Mastering the Think Class Library: Using Symantec C++ and Visual Architect (Paperback)

You'll also learn: * how to use the Visual Architect to construct a user interface and custom application features * tips for constructing and implementing many different types of views * inside information on model, modeless, and dynamic dialogs * how event processing works and how the TCL performs most of the work for you * how to read from and write to external data files * the inside scoop on how Apple events work inside the TCL * how Object I/O works and how to use it in your own applications * printing secrets, including how to print multiple windows and offset panes. Mastering the THINK Class Library is an essential resource for every Macintosh developer using TCL and Visual Architect. 0201483564B04062001

From the Back Cover

The THINK Class Library (TCL) is a comprehensive application framework, common to Symantec C++ compiler products for both the 68000 and PowerPC. Mastering the THINK Class Library provides a thorough examination of the TCL and the Visual Architect, a graphic user interface development tool that allows you to produce commercial-quality applications with a minimum of effort.

The author describes fully the structure and operation of the TCL, including explanations of all code generated by the Visual Architect, any necessary custom code, and the operation of this code. Visual Architect tutorials provide you with a step-by-step approach for simplifying the development of complex Macintosh applications using the TCL. You'll also learn:

• how to use the Visual Architect to construct a user interface and custom application features
• tips for constructing and implementing many different types of views
• inside information on model, modeless, and dynamic dialogs
• how event processing works and how the TCL performs most of the work for you
• how to read from and write to external data files
• the inside scoop on how Apple events work inside the TCL
• how Object I/O works and how to use it in your own applications
• printing secrets, including how to print multiple windows and offset panes.

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