Re: AppKit source available as reference?
Re: AppKit source available as reference?
- Subject: Re: AppKit source available as reference?
- From: jgo <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:10:26 -0700
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> So... my request is for Apple to make the source code available
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> (not open source), just as a reference.
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Well, let me put it this way: I can see it as being a good thing,
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but I can also see it as being a bad thing.
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It would be neat to be able to see some implementation details,
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just out of my own curiosity, but then again, that violates the
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object-oriented nature of it; objects hide their implementations.
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You shouldn't have to use them as a reference.
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As for slight modifications, there are several options: subclassing,
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subclassing and posing, and categories.
Yes, but sub-class how? Without the example code you're left making
WAGs, many of which will be just brick walls.
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