Inside Macintosh:

Programmer's Guide to MacApp

MacApp is an object-oriented application framework that provides many of the basic features of a standard Macintosh application. MacApp handles the details of working with the Macintosh Operating System and user interface, allowing you to concentrate on your areas of expertise.

The Programmer's Guide explains the theory and architecture behind MacApp, describes the programming features MacApp supports, and provides sample code and step-by-step instructions for implementing a variety of program features.

A companion reference, the MacApp Class and Method Reference , describes the classes, methods, fields, and global variables and functions of the MacApp class library.

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Book Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface - About This Book

Chapter 1 - MacApp Overview

Part 1 - MacApp Theory and Architecture

Chapter 2 - Basic Operations

Chapter 3 - Core Technologies

Chapter 4 - Launching and Terminating an Application

Chapter 5 - Events and Commands

Chapter 6 - Scripting

Chapter 7 - Document Handling

Chapter 8 - Displaying, Manipulating, and Printing Data

Chapter 9 - Drag and Drop

Part 2 - Working With MacApp

Chapter 10 - Working With Objects

Chapter 11 - Working With Applications

Chapter 12 - Working With Menus

Chapter 13 - Working With Events and Commands

Chapter 14 - Working With Scripting

Chapter 15 - Working With the Mouse

Chapter 16 - Working With Documents

Chapter 17 - Working With Views

Chapter 18 - Working With Windows

Chapter 19 - Working With Dialog Boxes and Controls

Chapter 20 - Working With the Keyboard

Chapter 21 - Working With the Cursor

Chapter 22 - Working With the Clipboard

Chapter 23 - Working With Printing

Chapter 24 - Working With Memory and Failure Handling

Chapter 25 - Working With Lists and Iteration

Chapter 26 - Working With Dependencies

Chapter 27 - Working With Streams

Chapter 28 - Working With Drag and Drop

Chapter 29 - Working With PowerTalk Mailers

Chapter 30 - Working With Balloon Help

Chapter 31 - Working With the Edition Manager

Appendix A - Working With the MacApp Build System

Appendix B - Organization of the MacApp Class Library

Appendix C - Organization of MacApp's Source Code

Glossary

Index

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