Re: nsdocument class

[Gregory John Casamento]

See below..

--- Rogelio Serrano <rogelio.serrano@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it correct to say that nsdocument classes and related classes is
> necessary for document based applications? 

Yes, that's correct.

> Does that translate to
> texteditor running when i double click a text file?

I'm not sure what you mean, but if you are asking if the NSDocument class
controls what files a particular app will open, that's not entirely correct.  
It does pertain to actually reading those files though...  to make this
association you must have an entry such as:

    NSTypes = (
    {
        NSName = "pkg";
        NSHumanReadableName = "GNUstep Package";
        NSUnixExtensions = ("pkg");
        NSDOSExtensions = ("pkg");
        NSRole = Editor;
        NSDocumentClass = PKGDocument;
    }
    )

In your <ApplicationName>Info.plist file.  You can have several dictionaries in
the NSTypes array each with a different association.

> I was reading nsdocument reference in the mac website and it is my
> impression from previous postings that gnustep nsdocument
> implementation is not complete. Is that right?

I'm not sure which "previous postings" you're referring to.  To my knowledge
NSDocument and NSDocumentController are both complete implementations.

GJC

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Gregory John Casamento 
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#### Maintainer of Gorm for GNUstep.