john@CSUStan.EDU (John Sarraille) (07/23/89)
I'm trying to develop a user interface for a student-advising program using the NeXT interface builder. My programmer and I are working our way through /NextLibrary/Documentation/NeXT/SysRefMan and /NextDeveloper/Examples and trying to glean what we need to get things working. There's a LOT of material there, and it's slow going to pick through it. I am working out of a tiny grant that has an even tinier budget for supplies, and I'd like to know what this group can tell me about the "NeXT Tech Manual". If I get one, am I going to be glad I spent the $250.00? Does it contain information I won't find on-line? Thanks in advance for any helpful comments. -- john sarraille associate professor computer science cal state univ, stanislaus (john@koko.csustan.edu)
jpd00964@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/28/89)
> I'd like to know what this group can tell me about the "NeXT > Tech Manual". > If I get one, am I going to be glad I spent the $250.00? Does it contain > information I won't find on-line There is very little in the Tech Dox that are not on-line. It contains a little about drawing (mostly compositing), and it contains a rather large Appendix including material from Adobe, Stepstone, and Gnu. These dox will cost you roughly $150-$200 alone to get. If you have access to a printer, then you can get by without purchasing the manuals. However, since you are working with a rather expensive computer in the first place, skimping on $250 seems silly. You will increase your learning time by about 40-60% with hard copies of the manuals. Michael Rutman Softmed