Inside Macintosh: Cyberdog Programmer's Kit / Part 1 - Basics

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Cyberdog

This chapter provides an introduction to Cyberdog, an OpenDoc-based solution that provides network access. Cyberdog provides a collection of OpenDoc classes and extensions developers can use to create OpenDoc parts that access and display remotely located content.

This chapter gives a brief overview of Cyberdog features and then introduces the key Cyberdog objects and the roles they play in Cyberdog. Whether you are interested in modifying an existing OpenDoc part to display Internet content or you want to extend Cyberdog to support new network services, read this chapter to gain an overall understanding of Cyberdog concepts.

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Chapter Contents

What Is Cyberdog?

Developing with Cyberdog

Data Types and Network Protocols

Key Classes

Cyberdog Items

Cyberdog Display Parts

Cyberdog Streams

Downloading Data

Cyberdog Services

Cyberdog Menu

Connect To Dialog Box

Preferences Dialog Box

Cyberdog Session

Supporting Parts

Log

Notebooks

Navigator

Opener Part

Progress Parts

Download Part