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- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 10:46:06 CDT
- From: shirley@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Bill Shirley [CSC])
- To: gnu-objc@prep.ai.mit.edu
- Subject: read/write - NIB
-
- |> >|> --the object can be arbitrarily complex,
- |> >|> e.g., the filer will handle vanilla C instance variables,
- |> >|> chase object ids, yet avoid duplicating objects to which there
- |> >|> is more than one pointer. A more flexible design might allow one
- |> >|> to store/access many objects per file.
- |> >
- |> >like NIB files.
- |>
- |> Sorry, what's a NIB file?
-
- whoops, sorry, I might as well share this with all just for knowledge's
- sake.
-
- NeXT's Interface Builder (which some tout and others scorn)
- creates NIB files, which are loaded in by the Application
- Object (usually) before an [App run] message is sent.
-
- It is basically an archive of all the instanciated objects that
- were created in the Interface Builder. Thus is contains "more
- than one object" which the previous discussion was about.
-
- Multiple NIB files are often used for parts of the program that
- may or (usually) may not be brought into play. Such as a window
- with detailed help features or an "info box".
-
- -Bill
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