> DropShell is a collection of C source files that allow you to easily
> build
> your own System 7-style drop-box applications.
Basic Features
DropShell consists of four source files and five header files that are
designed to let you quickly add your own application?s functionality
without having to change the DS sources themselves much.
DropShell implements support for dragging files and folder onto the
application?s icon via AppleEvents ? it doesn?t cheat and use the
System 6 compatibility provided by System 7. DropShell is also a fully
factored application ? it performs its work by sending AppleEvents to
itself. This also allows an application built on DropShell to be
?recorded? by an OSA-compatible scripting system.
DropShell handles a simple user interface including a splash screen, a
?Select File...? option and complete balloon help for all menus and
dialogs.
Changes for 2.0
? DropShell is no longer provided in a Pascal version. We hope Peter
and Quinn will forgive us.
? DropShell now uses the Universal Headers and can be compiled for 68k
or PowerPC.
? DropShell is supplied with project files for Metrowerks? integrated
68k and PowerPC compilers. These projects were built with version
1.0.1 of the compilers, which are on the CodeWarrior 3.5 CD. The
source code, however, also compiles under the THINK C 7.x, Symantec
C++ 7.x for both 68k and PowerPC, MPW C, and Apple PPCC compilers.
? A small number of changes have been made since version 1.0 to ease
development. For example, PreFlightDocs receives as a parameter the
number of FSSpecs passed from the ODOC AppleEvent.
? Several handy utility routines have been added to DSUtils.c
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DL #1 DropShell v. 2.0
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See also other works by the author [Leonard Rosenthol][1]
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/author/leonard-rosenthol
