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From: oster@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (David Phillip Oster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Registering your application's signature. Here's how
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Date: 4 Mar 89 07:35:00 GMT
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If you write programs for the Mac, with icons, you should be careful not
to assign yourself the same signature as someone else: can't have some
user double-clicking on a document and having the wrong application get
launched.  To avoid conflicts, always register your signatures with Apple.
here is how (at least this is what I've been doing for the last two
years.) 
Anyone can register a signature. You don't have to be a certified
developer.  Just send a letter explaining
(o) who you are
(o) how to reach you
(o) What signature you would like (if any non-printing characters are
used, include the hex values. Also, make sure to distinguish upper
and lower case
(o) ask apple to assign you something if that signature or filetype
is already taken.
 
Send to:
Apple Developer Technical Support
Attn: Application Information
20525 Mariani Ave, M/S 3-T
Cupertino, CA 95014
 
They send you a nice little letter saying that signature is now your
very own. Use it wisely!


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