• Creating the Currency Converter Project

• Open Xcode

• Choose the New Project Command

• Choose a Project Type

• Creating the Currency Converter User Interface

• What Is a Nib File?

• Open the Main Nib File

• Windows in Cocoa

• NSWindow and the Window Server

• Application, Window, View

• Key and Main Windows

• Resize the Window

• Set the Window’s Title and Other Attributes

• Set the Application Name in the Menu

• Configure a Text Field

• Duplicate an Object

• Change the Attributes of a Text Field

• Assign Labels to the Fields

• Configure a Button

• Add a Horizontal Decorative Line

• Interface Layout and Object Alignment

• Finalize the Window Layout

• Enable Tabbing Between Text Fields

• Set the First Responder for the Currency Converter Window

• Test the Interface

• Defining the ConverterController Class

• Classes and Objects

• Specify the ConverterController Class

• Paths for Object Communication: Outlets, Targets, and Actions

• Outlets

• Target/Action in Interface Builder

• Which Direction to Connect?

• Define the User Interface and Model Outlets of the ConverterController Class

• Define the Actions of the ConverterController Class

• Interconnecting the ConverterController Class and the User Interface

• Create an Instance of the ConverterController Class

• Connect the ConverterController Class to the Text Fields

• Connect the Convert Button to the ConverterController convert Action Method

• Defining the Converter Class

• Generate the Source Files

• Place the Implementation Files in the Appropriate Group

• Implement the Currency Converter Classes

• Overview of the Build Process

• Build the Currency Converter Application

• Look Up Documentation

• Run Currency Converter

• Correct Build Errors

• Great Job!

• Application and Window Behavior

• Controls and Text

• Menu Commands

• Document Management

• File Management

• Communicating With Other Applications

• Custom Drawing and Animation

• Internationalization

• Editing Support

• Printing

• Help

• Plug-in Architecture

• Learn the Objective-C Language

• Learn the Cocoa Class Hierarchy

• Learn Memory Management in Cocoa