Creating Rich Graphical Datawindows Using Metadata

Although the datawindow can only do very basic drawing functions, you can take advantage of its row base architecture to develop very advanced interactive graphical user interfaces. Examples of objects that can be developed using metadata datawindows include not only the minesweeper and breakout games, but also interfaces for business applications such as a project planner/scheduling object, appointment object, advanced charting (see Figure 7.9), and a hierarchical chart object for uses such as an organizational chart (see Figure 7.10).

Figure 7.9. Advanced stock charting using the metadata datawindow.

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