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Speeding Up whose Clause Resolution in
Your Scriptable Application by Greg Anderson
Although the Object Support Library will resolve complex AppleScript clauses
for you, if you take on some of the work yourself the performance gains
can be dramatic.
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Code (563K).
Getting Started With OpenDoc Storage by Vincent
Lo
OpenDoc storage is a departure from what you're used to: it needs to support
storing different kinds of data, written by different part editors, in the
same file or container
Sound Secrets by Kip Olson
These less obvious features of the Sound Manager will help improve your
application's use of sound.
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Code (111K).
Guidelines for Effective Alerts by Paige
K. Parsons
This article elaborates and expands on the guidelines for the consistent
and correct usage of alerts.
Printing Images Faster With Data Compression
by David Gelphman
PostScript Level 2 printers can accept JPEG-compressed image data directly,
which can greatly improve printing speed. Here's what you need to know to
take advantage of this ability.
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Code folder.
The New Device Drivers: Memory Matters
by Martin Minow
Using PrepareMemoryForIO to set up memory for data transfers to or from
other devices is a complex -- but very important -- process. This walkthrough
points out traps and pitfalls along the way.
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Code (630K).
According to Script: Steps to Scriptability
by Cal Simone
A clear, step-by-step method for developing your particular scripting implementation.
Graphical Truffles: Making the Most of QuickDraw
3Dby Nick Thompson and Pablo Fernicola
A few tips for QuickDraw 3D that might make your life a little easier.
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Code folder.
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download page.
Balance of Power: Advanced Performance Profiling
by Dave Evans
Some new and useful performance profiling features of the PowerPC 604 processor.
MPW Tips and Tricks: ToolServer Caveats and
Carping by Tim Maroney
All about ToolServer, a small, scriptable application that can run MPW commands.
Macintosh Q & A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers queries about Macintosh product
development.
The Veteran Neophyte: The
Right Tool for the Job by Dave Johnson
Dynamic languages are the future of programming. Or at least they ought
to be.
Newton Q & A: Ask the Llama
Answers to Newton-related development queries.
KON & BAL's Puzzle Page:
Zoning Out by Konstantin Othmer and Bruce Leak
The original Puzzlers return with another merry romp through the guts of
the machine.
Music the Easy Way: The QuickTime Music
Architecture by David Van Brink
The QuickTime Music Architecture lets you easily add music to your application,
without having to learn the intricacies of MIDI or sound production. Unleash
the orchestra!
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Code (80K).
The Basics of QuickDraw 3D Geometries
by Nick Thompson and Pablo Fernicola
Geometries are the backbone of any 3D graphics system. This article shows
how the geometries in QuickDraw 3D fit in with the rest of the system, and
how to make good use of them.
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Code (284K).
Implementing Shared Internet Preferences With
Internet Config by Quinn "The Eskimo!"
This article examines a shared preferences solution for Internet applications:
how to use it in your applications, and also how it works, using the Component
Manager as a robust shared library mechanism.
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Code (664K).
Multipane Dialogs by Norman Franke
Dialog boxes with multiple panes are becoming more and more common. This
implementation uses a scrolling list of icons to select panes.
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Code (147K).
Document Synchronization and Other Human Interface
Issues by Mark H. Linton
The Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines say that a window's title should
match the corresponding document's name at all times. Here's some code that
will help you do that.
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Code (262K).
Print Hints: Syncing Up With ColorSync
2.0 by David Hayward
ColorSync version 2.0 dramatically improves the quality and performance
of color management.
Balance of Power: Power Macintosh: The Next
Generation by Dave Evans
The latest Power Macintosh computers are better than ever, as you'll see
from this overview of new features.
MPW Tips and Tricks: Customizing Source Control
With SourceServer by Tim Maroney
SourceServer is a "scriptable Projector," allowing extensive source
control customization.
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Code (431K).
According to Script: Thinking About Dictionaries
by Cal Simone
Tips on organizing your dictionary, and other assorted bits of wisdom and
advice.
Macintosh Q & A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers queries about Macintosh product
development.
The Veteran Neophyte: A Feel for the Thing
by Dave Johnson
Computers are getting more and more like boomerangs. Goody.
Newton Q & A: Ask the Llama
Answers to Newton-related development questions, along with a bit of llama
lore. Send in your own questions for a chance at a T-shirt.
KON & BAL'S Puzzle Page: Video Nightmare
by Ian Hendry and Eric Anderson
Another intricate and entertaining enigma, this time from a pseudo KON &
BAL.
QuickDraw 3D: A New Dimension for Macintosh
Graphics by Pablo Fernicola and Nick Thompson
Introducing QuickDraw 3D, a powerful, flexible new 3D graphics package for
the Power Macintosh. This article provides an architectural overview and
shows how to support 3D data in your application.
Copland: The Mac OS Moves Into the Future
by Tim Dierks
Here's a preview of the future of the Mac OS, detailing some of the major
features and components and giving some suggestions about how to get ready
for it now.
Creating PCI Device Drivers by Martin Minow
All about the new driver model on PCI-based Macintosh computers, and advice
on porting existing drivers.
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Code (630K).
Custom Color Search Procedures by Jim Wintermyre
Learn about this useful method of customizing Color QuickDraw's color handling.
A real-world graphics problem is investigated and then solved using a custom
color search procedure and a hash table.
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Code (275K).
The OpenDoc User Experience by Dave Curbow
and Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson
This article provides an overview of OpenDoc from the user's perspective:
understanding the user experience is a prerequisite to designing good part
editors.
Futures: Don't Wait Forever by Greg Anderson
Futures are an invaluable abstraction for applications that handle multiple
asynchronous Apple events, allowing cleaner code and eliminating the need
for completion routines.
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Code (532K).
Balance of Power: MacsBug for PowerPC
by Dave Evans and Jim Murphy
MacsBug changes with the times.
MPW Tips and Tricks: Building a Better (Development) Environment
by Tim Maroney
Some things to think about when you're building a shared development environment.
According to Script: Scripting Quandaries by Cal Simone
Bits of wisdom and advice for developers supporting scripting in their applications.
The Veteran Neophyte: Paper Juggling by Dave Johnson
You can invent multiperson juggling patterns even if you're not a juggler.
Really.
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Code (214K).
Macintosh Q & A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers questions about Macintosh product
development.
Newton Q & A: Ask the Llama
Answers to Newton-related development questions; along with a bit of llama
lore. Send in your own questions for a chance at a T-Shirt.
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Code (383K).
KON and BAL's Puzzle Page: A Brand Too Far by Chris Yerga
Yet another multifaceted mystery is unraveled before your very eyes, as
guest puzzler Chris Yerga tries to stump the master.
Getting Started With OpenDoc Graphics
by Kurt Piersol
OpenDoc provides very powerful document layout and imaging capabilities,
but the basic graphics tasks that everyone nees to accomplish aren't much
more complex. Here are some recipes to get you started.
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Code (13K).
A First Look at Dylan: Classes, Functions,
and Modules by Steve Strassmann
Dylan has fundamentally different notions about classes and methods than
C++, notions that make specifying and using methods simpler and more expressive.
Here's an overview of the Dylan way of doing things.
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Code (30K).
Designing a Scripting Implementation
by Cal Simone
The design of your application's scripting vocabulary is as important as
the design of your user interface. These guidelines will help you create
a clean and consistent scripting vocabulary.
An Object-Oriented Approach to Hierarchical Lists by Jan Bruyndonckx
This article shows how to implement the hierarchical lists described in
Issue 18 (and other custom list types) in PowerPlant, CodeWarrior's
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Code (172K).
Balance of Power: Introducing PowerPC Assembly
Language by Dave Evans
You won't often need to write it, but you'll surely have to read it and
debug it. Get the basics here.
MPW Tips and Tricks: Launching MPW Faster Than a Speeding Turtle
by Tim Maroney
The first installment of a new column to help you get the most out of MPW.
This time: speeding up MPW's launching.
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Code (26K).
Print Hints: Writing QuickDraw GX Drivers With Custom I/O and Buffering
by Dave Hersey
Here's what you'll need to know to write a QuickDraw GX driver that uses
custom I/O or buffering schemes.
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Code (261K).
Somewhere in QuickTime: Choosing the Right Codec by John Wang
Compressor/decompressor components vary widely in their capabilities and
limitations. Learn how to pick the right one.
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Code (212K).
Macintosh Q&A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers queries about Macintosh product
development.
The Veteran Neophyte: The Downside by Dave Johnson
Programming is great. . .most of the time.
Newton Q & A: Ask the Llama
Answers to Newton-related development questions; you can send in your own.
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Code (81K).
KON and BAL's Puzzle Page: Printing Painsby Josh Horwich
Josh attempts to flummox KON with yet another series of events that lead
to a bus error.
The Art of Human Computing: Finger-Coded Binary by Tobias Engler
Trapped in the wilderness with dead batteries? Don't despair: you can still
twiddle bits around the campfire.
Getting the Most out of AOCE Catalog Records by Christine Buttin
AOCE templates let you extend AOCE catalogs to store new kinds of data.
This article introduces you to writing AOCE templates by providing an example
template that extends the built-in User record.
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Code (125K).
Exploring Advanced AOCE Templates Through
Celestial Mechanics by Harry R. Chesley
AOCE templates allow you to specify how the Finder displays your data and
how the user interacts with it. This article shows how to use some of the
more advanced features of the template mechanism.
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Code (58K).
Make Your Own Sound Components by Kip
Olson
Sound Manager 3.0 supports plug-in components for compression, decompression,
custom hardware support, and more. This introduction to Sound Manager components
will get you started.
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Code (345K).
Scripting the Finder From Your Application
by Greg Anderson
The System 7.5 Finder is OSL-compliant, opening the door to full scriptability
and to direct manipulation through Apple events. Here's how to talk to the
Scriptable Finder from your application.
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Code (463K).
NetWare Development on PowerPC by Jamie Osborne
With NetWare now on the Power Macintosh, you may want to write your network
products to use it. This introduction to the NetWare environment includes
a simple sample module.
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Code (297K).
Somewhere in QuickTime: Supporting Text
Tracks in Your Application by Nick Thompson
How to support text tracks in your application, allowing both searching
and editing.
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Code (150K).
Graphical Truffles: A Space-Saving PICT Trick by Guillermo A. Ortiz
and Dave Johnson
If you're storing a large set of pictures with the same colors, here's a
neat trick to reduce its size.
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Code (273K).
Print Hints: Improving QuickDraw GX Printer Driver Performance by
Dave Hersey
Understanding QuickDraw GX buffering will help you fine-tune the performance
of your printer driver.
Balance of Power: PowerPC Branch Prediction
by Dave Evans
Is it science or is it hokum? Only your branch prediction unit knows for
sure.
Macintosh Q&A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers questions about Macintosh product
development.
