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• Programming : Software Development
• Programming : Object-Oriented
• Operating Systems : Macintosh

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• Effectively use Apple's suite of Developer Tools, including Project Builder and Interface Builder


• Build single- and multiple-window document-based applications


• Manipulate text data using Cocoa?s text handling capabilities


• Draw with Cocoa


• Add scripting functionality to your applications


• Localize your application for multiple language support


• Polish off your application by adding an icon for use in the Dock, provide Help, and package your program for distribution

Each chapter ends with a series of Examples, challenging you to test your newly-learned skills by tweaking the application you've just built, or to go back to an earlier example and add to it some new functionality. Solutions are provided in the Appendix, but you're encouraged to learn by trying.

Extensive programming experience is not required to complete the examples in the book, though experience with the C programming language will be helpful. If you are familiar with an object-oriented programming language such as Java or Smalltalk, you will rapidly come up to speed with the Objective-C language. Otherwise, basic object-oriented and language concepts are covered where needed.

Table of Contents

Preface 

Part I. Cocoa Overview and Foundation

1. Introduction to Cocoa

      The Mac OS X Programming Environment 

      Cocoa Defined 

      The Cocoa Frameworks 

      Languages 

      The Foundation Framework 

      The Application Kit Framework 

2. Cocoa Development Tools

      Installing the Developer Tools 

      Interface Builder 

      Other Tools 

      Exercises 

3. Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C

      Introducing Objects 

      Creating and Using Objects 

      Methods and Messages 

      Objective-C-Defined Types 

      Creating New Classes 

      Overriding Methods 

      Other Concepts 

      Exercises 

4. The Cocoa Foundation Kit

      Strings 

      Collections 

      Memory Management 

      Exercises 

Part II. Single-Window Applications

5. Graphical User Interfaces

      Graphical User Interfaces in Cocoa 

      Designing Applications Using MVC 

      Create the Currency Converter Project 

      Create the Interface 

      Define the Classes 

      Connect the Model, Controller, and View 

      Implement the Classes 

      Build and Run 

      Exercises 

6. Windows, Views, and Controls

      Windows and the Window System 

      The View Hierarchy 

      Coordinate Systems 

      Controls, Cells, and Formatters 

      Targets and Actions 

      Exercises 

7. Custom Views

      Custom View Creation Steps 

      Create a Custom View 

      Drawing into a View: Behind the Scenes 

      Draw Strings into a View 

      Draw Paths into a View 

      Exercises 

8. Event Handling

      Events 

      Dot View Application 

      Event Delegation 

      Notifications 

      Exercises 

9. Models and Data Functionality

      Protocols 

      Key-Value Coding 

      Table Views 

      Table View Example 

      Saving Data: Coding and Archiving 

      Using Formatters 

      Sorting Tables 

      Exercises 

Part III. Document-Based Applications

10. Multiple Document Architecture

      Architectural Overview 

      Building a Document-Based Application 

      Exercises 

11. Rich-Text Handling

      Cocoa's Text System 

      Creating a Rich-Text Editor 

      Enabling the Font Menu 

      Text Storage and Attributed Text 

      Enabling the Text Menu 

      Handling Embedded Images 

      Exercises 

Part IV. Miscellaneous Topics

12. Printing

      Printing a View 

      Using Print Operations 

      Setting Margins 

      Exercises 

13. Bundles and Resources

      Peeking Inside Bundles 

      Using Bundles 

      Exercises 

14. Localization

      Mac OS X Language Preferences 

      Localizing Resources 

      Localizing Nib Files 

      Localizing Strings 

      Exercises 

15. Defaults and Preferences

      How Preferences Work 

      Using Defaults 

      Command-Line Preferences Access 

      Using Unique Application Identifiers 

      Exercises 

16. Accessory Windows

      The Role of File's Owner 

      Making an Info Window 

      Exercises 

17. Finishing Touches

      Tidying Up the User Interface 

      Providing an Icon 

      Providing Help 

      Customizing the About Box 

      Tweaking Compiler Settings 

      Packaging for Distribution 

      Closure 

      Exercises 

Part V. Appendixes

A. Exercise Solutions

B. Additional Resources

C. Using the Foundation and Application Kit API References

Index

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