November 13, 2000 DirectXtras is pleased to announce a new cross platform version (2.0) of DirectControl Xtra. About DirectControl Xtra: ------------------------- DirectControl Xtra is a cross platform, easy to use Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director, Authorware, and Shockwave, that provides fast and consistent access to analog and digital joysticks. DirectControl Xtra also applies to other ancillary input devices that track positions within an absolute coordinate system, such as a touch screen, digitizing tablet and light pen. Each device can use up to six axes of movement, a point-of-view hat, and 32 buttons. Applications can use DirectControl Xtra to determine the capabilities of attached joysticks and query for their axes position and buttons information. DirectControl Xtra is available for Director 5 and above, Authorware 4 and above, and is compatible with Windows 2000, 9X, NT and MacOS (PPC). DirectControl Xtra is Shockwave safe, so it can also be used with Shockwave 7 or later and when safety features in Director are turned on. An auto downloadable Shockwave safe package of DirectControl Xtra is also available. It is a compressed, small sized (about 20K) version of the Xtra, that can be downloaded automatically from a web site to the user's local machine whenever needed, and once installed provides Shockwave applications on the web with access to joysticks. New in version 2.0: ------------------- - The new version is now available for both Windows and MacOS. Code written on one platform will work just the same on the other platform. - A small sized, auto downloadable Shockwave safe package of DirectControl Xtra is now available, allowing Shockwave movies on the web to receive joysticks input. - The new version is easier to use and includes a new and improved sample Director movie. Upgrades: --------- Developers who have either licensed the previous version of DirectControl Xtra in the past month or obtained a Corporate license will automatically receive the upgrade free of charge, via e-mail. Developers who have licensed the Xtra in the past but do not qualify for a free upgrade are still entitled to a discount for upgrading to the new version. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information. Trial version: -------------- A fully functional evaluation version of DirectControl Xtra can be downloaded from our web site: http://www.directxtras.com/ . The trial version includes documentation and a sample Director movie that demonstrates the Xtra by retrieving the capabilities of connected joysticks, displaying their status and moving an image on the stage based on the selected joystick input. We encourage interested developers to download the trial version and look forward to your comments, suggestions, ideas and any questions you might have. Best Regards, -- Tomer Berda --------------------------------------------------------------------- DirectXtras - Xtra Power for Director and Authorware - http://www.directxtras.com Sites with something to say - http://www.SpeaksForItself.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
