Re: Write a prefs file
Re: Write a prefs file
- Subject: Re: Write a prefs file
- From: Philip Aker <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 20:38:05 -0700
On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 07:07 PM, Ric Phillips wrote:
Mmmm, the source?
....and I quote:
"Before Mac OS X and Carbon, application resources were put in
the resource
fork of the application executable. That policy has now
changed. In Mac OS X
and for Carbon applications generally, resources should be put
in the data
fork of a separate resource file, not the resource fork of the
executable."
Page 170, "Inside Mac OS X - System Overview",
) 2000-2001 Apple Computer, Inc. (All rights reserved)
Yes, but since the question has come up and been answered
numerous times on the Carbon list, it's good to realize that
applications having or using resource forks is completely
supported and their usage is not likely to disappear any time
soon. After all, AppleScript applications have them. ;-)
The bonus of the Resource Manager is that it's actually an
excellent small sized (limit 2727 resources) database management
system with a proven history of success.
Regards,
Although resource forks are a part of the HFS+ architecture, I
thought the
recommendation was that resource forks are out, and should not
be used any
more.
Consider the source.
HFS+ supports data forks just fine, even on Mac OS X. The
only valid reason
for not using resource forks is if you plan on placing the file on a
non-HFS+ volume, such a UFS or NTFS...... Apple itself
continues to use
resource forks in LOTS of Mac OS X software. What's good enough for
Apple
Philip Aker
http://www.aker.ca
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