REALbasic

Name: REALbasic
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ISBN: 9781565926578

ISBN-10: 1565926579

ISBN-13: 9781565926578

Edition: 1999

Authors: Matt Neuburg, Simon Hayes

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/19/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 686
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Matt Neuburg has a PhD in Classics and has taught at many universities and colleges. He has been programming computers since 1968. He has written applications for Mac OS X and iOS, is a former editor of MacTech Magazine, and is a long-standing contributing editor for TidBITS. His previous O'Reilly books are Frontier: The Definitive Guide, REALbasic: The Definitive Guide, and AppleScript: The Definitive Guide. He makes a living writing books, articles, and software documentation, as well as by programming, consulting, and training.



Preface



Fundamentals



The Workspace


The Project Window


Editing Windows


Adding Functionality


How the Three Editors Relate


Testing Without Building


Shortcuts



The Basic Language


Lines and Commands


Variables and Constants


Subroutines


Regulating Flow


Arrays


Recursion


Comments



Objects, Classes, and Instances


Messages and Dot Notation


Object Design Philosophy


Classes and Instances


Anatomy of a Class


An Instance Is Born


Referring to Instances


The Truth About Controls


Control Clones and Control Arrays


Being Careful with Instance References


Destruction of Instances



Subclasses


New Classes and Inheritance


Casting


Overriding


Class Interfaces


Events and New Events


The Class Hierarchy


Global Members


Further Class Features


Example Classes



Datatypes


Booleans


Strings


Numbers


Variants


Collections


Dates


Colors


Memoryblocks


Threads



Menus


Editing Menus


Default Menu Items


The Menu-Enabling Moment


Menu Item Functionality


Dynamic Menus



The Architecture of an Application


Three Pillars of Zen


The Application Subclass


Order of Events



Debugging and Building


Compile Errors


Exceptions


The Debugger


Building



User Interface



Windows


Applet and Dialog Subclasses


Window Types


Opening and Closing, Showing and Hiding


Title, Position, and Size


Events


Drawing in a Window



Abstract Control Classes


Lifetime Events


Appearance


Position and Dimensions


Mouse Movement Events


Redrawing



Canvases


Canvas Events, Properties, and Methods


Picture Class


Graphics Class


Backdrop Property


Fun With Graphics Properties


Canvas Graphics Property


Transparency and Icons


Speed


Interaction with Other Objects



Buttons and StaticTexts


PushButton


BevelButton


Placard


LittleArrows


CheckBox


RadioButton and GroupBox


DisclosureTriangle


StaticText


Custom Buttons



EditFields


Types of EditField


EditField Events, Properties, and Methods


The Focus


Manipulating Text and Styles


Reacting to User Input


Drawing Styled Text


Miscellaneous Tips



ListBoxes


ListBox Features


ListBox Events, Properties, and Methods


Basic ListBox Techniques


The Selection


Hierarchical ListBoxes


Other ListBox Features



ProgressBars, Sliders, and Scrollbars


ProgressBar


Slider


Scrollbar



Shapes and Decorations


Line


Shapes


Separator


ImageWell


ChasingArrows


PopupArrow



Menus in Windows


PopupMenu


BevelButton


ContextualMenu


Alternatives



TabPanels


Preparation


Properties and Events


Usage



Keyboard


Keyboard Communication


Keyboard Object


UserCancelled



Mouse and Cursor


Mouse Communication


Polling the Mouse


Balloon Help


Cursor



Reaching Out



Files


Getting a FolderItem


File Types


File Properties


File Actions


Navigating the Folder Hierarchy


Aliases and AppleScripts


Arbitrary Data: Binary Streams


Sequential Data: Text Streams


Resources


Predefined Data Formats



Databases


Database Files and Classes


Schemas


DatabaseQuery Control


Other Data Sources



Clipboard


Clipboard Class


Usage



Drag-and-Drop


Beginning a Drag


Receiving a Drop


Finder Drop


Internal Drag-and-Drop


Limitations and Workarounds



Time


Ticks and Microseconds


Timers


Yielding Time



Sound


Beep


Sound Object


MIDI Notes



Movies


Movie Class


MoviePlayer


Movie Usage and Limitations


Making Movies


Analyzing Movies



Game Animation


Configuring the SpriteSurface


Basic Sprite Control


Improving the Classes


Intelligent Sprite Behavior


Responding to Keys


Collisions


Soundtracks



Printing


Printer Specifications


The Printer Graphics Object


Measurement Problems


Resolution Problems


Printing Text



TCP/IP Communications


Socket Properties, Methods, and Events


Client


Server



Apple Events and AppleScript


Sending Apple Events


Receiving Apple Events


Apple Event Classes, Properties, and Methods


Apple Event Inadequacies


AppleScripts



Language Extensions


XCMDs


Shared Libraries


Direct Library Calls


Plug-ins



Version Differences


Index