Overview
"One of the easiest-reading Mac programming books ever written...a first-rate guide to learning THINK C." - Macworld
"We recommend Macintosh C Programming Primer." - MacUser
"The book wastes no time with peripheral issues but goes straight to the matter of writing real Mac applications...and making the best use of the Mac Toolbox and resources." - MacWEEK
The Macintosh C Programming Primer, Volume I is the bestselling tutorial on the art of Macintosh programming. Programmers new to the Macintosh, but with some previous programming experience, will learn how to write Macintosh software using the powerful Toolbox, resources, and the Macintosh interface. The authors present the concepts involved in building an application-starting with the most basic and progressing to the more complex aspects of event-driven programming-and show you how to enter, compile, and run the programs you have created. The concepts are accompanied by a complete set of source code examples.
You will learn how to:
- display and manipulate windows
- send and receive Apple events
- add icons to your applications
- manage scroll bars and dialog boxes
- create pull-down, pop-up, and hierarchical menus.
When you have completed the Primer, you will have the essential skills needed to build your own full-scale, System 7 savvy, Macintosh applications.
This popular "C on the Mac" tutorial has been updated to cover System 7 and Think C version 5.