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NXApp

NEXTSTEP Developer Journal
Volume 1, Issue 2
Spring 1994

FEATURES

Creating Advanced Interface Builder^TM Palettes

Beyond Attributes Inspectors: how to use the advanced functionality of IB, including custom Connections Inspectors and editors. Thomas Burkholder

Discovering the DBTableView Object

How to display data in spreadsheet form without a relational database. Mai Nguyen

Improving NeXT's Developer Documentation

Suggestions from developers for improving our documentation, plus a request for your ideas and feedback. Developer Publications

DEPARTMENTS

appDidInit:

On the forgotten art of tool-making.

Shrinkwrap Corner

Ideas for building a successful company in the NEXTSTEP marketplace. David Spitzler

First Responder

Your letters to NXApp.

Core Dump

Using breakpoints to accelerate bug-zapping. Julie Zelenski

@implementation

Tips and techniques, questions and answers.

Info Panel

Announcing NEXTSTEP Expo; schedule of upcoming NEXTSTEP Training; how to contribute to NXApp.

CREDITS AND LEGAL MATTER

Editorial Editor: Cynthia Closkey Copy editor: John Hammet Design and production Designer and illustrator: Nancy Serpiello Designer: Cindy Steinberg Production coordinator: Jennifer Sherer Production manager: Heidi Bolen Printer: New Life Printing

Contributions

Thomas Burkholder, Lynn Cox, Terry Donoghue, Ron Hayden, Ellen Leeb, Mai Nguyen, Julie Saffren, Kate Smith, David Spitzler, Sharon Zakhour, Julie Zelenski Technical reviews Sara Benson, Toni Childress, Derek Clegg, Josh Doenius, Margaret Grover, Katherine McCormick, Gary Miller, Matt Morse, Brian Pinkerton, Bob Vadnais, Andrew Vyrros, Rich Williamson Distribution and marketing Marketing manager: Eric Larson Circulation manager: Chona Reyes Special thanks Jan Tyler, Daniel E. Marusich, Peter Truskier Colophon NXApp is designed, written, and produced with NEXTSTEP. Proofs are printed on a NeXT 400 dpi Laser Printer. Final pages are transferred to film using NeXT computers and an electronic imagesetter. About NXApp NXApp-NEXTSTEP Developer Journal is a quarterly technical journal published by NeXT. It provides timely technical information and thorough examples for programmers who develop NEXTSTEP applications. Each subscription issue includes a floppy disk that contains an electronic version of the bulletin. The disk can be used with the Digital Librarian application to access information on specific topics by searching for keywords. To subscribe to NXApp or inquire about subscriptions, please use the order form in SubscriptionForm.rtf. Copyright © 1994 NeXT Computer, Inc. Allrightsreserved. We at NeXT have tried to make the information contained in this publication as accurate and reliable as possible. Nevertheless, NeXT disclaims any warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, as to any matter whatsoever relating to this publication, including without limitation the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. NeXT will from time to time revise the software described in this publication and reserves the right to make such changes without obligation to notify the purchaser. In no event shall NeXT be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of purchase or use of this publication or the information contained herein. Restricted Rights Legend: Apple Computer, Inc. provides its software to non-DOD agencies with RESTRICTED RIGHTS and provides its supporting documentation with LIMITED RIGHTS.  Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c) of FAR ' 52.227-19, entitled Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights.  In contracts with DOD agencies, the government's rights in software, supporting documentation, and technical data are governed by the restrictions in DFARS ' 252.227-7015, entitled Technical Data -- Commercial Items, and DFARS ' 227.7202. NeXT, the NeXT logo, NEXTSTEP, the NEXTSTEP logo, NeXTanswers, Application Kit, Database Kit, Digital Librarian, Enterprise Objects, Indexing Kit, Interface Builder, ObjectWare, OpenStep, and Portable Distributed Objects are trademarks and registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. Unless otherwise noted, all keyboard references are to U.S. keyboards. NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 U.S.A.