gmiller@NeXT.com (Gary Miller) (06/18/91)
*** New from the Publications Group at NeXT *** A PostScript-format version of the "NeXTstep Advantage" brochure is now available on the following archive servers: cs.orst.edu: pub/next/documents/NeXT/ sonata.cc.purdue.edu: pub/next/docs/ (still in submissions directory?) etlport.etl.go.jp: pub/NeXT/documents/NeXTstepAdvantage/ The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is 1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's 9.5 megabytes). In addition to the PostScript files listed below, the tar file contains the complete source code for the brochure's Plotter application (including makefiles, .h, .m, nib, tiff, and other files). On the servers there's also an ASCII file called NeXTstepAdvantage_README, which contains the following information: ____________________________________________________________________________ The NeXTstepAdvantage directory contains the complete contents of "The NeXTstep Advantage: Application Development with NeXTstep." This manual was initally written as a sales tool that could be read by programmers, developers, and other technical people interested in evaluating NeXTstep as a potential development environment. Because the demand for this manual has been larger than expected, NeXT Computer, Inc. has decided to make it available on the Internet archive servers. You have the right to copy and distribute these files and their hardcopy equivalent, but not the right to include excerpts in another document without explicit permission from NeXT Computer, Inc. File: Contents: 00_FrontMatter/ Cover.ps TableOfContents.ps Intro.ps 1 THE NEXTSTEP ADVANTAGE 1 What is NeXTstep? 1 What's the NeXTstep Advantage? 3 A Recognized Advantage 3 Putting the NeXTstep Advantage to Work 3 A Look Ahead 01_StepByStep.ps 5 STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH A NEXTSTEP APPLICATION 6 Introduction to NeXTstep Programming 11 Step 1. Designing the Application 13 Step 2. Assembling the User Interface 24 Step 3. Defining Custom Classes with Interface Builder 27 Step 4. Connecting Objects in the Application 32 Step 5. Implementing the Custom Classes 39 Step 6. Making, Running, and Debugging the Application 43 Reusing Application Features 52 Summary 02_ObjectiveC.ps 53 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING 53 Objects 55 Classes 59 Using an Object-Oriented Kit 03_NeXTstep.ps 61 FUNDAMENTALS OF NEXTSTEP 61 The Window Server 62 The Application Kit 66 Event Handling 67 Drawing 69 Messages between Applications 71 Summary 04_Classes.ps 73 CLASS SUMMARIES 74 Windows 75 Text Handling 76 Controls 78 Panels, Menus, and Pop-up Lists 80 Organizational Views 81 Fonts 82 Support for Printing 83 File Management 84 Images 86 Support for Choosing Colors 87 Comprehensive List of Classes 05_Tools.ps 93 NEXT DEVELOPMENT TOOLS 93 Interface Builder 93 Editors 93 Compilers 94 Debugging and Performance Tools 95 Digital Librarian 96 Tools for Development on the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) 96 Tools for PostScript Development 96 The Mach Operating System 06_Standards.ps 97 STANDARD DATA FORMATS ON NEXT COMPUTERS 97 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) 97 The PostScript Language 97 Rich Text Format (RTF) 07_PlotterSources/ 99 PLOTTER SOURCE LISTINGS CodeIntro.ps Code.ps SourceFiles/ ____________________________________________________________________________
tjb@IceCube.unh.edu (Thomas J. Baker) (06/18/91)
In article <977@rosie.NeXT.COM> gmiller@NeXT.com (Gary Miller) writes: > *** New from the Publications Group at NeXT *** > > A PostScript-format version of the "NeXTstep Advantage" brochure is now > available on the following archive servers: > > cs.orst.edu: pub/next/documents/NeXT/ > sonata.cc.purdue.edu: pub/next/docs/ (still in submissions directory?) > etlport.etl.go.jp: pub/NeXT/documents/NeXTstepAdvantage/ > > The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is 1.3 > megabytes; uncompressed, it's 9.5 megabytes). In addition to the > PostScript files listed below, the tar file contains the complete source > code for the brochure's Plotter application (including makefiles, .h, .m, > nib, tiff, and other files). Anyone have any luck printing this file out on a non-NeXT printer? I tried to both a DEC PrinterServer 20 and a DEC LN03R. The 01_StepByStep.ps only got to the second page. I'm not at work now so I can't tell if the postscript character encoding thread is applicable here. Any help would be appreciated. tjb -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Thomas Baker Voice: (603) 743-4987 | | P.O. Box 213 | | Durham, NH 03824 Internet/NeXTmail: tjb@IceCube.unh.edu | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos) (06/18/91)
In article <1991Jun18.012042.6039@IceCube.unh.edu> tjb@IceCube.unh.edu writes: >Anyone have any luck printing this file out on a non-NeXT printer? I tried to >both a DEC PrinterServer 20 and a DEC LN03R. The 01_StepByStep.ps only got to >the second page. Funny, I was able to print it on our DEC PrintServer-40 without any problems. I don't recall off hand which version of software it [the LPS-40] was running, but its not the newest or latest version. louie
kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun18.012042.6039@IceCube.unh.edu> tjb@IceCube.unh.edu writes: >In article <977@rosie.NeXT.COM> gmiller@NeXT.com (Gary Miller) writes: >> *** New from the Publications Group at NeXT *** >> >> A PostScript-format version of the "NeXTstep Advantage" brochure is now >> available on the following archive servers: >> >> cs.orst.edu: pub/next/documents/NeXT/ >> sonata.cc.purdue.edu: pub/next/docs/ (still in submissions directory?) >> etlport.etl.go.jp: pub/NeXT/documents/NeXTstepAdvantage/ >> >> The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is 1.3 >> megabytes; uncompressed, it's 9.5 megabytes). In addition to the >> PostScript files listed below, the tar file contains the complete source >> code for the brochure's Plotter application (including makefiles, .h, .m, >> nib, tiff, and other files). > >Anyone have any luck printing this file out on a non-NeXT printer? I tried to I tried printing it on a Apple LaserWriter IINTX. It prints slow, but it prints. >both a DEC PrinterServer 20 and a DEC LN03R. The 01_StepByStep.ps only got to I tried printing it on our $30,000 printer here at work and it choked, big time, like you only getting to the second page. >the second page. I'm not at work now so I can't tell if the postscript >character encoding thread is applicable here. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >tjb > >-- >+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| Thomas Baker Voice: (603) 743-4987 | >| P.O. Box 213 | >| Durham, NH 03824 Internet/NeXTmail: tjb@IceCube.unh.edu | >+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */