BX Ada

Shorten the Development Cycle While Increasing the Reliability of Ada Applications

BX Ada simplifies the task of creating, changing, and maintaining Motif graphical user interfaces (GUIs), thereby speeding development and reducing costs. Developers work with a palette of user interface objects that can be selected, positioned, and combined to create the front-end of an application. Attribute or resource editors provide detailed control of the display and function of these objects. When the user interface looks right in the WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) development environment provided by BX PRO, a single menu selection generates error-free Ada code. With up to 50% of a typical application being related to the user interface, the generation of an error-free GUI combined with the productivity of WYSIWYG development, slashes the development cycle while increasing overall application reliability.

BX Ada augments ICS' industry leading GUI builder with the ability to natively generate Ada code. A set of Motif/Ada bindings that conforms to the STARS binding specification is included with BX Ada, providing a complete solution for your Ada GUI development needs.

Key Features

• Visual interface speeds and simplifies your GUI development.
• Generates clean, readable and portable Ada code at the push of a button.
• Includes Motif/Ada bindings providing everything you need to build user interfaces for Ada applications.
• On-the-fly subclassing makes creation of reusable components quick and simple.
• Styles provide a mechanism to define, enforce, and implement a consistent corporate look-and-feel.
• Changes to generated code are preserved facilitating support of special application requirements.
• Extensive support for open source development tools such as Autoconf, CVS, and Nedit to speed your development without purchasing proprietary tools.
• Full support for localization and internationalization makes your application ready for worldwide deployment.
• Dynamic integration of third party widgets provides an extensible environment that smoothly integrates with your development environment for maximum productivity.
• Includes bindings for 15 add-on Motif widgets that will help you deliver world-class user interfaces for your applications.
• Based on BX PRO, this provides you with the flexibility to code in Ada or C/C++.