Programming the Be Operating System

Dan Parks Sydow

408 pages, parution le 15/07/1999

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Résumé

The Be operating system is a great platform just waiting for applications. Elegant, object-oriented to the core, and primed for great graphical interfaces, Be meets the needs of computer users at the turn of the century -- but they call for equally elegant applications for displaying and manipulating content. This book gives C++ programmers their start to developing those applications.

Be will prove to be a pleasure for developers who have struggled with APIs on Microsoft Windows, the Macintosh, or the X Window System. It provides consistent and intuitive methods for creating interfaces and handling messages. But you'll still have a hard time if all you have to learn from is official reference documentation like the Be Developer's Guide (also published by O'Reilly & Associates). This book is a traditional guide to application development that starts with the most basic concepts and leaves you with a firm foundation for further research.

The book begins with typical "Hello, world" programs and gradually adds elements of the graphical interface. It carefully describes drawing and message handling. While the focus is on the graphical interface, basic OS features like threads and file handling are also introduced.

Be runs on both PowerPC and Intel platforms, offering the same API on both. The programs in this book will therefore compile and run on any platform. Be's own integrated development environment, BeIDE (originally Metrowerks CodeWarrior), is used to develop all examples.

L'auteur - Dan Parks Sydow

Dan Parks Sydow

is a computer programmer, consultant, and author based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a software engineer he has worked on projects in areas as diverse as software control of the on-board nuclear reactor of the Seawolf submarine to heart image display software for a hospital's medical imaging department. In the last few years he has written over a dozen programming books.

Sommaire

BeOS Programming Overview
- Features of the BeOS
- Structure of the BeOS
- Software Kits and Their Classes
- BeOS Programming Fundamentals
- BeOS Programming Environment
BeIDE Projects
- Development Environment File Organization
- Examining an Existing BeIDE Project
- Setting up a New BeIDE Project
- HelloWorld Source Code
BeOS API Overview
- Overview of the BeOS Software Kits
- Software Kit Class Descriptions
- Chapter Example: Adding an Alert to MyHelloWorld
Windows, View, and Messages
- Windows
- Views
- Messaging
Drawing
- Colors
- Patterns
- The Drawing Pen
- Shapes
Controls and Messages
- Introduction to Controls
- Buttons
- Picture Buttons
- Checkboxes
- Radio Buttons
- Text Fields
- Multiple Control Example Project
Menus
- Menu Basics
- Working With Menus
- Multiple Menus
- Pop-up Menus
- Submenus
Text
- Fonts
- Simple Text
- Editable Text
- Scrolling
Messages and Treads
- The Application Kit and Messages
- Application-Defined Messages
Files
- Files and the Storage Kit
- Using Standard Open and Save Panels
- Onward

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	O'Reilly
Auteur(s)	Dan Parks Sydow
Parution	15/07/1999
Nb. de pages	408
Format	15,3 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781565924673
ISBN13	978-1-56592-467-3