Learning Carbon

Name: Learning Carbon
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ISBN: 9780596001612

ISBN-10: 0596001614

ISBN-13: 9780596001612

Edition: 2001

Authors: Apple Computer Inc

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"Learning Carbon is designed to get you programming right away in Carbontrade; , one of two APIs (Application Programmer Interfaces) Macintoshreg; programmers can use to write applications that run native in Macreg; OS X. Using Carbon, you don't have to rewrite your Mac OS programs entirely to get them to take advantage of the new features in Mac OS X. Instead, all you have to rewrite is the 10 to 20 percent of the code that can't be translated to OS X. For C programmers, Apple's Carbon is the essential building block for applications on Mac OS X. With Carbon, you can use simple, traditional C interfaces to create world-class applications for a world-class operating system. After…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 357
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Carbon


Carbon and Mac OS X


What's in Carbon?


Building Carbon Applications


The Carbon Factory Tour



Specifying a Carbon Application: Moon Travel Planner


The Moon Travel Planner Window


The Menu Bar


The About Window


The Facts for the Traveler Window


The Itinerary Window



Project Builder Projects


A Carbon Application Project


Moon Travel Planner: Creating a Project



Interface Builder: Nibs and Windows


A Carbon Nib File


Moon Travel Planner: Modifying the Default Window



Interface Builder: Tools and Controls


Palettes and Layout Tools


Moon Travel Planner: Adding Objects to the Main Window



Carbon Events


Carbon Event Handling


MoonTravel Planner: Writing an Event Handler



Interface Builder: Menus


The Menu Bar


Moon Travel Planner: Modifying the Menu Bar



Text and Localization


Language-Specific Folders


Moon Travel Planner: Displaying Localized Text



Printing


The Carbon Printing Manager


Moon Travel Planner: Adding Printing to the Moon Facts Window



Property Lists


The Information Property List: Info.plist


Moon Travel Planner: Modifying and Using Properties



Files


Managing Files on the Mac


Moon Travel Planner: Handling Files



Providing Help


Help on Mac OS X


Moon Travel Planner: Adding Help



Desktop Icons


Icon Basics


Moon Travel Planner: Adding Icons



Beyond Moon Travel: Advanced Topics


Scriptable Applications


Threads and Multiprocessing


Tab Controls


Epilogue



Additional Resources



Carbon Event Classes and Kinds



Parameter Names and Types for Common Event Kinds


Index