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C H A P T E R 4

NewtApp Applications

Using NewtApp

4-17

where

items

is replaced by the value of the

appObject

slot set in the

newtApplication

base view. An example of this message from the Names

application is shown in Figure 4-7.

Figure 4-7

The message resulting from a

nil

value for

forceNewEntry

Using newtOverLayout

4

The slots you must set for an overview are shown in the Overview Layout browser
in Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8

The overview slots

Follow these steps to create the required overview layout:

1. Open a new layout window and drag out a

newtOverLayout

proto.

2. Name it

Overview Layout

.