBasic is a Visual editor for iziBasic.
ViziBasic is an application dedicated to:
  - design simple GUI applications, with forms and objects in a form
  - have objects perform specific actions thanks to attached iziBasic 
    source code to each object, source code that you write to 
    customize these actions
  - generate and write the iziBasic source code to some Palm DOC 
    format file that can then be edited like any other iziBasic source 
    code for further enhancing your application
  - thanks to its integration with the iziBasic compiler (as its name 
    states it!), compile directly the generated iziBasic source code 
    for immediate result
And all of this is done directly on board of your Palm device.

So, ViziBasic is a Rapid Application Development tool (so called RAD), 
a "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) form designer, and the 
perfect companion to the iziBasic compiler.
ViziBasic is then especially useful for quickly prototyping an 
application and, since the source code is written in the standard Palm 
DOC format, it can be the base for further enhancements or more complex 
coding.

ViziBasic does not come with iziBasic and it is quite useless without it.
You have to purchase the iziBasic compiler separately ($25).
ViziBasic requires a full version of iziBasic to compile the source codes
it generates. But, in the case you do not own a full version of iziBasic, 
you may still play around with its user interface and generate the 
related source codes to help you make up your mind before purchasing it.

Last but not least, ViziBasic itself is coded with iziBasic!



Package content
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- ViziBasic.txt         : this file
- ViziBasic_trial.PRC   : the software itself (trial version)
  or
  ViziBasic_full.PRC    : the software itself (full version)
- ViziBasic-manual.pdf  : the user manual in PDF format 
- ViB_ViziFirstPgm.pdb, : ViziBasic data structure (ViB_[applName].pdb)  
  ViziFirstPgm.prc,       and their compiled application ([applName].prc)
  ViB_ViziBinDec.pdb,     for 2 sample programs
  ViziBinDec.prc

I highly invite you to read the ViziBasic-manual file before proceeding 
with installation and/or first use of ViziBasic.

Note: please look for the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software if you 
      cannot open the PDF files



How to install ViziBasic?
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Minimum Palm OS requirement is version 3.5 with 4 MB of RAM.

ViziBasic is Palm OS v5 compliant.
ViziBasic is Palm OS v6 ready. 

If you have the trial version of ViziBasic please install this file:
  ViziBasic_trial.PRC
If you have the full version of ViziBasic please install this file:
  ViziBasic_full.PRC

ViziBasic is a PRC file that is installed like any other Palm OS file 
using HotSync. So, extract ViziBasic_full.PRC or ViziBasic_trial.PRC 
from the ZIP archive file. Double-click on it and the Palm install tool 
will popup. ViziBasic_full.PRC (or ViziBasic_trial.PRC) will be transferred
to your Palm device next time you synchronize your device with your PC 
with HotSync.



Limitations of the unregistered version of ViziBasic
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The limitations of the trial version are very light, so that you 
can really play with it and decide if it is worth for you. 
Therefore, all functionalities are activated.
The limitations are:
  - A nag screen to remind you to buy the full version
  - You may use it during 2 weeks, then you have to buy it to 
    keep using it



How to buy ViziBasic?
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To get a full version of ViziBasic, please buy it on this online store:
  HANDANGO
    http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?productId=176809

The cost of ViziBasic is just as little as $15.

When you register, you receive a full version of ViziBasic that you just need 
to install on top of the trial version.

Thanks for purchasing ViziBasic.



Disclaimer
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Whether it is registered or not, ViziBasic comes with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
You're free to test the unregistered version of the program long enough to 
detect any problem that might occur and decide not to further use the software. 



Legal Information
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This software is Copyright (C) 2005 Laurent Duveau.
All rights reserved.



Trademarks
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Palm OS is Copyright (C) Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
