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From: Jim.Spencer@p510.f22.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Spencer)
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Subject: Re: ResEdit
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Date: 28 Jan 91 06:13:32 GMT
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Judy Bailey writes in a message to Rick Emerson

JB> Thanks for the advice to use ResEdit as directed. Actually the 
JB> only reason I got it in the first place was because I am planning 
JB> to learn C online with AOL and ResEdit was recommended. Other 
JB> than that I don't have any plans for it. After all the warnings 
JB> I have received about ResEdit, I will certainly use it very carefully. 

ResEdit doesn't have to be approached with some kind of awe.  Its just that you should work with a copy of your software.  The reason for this is that you could change things that might "program."  The two main ways you would do that is 1) edit a resource that contains executable code.  The solution is not to make any changes to resources which come up in the hexidecimal/ASCII editor rather than a custom editor or template of some kind or 2) changing the identification or name of a resource can break softw







are that looks for specific resources.  Again, if you don't know what you are doing, don't change the ID's in the Resource Information dialog.  On the other hand, normally using the graphical editors for ICONs, DLOGs, DITLs, etc. is a lot of fun and not very dangerous.

If you are going to do ANY progamming on the Mac, you will need ResEdit very early.  It is by far and away the easiest way to create Windows, Menus, alerts, dialogs, icons, etc. etc.  That is why it was recommended for the AOL class.

Again, go ahead and play.  Its the easiest way to learn.  Just be sure that when you start out, when you Save a file, it is a copy of the original.
 

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