Overview
"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 Primer's clear, friendly style, combined with an exceptional layout, numerous illustrations, annotated examples, and highlighted tips, make this a lush addition to the Macintosh programming library." - Bay Area Computer Currents
"One of the easiest-reading Mac programming books ever written." - MacWorld
The Macintosh Pascal Programming Primer is a tutorial in the art of Macintosh programming using Symantec's THINK Pascal. Programmers new to the Macintosh but with some previous programming experience will learn how to use the powerful Toolbox, resources, and the Macintosh interface to create stand-alone applications with distinctive Macintosh look and feel. The authors present 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.
You will learn how to:
- display and manipulate windows
- use ResEdit to build Macintosh programs
- manage scroll bars and dialog boxes
- create Hyper Card XCMDs
- create pull-down, pop-up, and hierarchical menus.
When you have completed the Macintosh Pascal Programming Primer you will possess the essential skills needed to build yourown full-scale Macintosh applications.
This book shows programmers new to the Macintosh how to use the powerful Toolbox, resources, and the Macintosh interface to create applications with the distinctive Macintosh look and feel, using examples in THINK PASCAL 3.0.