Macintosh Programming Techniques 1996
Macintosh Programming Techniques, second edition, is a 1996 book by Dan Sydow (Dan Parks Sydow), published by M&T Books, a division of MIS:Press, New York. The title page gives it as "2E". ISBN 1-55851-458-9; Library of Congress QA76.8.M3S9582 1996, card number 95-51548.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xxv, 629 pages.[2]
The second edition revises Macintosh Programming Techniques 1994. It keeps the overview of Macintosh programming in C (memory, QuickDraw, windows, dialogs, menus, machine differences) and, compared with the first edition's contents, adds chapters on text and strings, Power Macintosh programming and the Finder. It was sold with a CD-ROM holding the example programs and the "In Action!" tutorial program; recompiling the examples needs THINK C, Symantec C++ or Metrowerks CodeWarrior.[3]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are from the book's table of contents.[4]
- Why This Book is for You, p. xxi
- Introduction, p. xxiii
- Chapter 1: Macintosh Programming Overview, p. 1
- Chapter 2: Macintosh Memory, p. 53
- Chapter 3: QuickDraw Graphics, p. 109
- Chapter 4: Working with Windows, p. 169
- Chapter 5: Dealing with Dialog Boxes, p. 241
- Chapter 6: "More About Windows", p. 307 (the title as printed in the contents and running heads; the chapter covers menus)
- Chapter 7: Text and Strings, p. 387
- Chapter 8: Power Mac Programming, p. 435
- Chapter 9: The Varying Mac, p. 459
- Chapter 10: Applications and the Finder, p. 529
- Appendix A: Macintosh Data Types, p. 561
- Appendix B: Determining a Trap's Type, p. 565
- Appendix C: Gestalt Definitions, p. 569
- Appendix D: Toolbox Routine Summary, p. 579
- Index, p. 615
What this book does not contain
[edit | edit source]It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The CD-ROM is not included. The hosted scan is 652 PDF pages, including the covers.
Related titles on this wiki
[edit | edit source]- Macintosh Programming Techniques 1994: first edition
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- On Macintosh Programming Advanced Techniques 1990
Download: Macintosh Programming Techniques 1996.pdf (37 MB)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Dan Sydow, Macintosh Programming Techniques, 2nd ed. (M&T Books, 1996), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).
- ↑ Open Library, Macintosh programming techniques, 2nd ed., record OL814236M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Sydow, Macintosh Programming Techniques, 2nd ed., "Why This Book is for You" and Introduction (PDF pp. 21-30).
- ↑ Sydow, Macintosh Programming Techniques, 2nd ed., Contents, pp. vii-xx (PDF pp. 7-20).