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ZUNIQ IS LOOKING FOR BETA SITES FOR ITS 
IMAGER PRODUCT
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IMAGER: The Smalltalk/V Image Manager

IMAGER is:

ù a sophisticated application browser
ù a version management tool
ù full program documentation support
ù application printing, profiling and testing
ù and more! (all with source code) 

IMAGER replaces the ClassHierarchyBrowser and offers a 
highly integrated environment which supports most V 
programming activities.

IMAGER is unobtrusive; it promotes good Smalltalk 
programming and code management practice but NEVER at 
the expense of your productivity. Most of all, it is VERY 
easy to learn and use.

When you program in Smalltalk you actually modify the 
image by adding or modifying classes, methods and 
variables. Once this is done, the standard Smalltalk 
environment provides no efficient way of  identifying code 
belonging to a given application. 

IMAGER's application browser  presents the image from an 
application point of view. Classes belonging entirely or  
partially  to an application are graphically 
highlighted and thus distinguished from other classes.

ù Applications developed  with IMAGER can be filed in  
  without IMAGER.

ù Non-application code can be imported or filed into an 
  application.

ù Each application may have its own particular version of a 
  given method or  class, with only the latest version being 
  active.

ù Code templates can be customized.

ù IMAGER is itself an IMAGER application.

Smalltalk makes it very easy to adopt an incremental style of 
programming. However  it is no big help when you want to 
retreat to an earlier position, that is when you want to UNDO 
modifications you made to your code.

Even though Smalltalk keeps all versions of your code in its 
change log, sifting through it is very often inefficient and 
frustrating.

IMAGER keeps a chronological  index on all versions of all 
methods and classes. With the History Browser, it is very 
easy to find an earlier version and reinstate it as is or with 
some modifications.

When an application which redefined some code is removed, 
the previous version of this code is reinstated. In other 
words, removing an application does not leave 
holes in other applications.

Since version management is a cornerstone of effective 
project management, IMAGER is an indispensable tool for 
any sizable Smalltalk/V project.

IMAGER provides documentation browsers for 
applications, classes and methods. Each browser has entries 
appropriate for the object being documented. The standard 
entries can be modified by the user.

The documentation is kept on a single file which can be 
simply removed on delivery of the application, if so desired.

Individual methods, classes and even complete applications 
can be printed out as reports. Reports, which merge both 
code and documentation, are automatically formatted and 
paginated. Each report is prefaced by a table of contents 
which is also automatically generated.

IMAGER organizes the applications which make up your 
extensions to the standard Smalltalk/V image. The IMAGE 
BROWSER presents a hierarchical view of all 
existing applications. The application tree can be edited to 
reflect changes in  inter-dependencies or simply to give a 
new name to an application.

IMAGER offers a diversified set of tools and functions 
which come in handy when accessing and modifying global 
information. This set includes, among others,  a 
Global Variables Browser and a Dependents Browser.

You can customize IMAGER  in many ways. For example, 
with the Template Editor, you can modify the formats of 
your documentation to suit your specific needs. And 
remember: IMAGER is delivered in source code form. 

IMAGER's Code Profiler tells you where most of the 
processing time goes. The Code Profiler also shows you 
what the execution tree looks like.

IMAGER runs under V/MAC and V286. Both versions are 
currently undergoing beta testing. If you are interested in 
become a test site, want more information  
and/or want to purchase IMAGER ($99.95), contact:

Jean-Francois Cloutier
Zuniq Corp.
2035 Cote de Liesse #200
Montreal, QC
Canada H4N 2M5

tel:. (514) 332-1331
fax: (514) 956-1032