This example implements a single panel which launches an application with an optional document when the user clicks Continue. This might be helpful for a developer or client that wishes to have the user perform an essential step that cannot be fully integrated into the panel user experience. Examples of this might be running a third-party driver updating program or a virus scanning program which does not provide adequate Apple event support.
What's in this folder:
"Plug-in Sources" folder: Contains a Metrowerks 10 project and source files to build the Simple App Launcher plug-in file.
"Editor Sources" folder: Contains a Metrowerks 10 project and source files to build the Simple App Launcher editor file. This project uses the PowerPlant object framework.
"Interfaces" folder: Contains the file "SimpleAppLauncherTypes.r" for creating your data file using the MPW tool Rez. Also contains the file "Simple App Launcher Template" to be used with the Resorcerer application.
"Working Example" folder: Contains the necessary files to create an Upgrader example based on the "Mac OS 8.1 Install" Upgrader document that shows the Simple Application Launcher(SAL) plug-in in action. To create a working example, drag the contents of the "Add these files to Upgrader" folder into a copy of the "Upgrader X.X.X App." folder, then drag the contents of the "Add these files to ModifierTool" folder into a copy of the "ModifierTool X.X App." folder. The "Mac OS 8.1 Install w/SAL" Upgrader document has been set up to run the SAL plug-in after the software license plug-in, which has been set up to launch the SimpleText application when the user clicks Continue in the SAL panel. Drop the "Mac OS 8.1 Install w/SAL" file on the ModifierTool application to edit the actions of the SAL plug-in.
