Conventions Used in This Book

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Conventions Used in This Book
This book uses various conventions to present certain types of information.

Special Fonts
All code listings, reserved words, names of data structures, constants, fields, parameters, and methods are shown in Courier (this is Courier).
A term with an OpenDoc-specific meaning is shown in boldface when it is first used and defined. The glossary in the OpenDoc Programmer's Guide for the MacOS contains definitions of all such terms.

Types of Notes
There are several types of notes used in this book.

Note
A note formatted like this contains information that is interesting but possibly not essential to an understanding of the main text. The title may be more descriptive than "Note," for example, a note that pertains only to the Mac OS platform may have the title "Mac OS."
IMPORTANT
A note like this contains information that is essential for an understanding of the main text.

Mac OS Information
OpenDoc is a cross-platform technology, and most of its concepts and features are platform-independent. Thus, even though this book is specifically designed for Mac OS developers, the information is organized and presented in as platform-neutral a manner as possible.
Throughout this book, any methods, types, and constants that are specific to the Mac OS are called out as such. That way, you can get a general idea of how platform-specific your code must be, and therefore how simple or complex it may be to convert it to another platform.