Gary Moody wrote:
> If that's the case (new stationery rather than an addition to the existing
> stationery), CardMedia, by SineWare, was released as source some time ago
> that allows the addition of new stationery to the names app. Might look at
> that...
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin@fanniemae.com>
> To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> Subject: Re: NTLK Company Card Enhancement?
> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 13:23:38 -0500
>
> "Michael J. Hussmann" wrote:
>
> > Andrew Chen (a_s_c@compuserve.com) wrote:
> >
> > > I'm sure it doesn't require a substantial amount of logic - I'm just
> > > not sure if it is possible to have it be seamlessly integrated with
> > > the OS.
> >
> > That wouldn't be a problem. You would create an application that uses the
> > existing names soup, enter the hours within that app (which would largely
> > behave like Names, only that it will only show companies, and it will
> > compute the time left for shopping when you select a company), and have
> > the app support find. It's not something I would suggest for a first
> > programming project, but it can certainly be done.
>
> Wouldn't a simple Names stationary do the trick? Unless I'm mistaken, the
> Names app uses the NewtApp framework, hence it supports the stationary
> paradigm, even if it's not as evident as in the notes. However, I think that
> when you change the card layout, that's what's happening. All those
> different
> layouts are just stationaries, I think. I'm sure somebody will correct me if
> I'm wrong, but if that would be the case, it would be a lot easier to
> program, since you wouldn't have to write the whole application.
Gary,
That's very interesting. I'll have a look!
-Laurent.
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