Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) - Manual (Page 152)

C H A P T E R 4
NewtApp Applications
4-14 Using NewtApp
One other global, unique to this application, is set. It is the constant kAppTitle ,
set to the string "Card Starter" .
Using newtApplication 4
This proto serves as the template for the application base view. This section shows
you how to use it to set up the
■ application base view
■ application soup
■ status bar; for layout-level control of the appearance and disappearance of
its buttons.
■ layout slots
■ stationery slots
Setting Up the Application Base View 4
The application base view template, newtApplication , should contain the basic
application element protos. When you use NTK to create the layout for the
newtApplication proto, you add to it a newtStatusBar proto (the status bar
at the bottom of the application) and a newtClockShowBar (the folder tab across
the top of the application).
Follow these steps to create the application base view:
1. Create a new layout and draw a newtApplication proto in it.
2. Place a newtStatusBar across the bottom of the layout.
3. Name the newtStatusBar proto status.
4. Place a newtClockShowBar proto across the top of the layout.
5. Save the layout file as baseView.t .
6. Name the layout frame baseView .
There are more than a dozen slots that need to be set in a newtApplication
proto. Several of the newtApplication slots can be set quickly. Set these slots
as follows:
■ Set the title slot to kAppTitle . Note that you must define this constant.
■ Set the appSymbol slot to kAppSymbol . This constant is automatically
defined by NTK.
■ Set the appObject slot to ["Item", "Items"] .
■ Set the appAll slot to "All Items" . Note that you’ll see this displayed on a
folder tab.