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File packages for .gorm files
From: |
Gregory Casamento |
Subject: |
File packages for .gorm files |
Date: |
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 22:12:05 -0800 (PST) |
All,
I have implemented this, but I have not committed the changes yet. Since this
is a major change, I thought it might bear some discussion. I have made
certain that old archives still load under existing applications and are
properly converted when saved.
The advantages of doing this are:
1) Much cleaner since it eliminates the *.classes and *.gorm files being stored
seperately. They will now be stored in the directory {filename}.gorm where
filename is the name you specified when saving.
2) Allows Images and Sounds to be copied into the .gorm directory. This makes
the image/sound accessible to the application when the are added to the .gorm.
3) Closer to the OPENSTEP/MOSX implementation.
Disadvantages:
1) Anyone using a .gorm file in a CVS project will need to add a new directory
and the two files within the .gorm directory. Somewhat minor, but still...
Comments are welcome.
Thanks, GJC
P.S. Other things I am working in for Gorm.app:
1) Add ability to modify FirstResponder (fixed and ready to commit)
2) Add NSPanel and NSSecureTextField as allowable subclasses to NSWindow and
NSTextField respectively. (almost done w/ this one)
3) Correct the "test interface" problem. (currently working on this...)
4) Add support for "file packages" i.e. a gorm file as a directory. (see above)
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