Re: Library to make a software time-bound Shareware Application
Hello Guys,
In the past I just used normal bitmaps, for example if I needed a fancy
button; I just used a bitmap and made it clickable. Now I am using a skin
library called SkinCrafter, (Thanks to Matthew Lewis) for wrapping it.
SkinCrafter has made my job 100x times easier. I am using SkinCrafter for my
latest project, here are a few examples:
http://www.insight-concepts.com/1.jpg
http://www.insight-concepts.com/2.jpg
SkinCrafter does have a few minor bugs here and there, but for the most part
it works very well. If you do not want to spend money on a license just to
skin your app, then the bitmap method also works quite well. NOTE: I did
not do anything special and I am positive the same results could be achieved
by any EU coder here.
As for creating a shareware application, I would suggest looking into a
product called Armadillo/Software Passport.
http://siliconrealms.com/index.shtml I would suggest using Armadillo over
trying to create your own shareware library, only because Armadillo has had
years of trial and error, and it is constantly being updated.
I know there are many people who are against time limited software; I am not
one of them. The software industry is one of the only few industries that
allows a customer to try a product for x amount of days completely free. You
could not go into a Jewelry store and try a $500.00 watch for 15 days
WITHOUT paying for it first. I strongly believe programmers/developers
should be paid for their work. Companies like Microsoft, Adobe, and
Macromedia did not become software mega giants by giving their software away
for free, so then why should a smaller developer give his/hers software away
for free?
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