Updated for 2.6.1 by: The Tech Support Team, Pictorius Incorporated
Contents: Gestalt Class.pgs
Gestalt Class ReadMe
New Classes:
Gestalt
Needs Prograph Extensions:
The default configuration of your 'Prograph Extensions' folder.
Needs Libraries to Compile:
Library 2.6
Description
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The Gestalt Manager is the System 7.0 ( and late System 6 ) way of getting information about the Macintosh operating environment. It can tell you whether balloon help is available, whether 32-bit addressing is on, whether the machine is capable of sound input, and many other things too numerous to mention. Chapter 3 of volume VI of Inside Macintosh describes the Gestalt Manager in detail.
The Gestalt Class hides the details of using the Gestalt Manager. It contains a method for testing whether Gestalt itself is available and several example methods. The "Sound" and "Process Type" methods can be used as examples for getting whatever information you require from Gestalt.