Learning Cocoa with Objective-C

Preface Part I. Cocoa Overview and Foundation 1. Introduction to Cocoa The Mac OS X Programming Environment Cocoa Defined The Cocoa Frameworks Languages The Foundation Framework The Application Kit Framework 2. Cocoa Development Tools Installing the Developer Tools Interface Builder Other Tools Exercises 3. Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C Introducing Objects Creating and Using Objects Methods and Messages Objective-C-Defined Types Creating New Classes Overriding Methods Other Concepts Exercises 4. The Cocoa Foundation Kit Strings Collections Memory Management Exercises Part II. Single-Window Applications 5. Graphical User Interfaces Graphical User Interfaces in Cocoa Designing Applications Using MVC Create the Currency Converter Project Create the Interface Define the Classes Connect the Model, Controller, and View Implement the Classes Build and Run Exercises 6. Windows, Views, and Controls Windows and the Window System The View Hierarchy Coordinate Systems Controls, Cells, and Formatters Targets and Actions Exercises 7. Custom Views Custom View Creation Steps Create a Custom View Drawing into a View: Behind the Scenes Draw Strings into a View Draw Paths into a View Exercises 8. Event Handling Events Dot View Application Event Delegation Notifications Exercises 9. Models and Data Functionality Protocols Key-Value Coding Table Views Table View Example Saving Data: Coding and Archiving Using Formatters Sorting Tables Exercises Part III. Document-Based Applications 10. Multiple Document Architecture Architectural Overview Building a Document-Based Application Exercises 11. Rich-Text Handling Cocoa's Text System Creating a Rich-Text Editor Enabling the Font Menu Text Storage and Attributed Text Enabling the Text Menu Handling Embedded Images Exercises Part IV. Miscellaneous Topics 12. Printing Printing a View Using Print Operations Setting Margins Exercises 13. Bundles and Resources Peeking Inside Bundles Using Bundles Exercises 14. Localization Mac OS X Language Preferences Localizing Resources Localizing Nib Files Localizing Strings Exercises 15. Defaults and Preferences How Preferences Work Using Defaults Command-Line Preferences Access Using Unique Application Identifiers Exercises 16. Accessory Windows The Role of File's Owner Making an Info Window Exercises 17. Finishing Touches Tidying Up the User Interface Providing an Icon Providing Help Customizing the About Box Tweaking Compiler Settings Packaging for Distribution Closure Exercises Part V. Appendixes A. Exercise Solutions B. Additional Resources C. Using the Foundation and Application Kit API References Index