PPxDev Power Plant X 1.0 Developers Guide

• Introduction
  • Before You Begin
  • How to Use This Book
  • Using Other Documentation
  • Conventions Used In This Book
• PowerPlant X Overview
  • Design Principles
    • Small Classes Give Big Flexibility and Power
    • Mac OS X, Mach-O, Carbon, and HIToolbox
    • Standard C++ Library
  • Naming Conventions
    • Namespaces
    • Files, Classes, and Structures
    • Function Names
    • Variable and Argument Names
    • Data Type and Template Names
    • Macro and Constant Names
  • Mac OS Interfaces
    • System Wrappers
    • Referring to Mac OS Interfaces
• Converting Interface Builder Files
  • Using the Converter
  • Adding Converted Files to Your Project
    • Adding Data Files
    • Adding Header and Source Code Files
  • Constructing Windows Generated by the View Converter
• Views and Controls
  • View Characteristics
    • Controls are Subclasses of View
    • Class View Uses HIToolbox
    • The Superview and Subviews
    • Views Receive and Act on Events
    • Views are Persistent
    • Views May Be Manipulated
    • View Construction Requirements
  • Constructing Views and Controls
  • Deleting Views
  • Manipulating Controls
    • Hiding and Showing Controls
    • Enabling and Disabling Controls
    • Examining and Changing a View’s Value
    • Responding to User Interaction
  • Managing Hierarchical Views
    • Changing a View Hierarchy
    • Resizing Views
  • Creating Custom Views
    • Choosing Which Events to Handle
    • Customizing Views With Inheritance
    • Customizing Views With Attachments
• Windows
  • Window Characteristics
    • Windows and Views
    • Window Construction Requirements
    • Common Window Tasks
  • Constructing Windows
  • Closing Windows
    • When to Close a Window
    • Customizing a Window’s Close Behavior
  • Adding Subviews to Windows
  • Customizing Window Behavior
• Applications
  • Application Characteristics
  • Handling Custom Commands
  • Launching
  • Quitting
• Utility and Operating System Classes
  • Testing and Debugging
    • Verifying With Signals
    • Controlling Signals
  • Exception and Error Handling
    • Throwing Exceptions
    • Controlling Exception Behavior
    • Exception Classes
    • Getting Location Information
  • Character Strings
  • System Wrappers
• Index