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From: emmayche@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark Hartman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Basic THINK C...
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Date: 31 Dec 90 06:27:47 GMT
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In article <19031@hydra.gatech.EDU> dave%ironcity.gatech.edu@gatech.edu (David K. Codelli) writes:
>I have programmed in C and I am familiar with object-oriented 
>programming, but I'm having some trouble working with the class
>library in THINK C.  Here is my question:  Suppose I wanted to 
>add a dialogue box to the TinyEdit application that comes with 
>the package.  Suppose I want this box to come up when the user
>clicks the "About..." selection of the Apple Menu of TinyEdit.
>Unless I am mistaken, I create a subclass of the dialog box 
>object and write a method that says that when it is drawn,
>to write up whatever information I want displayed.  What I 
>don't understand is, what part of the existing application do
>I have to modify to get it to draw my box when the user 
>clicks "About..."?

In the subclass of CApplication that you create for your own application,
there's a "DoCommand" method.  See also p. 215ff of the THINK C book.

>Also, I think the answer to this question is yes, but do I need
>to use ResEdit to make the dialogue box a resource?


It's generally best.  Try to get V2.1, if possible.

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