[comp.sys.next] Responses to NXBrowser Example

barger@havarti.cs.wisc.edu (Victor Barger) (06/15/91)

Original Article:

> Does anyone have an example of how to dynamically manipulate the
> elements of an NXBrowser?  For instance, a panel with a browser and an
> 'Add' button that when clicked adds a new entry to the browser would
> be perfect.

Summaries of the replies follow.  Thanks for the information; it was
extremely helpful.

Victor

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From: dwboyce@acsu.buffalo.edu (Doug Boyce)

Buzzings #12 has an article on the 2.0 browser class. It describes
how to set up a simple browser with the contents of you home directory
and display the filename you click in a text form object. Source code
and IB instructions are included.  nova.cc.purdue.edu:
pub/next/Newsletters/BuzzNUG

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From: karl@bodi.portal.com (Karl Kraft)

        Check out /pub/next/2.0-source/TourOfAppkit/browser.tar.Z
It's available at the nova.cc.purdue archives.

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From eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU

uudecode this message
zcat NXBTest.tar | tar xvopf -

OK, so I used a Window instead of a Panel.
Same difference.  :-)

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-- 
Victor Barger (barger@cs.wisc.edu)