MacCalendar is a complete snippet that illustrates how to write a module for the Control Strip Manager that is available for PowerBook Macintoshes.
Clicking on the MacCalendar icon in the Control Strip displays the current month's calendar. A separate application lets you configure the font, font size, and weekday labels.
The MacCalendar Control Strip shows how a Control Strip module interacts with the Control Strip Manager, including access to its preferences, responding to balloon help.
The setup application shows how to update Control Strip preferences.
The overall package design shows how a single routine (the month display function) can be written so that it can be incorporated into the Control Strip (as a code-segment) and into an application.
The Control Strip requires System 7.5 and a suitable PowerBook or Duo. The software
The modules can be built under Think C 7.0 and MetroWerks DR3.
Currently, the Control Strip module cannot be built under MPW 3.3.2 due to a library conflict.