15332JEP@MSU.BITNET (Jeff Piper) (11/10/89)
I am working on a windowed news reader for the NeXT machine. I am currently using two side by side scroll views to simulate a Browser. I would like to use a real Browser object. Anyone on the net or at NeXT Inc. willing to supply the source for a Browser object? Jeff Piper Michigan State University NeXT Support Center Internet:jep@cl-next1.cl.msu.edu or jep@ebfs2.cl.msu.edu
pmy@jeeves.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) (11/10/89)
In article <14715332JEP@MSU> 15332JEP@MSU.BITNET (Jeff Piper) writes: >I am working on a windowed news reader for the NeXT machine. I am currently >using two side by side scroll views to simulate a Browser. I would like to use >a real Browser object. Anyone on the net or at NeXT Inc. willing to supply the >source for a Browser object? I'm working on just such a thing. I've often wondered why a Browser object wasn't included in the appkit. Anyway, my approach begins with the creation of a BrowserBay object which consists of a label field, a scrolling body (SelectionCell matrix) and up/down scrolling buttons. One or more BrowserBays are then wrapped (perhaps with option horizontal scrollers) into a `BrowserView'. I'll make all this available for ftp when ready, unless somebody beats me to it. - Pete Peter M. Yadlowsky | "Pay no attention to that man Academic Computing Center | behind the curtain!" University of Virginia | pmy@Virginia.EDU |
chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley) (11/10/89)
pmy@jeeves.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) writes: >In article <14715332JEP@MSU> 15332JEP@MSU.BITNET (Jeff Piper) writes: >>I am working on a windowed news reader for the NeXT machine. I am currently >>using two side by side scroll views to simulate a Browser. I would like to use >>a real Browser object. Anyone on the net or at NeXT Inc. willing to supply the >>source for a Browser object? >I'm working on just such a thing. I've often wondered why a Browser object >wasn't included in the appkit. Anyway, my approach begins with the creation >of a BrowserBay object which consists of a label field, a scrolling body >(SelectionCell matrix) and up/down scrolling buttons. One or more >BrowserBays are then wrapped (perhaps with option horizontal scrollers) >into a `BrowserView'. I'll make all this available for ftp when ready, >unless somebody beats me to it. Damn you people! I'm doing one too. Instead of using a browser object, I have implemented a scrolling matrix of button cells for various lists in need. I plan to add nntp support later. I also use NN's nnmaster to maintain an index of all the current news so there is no waiting. Are y'all doing it totally OO or are you just grafting the interface onto rn? Maybe we should collaborate? I have a number of useful objects already implemented which do news-type things. I'll be ready to test by thanksgiving. Chris -- Chris Whatley Work: chari@pelican.ma.utexas.edu (NeXT Mail) (512/471-7711 ext 123) Play: chari@nueces.cactus.org (NeXT Mail) (512/499-0475) Also: chari@emx.utexas.edu
dtgcube (Edward Jung) (11/10/89)
I use NeXT's browser class; it is undocumented, but in their library. You can get the methods and the expected types by performing run-time lookup using the routines outlined in /usr/include/objc/objc-runtime.h and objc-class.h. I have headers for most of the routines, and classes for ListBrowser and HashTableBrowser (for Lists of objects that can be asked for a string representation, and HashTables that map strings to something). The NeXT Browser class is used in the Open and Save Panels, actually lots of places. I have been told that NeXT eventually plans to release it after it has been made more stable and the interfaces cleaned up. So use this information at your own risk. Those interested in getting copies of my Browser.h header (and perhaps even ListBrowser and HashTableBrowser) should send me mail. I use it (at the peril of having to rewrite the class if and when NeXT changes it) in many apps. -- Edward Jung The Deep Thought Group, L.P. BIX: ejung 3400 Swede Hill Road NeXT or UNIX mail Clinton, WA. 98236 UUCP: uunet!dtgcube!ed Internet: ed@dtg.com
pmy@jeeves.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) (11/10/89)
In article <1989Nov10.023803.13934@nueces.cactus.org> chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley) writes: >Damn you people! I'm doing one too. Instead of using a browser object, I >have implemented a scrolling matrix of button cells for various lists in >need. You might consider using the SelectionCell, which puts a right-arrow in the cell if selecting it opens a sub-list. Otherwise, just text with no arrow, making it look like an ordinary button cell. >I plan to add nntp support later. I also use NN's nnmaster to maintain an >index of all the current news so there is no waiting. Are y'all doing it >totally OO or are you just grafting the interface onto rn? Totally OO; what I'm doing has nothing to do with rn specifically, and what I really needed was a general purpose Browser view to take care uh them ain't-got-no-browser blues. A rn interface sure sounds like a good application for a browser, though. >Maybe we should >collaborate? I have a number of useful objects already implemented >which do news-type things. Yes? Yes? Such as? Peter M. Yadlowsky | "Pay no attention to that man Academic Computing Center | behind the curtain!" University of Virginia | pmy@Virginia.EDU |
rock@lighthouse.com (11/11/89)
Hmmm, we're having to implement a Browser too. We wrote NeXT to ask when theirs would be available, but got no response. So let's just try this little experiment: everyone who has implemented, is implementing, or plans to implement a Browser class, or who has hacked GDB to use the current Browser, please signify your frustration by sending us e-mail. We'll post the results. Roger Rosner Lighthouse Design, Ltd. ...!uunet!lighthouse!rock rock@lighthouse.com 301-907-4621