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Preface
Part I. Fundamentals
1. The Workspace
The Project Window
Editing Windows
Adding Functionality
How the Three Editors Relate
Testing Without Building
Online Help
Shortcuts
2. The Basic Language
Lines and Commands
Variables and Constants
Subroutines
Regulating Flow
Arrays
Recursion
Comments
3. Objects, Classes, and Instances
Messages and Dot Notation
Object Design Philosophy
Classes and Instances
Anatomy of a Class
An Instance Is Born
Referring to Instances
The Truth About Controls
Control Clones and Control Arrays
Being Careful with Instance References
Destruction of Instances
4. Class Relationships and Class Features
New Classes and Inheritance
Casting
Overriding
Class Interfaces
Events and New Events
The Class Hierarchy
Global Members
Advanced Class Features
Example Classes
5. Datatypes
Booleans
Strings
Numbers
Variants
Collections
Dates
Colors
Memoryblocks
Threads
6. Menus
Menu Overview
Editing Menus
Special Menu Items
The Menu-Enabling Moment
Menu Item Functionality
Dynamic Menus
Menu Examples
7. The Architecture of an Application
Three Pillars of Zen
The Application Subclass
Order of Events
8. Debugging and Building
Compile Errors
Exceptions
The Debugger
Building
Part II. User Interface
9. Windows
Window Types
Opening and Closing, Showing and Hiding
Title, Position, and Size
Events
Drawing in a Window
10. Abstract Control Classes
Lifetime Events
Appearance
Position and Size
Mouse Movement Events
Redrawing
11. Canvases
Canvas Events, Properties, and Methods
Picture Class
Graphics Class
Backdrop Property
Fun With Graphics Properties
Canvas Graphics Property
Transparency and Icons
Speed
Interaction with Other Objects
12. Buttons and StaticTexts
PushButton
BevelButton
Placard
LittleArrows
CheckBox
RadioButton and GroupBox
DisclosureTriangle
StaticText
Custom Buttons
13. EditFields
Types of EditField
EditField Events, Properties, and Methods
The Focus
Manipulating Text and Styles
Reacting to User Input
Drawing Styled Text
Miscellaneous Tips
14. ListBoxes
ListBox Features
ListBox Events, Properties, and Methods
Basic ListBox Techniques
Hierarchical ListBoxes
Other ListBox Features
15. ProgressBars, Sliders, and Scrollbars
ProgressBar
Slider
Scrollbar
16. Shapes and Decorations
Line
Shapes
Separator
ImageWell
ChasingArrows
PopupArrow
17. Menus in Windows
PopupMenu
BevelButton
ContextualMenu
Alternatives
18. TabPanels
Preparation
Properties and Events
Usage
19. Keyboard
Keyboard Communication
Keyboard Object
UserCancelled
20. Mouse and Cursor
Mouse Communication
Polling the Mouse
Balloon Help
Cursor
Part III. Reaching Out
21. Files
Getting a FolderItem
File Types
File Properties and File Actions
Arbitrary Data: Binary Streams
Sequential Data: Text Streams
Resources
Predefined Data Formats
22. Databases
Database Files and Classes
Schemas
Displaying Data
Other Data Sources
23. Clipboard
Clipboard Class
Usage
24. Drag-and-Drop
Beginning a Drag
Receiving a Drop
Finder Drop
Internal Drag-and-Drop
Limitations and Workarounds
25. Time
Ticks and Microseconds
Timers
Yielding Time
26. Sound
Beep
Sound Object
MIDI Notes
27. Movies
Movie Class
MoviePlayer
Movie Usage
Making Movies
Analyzing Movies
28. Animation
Configuring the SpriteSurface
Basic Sprite Techniques
Basic Background Techniques
Improving the Classes
Intelligent Sprite Behavior
Responding to Keys
Intelligent Collisions
29. Printing
Page Setup
Proceeding To Print
Measurement Problems
Printing Text
30. TCP/IP Communications
Socket Properties, Methods, and Events
Client
Server
31. Interapplication Communications
Sending Apple Events
Receiving Apple Events
Apple Event Classes, Properties, and Methods
Apple Event Inadequacies
AppleScripts
Shell
32. Language Extensions
Direct Toolbox Calls
XCMDs
Shared Libraries
Plug-ins
Growing an Application
Index