LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- September 1, 1994 -- Xplain Corporation, the publisher of MacTech Magazine announced today that it is exclusively publishing a number of new products. In August, 1994, the Software Frameworks Association closed its doors and ceasing to do business. As part of the agreement to help soften the blow to the Macintosh® developer community, Xplain Corporation invited the authors of SFA published products to be a part of the MacTech Mail Order Store.
Effective immediately, Xplain is the exclusive publisher of three important OOP developer tools: Ad Lib, a replacement for Apple’s MacApp ViewEdit; MAScript which adds support for AppleScript to your MacApp 3.0.1 and 3.1 based applications; and Savvy, which comes in several modules and is the only scripting addition to MacApp that allows for full AppleScript attachability and editability.
Ad Lib 2.0 is the premier MacApp 3.0-compatible ViewEdit replacement. A powerful user-interface editing tool to build views for MacApp 3.0 and 3.1. Ad Lib allows subclassing of all of MacApp's view classes including adorners, behaviors, and drawing environments. String and text style resources are managed automatically. Alternate display methods, such as a view hierarchy window, allow easy examination of complex view structures. Ad Lib includes source code for MacApp extensions that are supported by the editor – buttons can be activated by keystrokes, behaviors can be attached to the application object, and general purpose behaviors can be configured to perform a number of useful functions. Run mode allows the user to try out the views as they will work in an application. Templates can be created to add additional data fields to view classes. Editing palettes provide fast and easy editing of common objects and attributes. Works with ACI's Object Master (version 2.0 and later) to navigate a project's user interface source code. $195
Users of Ad Lib 2.0 beta versions still awaiting shipment of the 2.0 release version should contact MacTech Magazine’s customer service department for more information.
MAScript 1.2 adds support for AppleScript to your MacApp 3.0.1 and 3.1 based applications. Make your application scriptable and recordable by building on a tried and tested framework for object model support. MAScript dispatches AppleEvents to the appropriate objects, creates object specifiers, and makes framework objects like windows and documents scriptable and recordable. Sample application shows you how to begin adding support for scripting and recording. MAScript includes complete source code. Install MAScript by modifying one MacApp source file, then adding another to your project. Future versions of MacApp will incorporate MAScript, so scripting support you add now will work in the future. $199
Savvy OSA support includes attachability, recordability, scriptability, coercion, in addition to script execution, idling and I/O. Apple Event support includes complex object specifiers, synchronous / asynchronous Apple Event handling, and Apple Event transactions for clients and servers. The Core Suite of Apple Event Objects is supported including the application, documents, windows, and files. Documentation includes Technology Overview, Cookbook, and sample code. $250
More Savvy includes all Savvy features plus Apple Event support for all sub-classes of TEventHandler with extensive view support. Apple Event support for text includes text attributes and sub-range specification. Recordability supports additional actions, and coercion includes additional types. Additional client and server Apple Events. $450
Super Savvy includes all More Savvy features plus compile, edit, and record scripts using built in script editor. View template editors, like Ad Lib, can attach scripts to view objects and modified scripts are saved with the document. Script action behavior allow quick access for executing and editing scripts attached to views. Text to object specifier coercion plus more. $700
Savvy QuickTime requires Savvy, More Savvy, or Super Savvy and includes QuickTime Apple Event and view template support. Movies come out of the box ready to play, edit, and react to Apple Events. They can be included in any view structure, including templates, and are displayed in the scrap view. Movie control includes volume, play rate, looping mode, display style, and other characteristics. $250
Savvy Database requires Savvy, More Savvy, or Super Savvy. Savvy Database will be available Winter, 1994. $250
In addition, MacTech Magazine is the exclusive source for all back issues of SFA's magazine, source code disks and assorted CD's. Call for more info and pricing.
As announced on August 13, 1994, MacTech Magazine (formerly MacTutor™) has agreed to help SFA members in SFA’s transition. For all SFA members who have issues remaining in their FrameWorks magazine and/or source code disk subscription, Xplain Corporation will be providing two issues of MacTech magazine and/or source code disk for each outstanding issue of FrameWorks. Those SFA members who are already MacTech subscribers will receive extensions to their current subscriptions. The transformation will take place starting with the October issue of MacTech Magazine. FrameWorks subscribers do not need to do anything, it will all happen automatically.
In 1984, MacTech Magazine (formerly MacTutor) gave developers the first information about the Macintosh, without regard to Apple’s “developer status.” Many, if not most, veteran Macintosh programmers “cut their teeth” on the magazine. Today, the magazine has added a number of regular features to help developers sort out the details of the industry:
• Powering Up by Apple Engineers and others “in the know”
• NewsBits for relevant developer news
• Programmers’ Challenge by efficiency enthusiast, Mike Scanlin
• Inside Information by Apple’s premier insider, Chris Espinosa
• Tips & Tidbits by the readers of MacTech Magazine
• THINK Top 10 by Symantec’s Technical Support Group
• Getting Started by noted author, Dave Mark
• Tools of the Trade Product Reviews
• Feature Articles
• Conference Reports
• Mail Order Store and more!
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Xplain Corporation publishes MacTech Magazine and the MacTech CD-ROM series, develops software and writes technical documentation for Apple Macintosh based applications, and provides custom publishing services. Founded in 1984, the company has its offices in Los Angeles, California. MacTech Magazine was formerly called MacTutor and began publishing in November, 1984. Readers can subscribe to MacTech Magazine for $47 for 12 issues in the US (Canadian: US$59, International: US$97).
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