Mac OS 8.5 Technote: Part XLI

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Inside the System File (Continued)

Standard File

Standard File provides a consistent user interface for accessing files by way of the Open and Save As dialog boxes.
  • The number of file types that can be specified for Standard File's SFGetFile,SFPGetFile, StandardGetFile, and CustomGetFile routines has been increased from 32 types to 256 types.

  • A problem where the arrow navigation keys were not working as expected on some PowerBook models has been corrected.

  • Aliases to special folders (for example, the Fonts folder) no longer show up in Standard File as applications.

COMPATIBILITY NOTE
Navigation Services effectively obsoletes the Standard File package. Developers interested in future Mac OS compatibility are encouraged to replace their calls to Standard File with calls to Navigation Services.

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