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Re: 'Skins' using Interface Builder

> I am not sure what you mean by "skins" in this context, and I have never
> used Audion, but if you're talking about the sort of thing that some apps
> like MacAmp have, IB is not really targeted at this sort of thing.
>
> On the other hand, there's lots of non-destructive rearranging of controls
> and such that you could do to an app with IB...
>
> Adding objects to IB is accomplished by writing new "palettes". The doc is
> slight to non-existent, but if you are relatively experienced with Cocoa,
> the headers in the InterfaceBuilder.framework can be instructive.
>
> You can also check out my MOKit project which has a sample palette for IB.
> The palette adds a new NSFormatter, so it is a little bit odd (mostly you'll
> want to be adding new NSViews) but it shows the basics.
> http://www.lorax.com/FreeStuff/FreeStuff.html.
>
>
> As for Doc, check out Apple's tech doc web site and also check out
> www.stepwise.com for pointers to other stuff.
>
> Mike Ferris

Well I dunno what the other guy means but I definitely mean something like
winamp.

I'd like to be able to have the user choose files which the program would
load to replace the default "resources", at least as far as
window,menu,button,and text appearance and locations go.

Can IB do that? IB aside what is the best way to approach that problem?

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