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Use an online software registration service like... 412 Views / 2 Replies  
Use an online software registration service like Fastspring, eSellerate, Kagi, or BMT Micro. These services can generate serial numbers and email them to to customers when they buy your application.
Posted by szymczyk, on Aug 16, 2012 at 11:31 AM, in Developer Center
I don't know if Xcode 4 addresses all your... 1,135 Views / 3 Replies  
I don't know if Xcode 4 addresses all your issues, but I can tell you Xcode 4 no longer opens zillions of windows. If you want everything in one window, that's what you get in Xcode 4.
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 10, 2011 at 01:34 PM, in Developer Center
Apple removed the Java project templates from the... 8,683 Views / 5 Replies  
Apple removed the Java project templates from the New Project Assistant in Xcode 3.2, but you can create Java projects using the Organizer. Open the Organizer by choosing Window > Organizer. Click...
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 7, 2009 at 04:20 PM, in Developer Center
I haven't used the Swiss Ephemeris library, but... 2,749 Views / 2 Replies  
I haven't used the Swiss Ephemeris library, but to use third party libraries in Xcode, you add the library to your project and include the library's main header file in your source code files. If...
Posted by szymczyk, on Sep 17, 2008 at 03:32 PM, in Developer Center
You don't have to give up 10.3 compatibility to... 529 Views / 2 Replies  
You don't have to give up 10.3 compatibility to build a universal binary. Set the PowerPC version's deployment target (add a build setting named MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_ppc) to 10.3. If you're...
Posted by szymczyk, on Apr 9, 2008 at 03:32 PM, in Developer Center
You would be better off learning Cocoa than... 6,824 Views / 10 Replies  
You would be better off learning Cocoa than Carbon. Interface Builder does a lot more for Cocoa programs than Carbon programs so you have to write less code. You'll also find more Cocoa programmers...
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 10, 2007 at 04:32 PM, in Developer Center
The first thing you have to do is learn a... 805 Views / 14 Replies  
The first thing you have to do is learn a programming language. The language to learn depends on the types of applications you want to write. If you want to write Mac applications, learn C because...
Posted by szymczyk, on Sep 25, 2007 at 03:29 PM, in Developer Center
To save a nib file as an XML file, open the nib... 1,473 Views / 12 Replies  
To save a nib file as an XML file, open the nib file in Interface Builder and click the Nib tab in the nib file window. Select the Use text archive format checkbox.
Posted by szymczyk, on Apr 4, 2007 at 02:35 PM, in Developer Center
Yes, you can create your own project templates.... 533 Views / 2 Replies  
Yes, you can create your own project templates. If you go to my book's site (http://www.meandmark.com/xcodebook.html), you can read a 26 page excerpt from the Xcode chapter that provides detailed...
Posted by szymczyk, on Feb 28, 2007 at 05:43 PM, in Developer Center
Take a look at Apple's guide to building... 911 Views / 9 Replies  
Take a look at Apple's guide to building universal binaries (http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/universal_binary/universal_binary_compiling/chapter_2_section_1.html).
Posted by szymczyk, on Feb 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM, in Developer Center
You have a non-native target in your project. Jam... 911 Views / 9 Replies  
You have a non-native target in your project. Jam is the build tool that Project Builder, Xcode's predecessor, uses. Xcode will use jam for projects that were originally created in Project Builder.
...
Posted by szymczyk, on Feb 18, 2007 at 05:14 PM, in Developer Center
If you're writing standard C++ programs in your... 2,969 Views / 7 Replies  
If you're writing standard C++ programs in your course, you can use Xcode with no problems. Create a C++ Tool project. I have an article on my book's site (http://www.meandmark.com/xcodebook.html)...
Posted by szymczyk, on Nov 3, 2006 at 02:53 PM, in Developer Center
When you add the files to the project, a sheet... 885 Views / 3 Replies  
When you add the files to the project, a sheet opens. There is a checkbox at the top of the sheet that says Copy Items into destination group's folder if needed. Select that checkbox.

In the...
Posted by szymczyk, on Sep 13, 2006 at 05:18 PM, in Developer Center
You can't just dump the Java files in the Source... 885 Views / 3 Replies  
You can't just dump the Java files in the Source directory. You have to add them to the project. Choose Project > Add to Project to add the files to your project.

If adding the Java files to your...
Posted by szymczyk, on Sep 13, 2006 at 03:21 PM, in Developer Center
The code doesn't link. Turn off ZeroLink and... 1,822 Views / 2 Replies  
The code doesn't link. Turn off ZeroLink and you'll get a link error when you build the project.

Make sure you added the GLUT framework to your project. If you did add the GLUT framework, try...
Posted by szymczyk, on Aug 2, 2006 at 03:06 PM, in Developer Center
What the developer needs to know depends on how... 685 Views / 1 Replies  
What the developer needs to know depends on how large the database is going to be. If the database isn't too large, your program could be written in Filemaker or REALbasic. If the database is large,...
Posted by szymczyk, on Apr 16, 2006 at 05:57 PM, in Developer Center
The reason there is not much information on menu... 823 Views / 3 Replies  
The reason there is not much information on menu bar extras is that Apple's Menu Extras API is private, which means most developers don't have access to it. This article...
Posted by szymczyk, on Apr 14, 2006 at 06:02 PM, in Developer Center
REALbasic is a good tool for writing GUI... 974 Views / 7 Replies  
REALbasic is a good tool for writing GUI applications, especially for people without a lot of programming experience. For somebody new to programming, REALbasic is going to be easier to learn than...
Posted by szymczyk, on Feb 7, 2006 at 03:37 PM, in Developer Center
There are many ways to learn Mac OS X... 894 Views / 2 Replies  
There are many ways to learn Mac OS X development, but these are the three that would be best for someone with no programming experience.


Cocoa programming with AppleScript.
Cocoa programming...
Posted by szymczyk, on Jan 23, 2006 at 03:40 PM, in Developer Center
Xcode 2 includes class modeling tools. You can... 1,181 Views / 5 Replies  
Xcode 2 includes class modeling tools. You can find them in Xcode's Design menu.
Posted by szymczyk, on Jan 18, 2006 at 02:02 PM, in Developer Center
If you're looking for a book on the Xcode Tools,... 917 Views / 4 Replies  
If you're looking for a book on the Xcode Tools, I would ask you to take a look at my book, Xcode Tools Sensei. It would be a good complement to the Hillegass book or one of the other Cocoa books....
Posted by szymczyk, on Jan 8, 2006 at 05:23 PM, in Developer Center
In general, yes you're right. 1,038 Views / 9 Replies  
In general, yes you're right.
Posted by szymczyk, on Dec 15, 2005 at 05:51 PM, in Developer Center
In most cases, especially if you're writing the... 1,038 Views / 9 Replies  
In most cases, especially if you're writing the app in Cocoa, you want to do the GUI first. The beauty of Cocoa is that you can do a lot of things in Interface Builder instead of writing code. You...
Posted by szymczyk, on Dec 14, 2005 at 05:12 PM, in Developer Center
You're right. Most of what you need to do to use... 1,607 Views / 4 Replies  
You're right. Most of what you need to do to use bindings is in Interface Builder. I would recommend reading this article. (http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000080.php) It provides a solid...
Posted by szymczyk, on Nov 20, 2005 at 06:06 PM, in Developer Center
Xcode has a Versioning build settings collection... 1,726 Views / 9 Replies  
Xcode has a Versioning build settings collection that lets you update project versions. If you want more control over the version number of the executable, open the target's information panel and...
Posted by szymczyk, on Nov 14, 2005 at 04:40 PM, in Developer Center
MallocDebug can check for memory leaks. There is... 668 Views / 3 Replies  
MallocDebug can check for memory leaks. There is also the command-line tool leaks.
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 28, 2005 at 02:48 PM, in Developer Center
In the USA both C++ and Java are popular. The... 2,009 Views / 35 Replies  
In the USA both C++ and Java are popular. The original poster didn't want to learn C++, which was why I recommended Java if he wanted to get a job.
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 6, 2005 at 03:13 PM, in Developer Center
There are three things you have to do to profile... 1,200 Views / 3 Replies  
There are three things you have to do to profile Java code with Shark.

1. Make sure you're generating debugging symbols.
2. Use the virtual machine option -XrunShark.
3. Launch your program...
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 6, 2005 at 03:00 PM, in Developer Center
It depends on what you eventually want to do with... 2,009 Views / 35 Replies  
It depends on what you eventually want to do with what you learn. If you want to write Mac OS X applications, learn Objective C. If you want to get a job as a programmer, learn Java. If all you care...
Posted by szymczyk, on Oct 5, 2005 at 04:06 PM, in Developer Center
It looks like Xcode doesn't provide an easy way... 635 Views / 2 Replies  
It looks like Xcode doesn't provide an easy way to set the Get Info String for native targets, but you can add a legacy target to your project by choosing Project > Add Target. Double-click the...
Posted by szymczyk, on Sep 18, 2005 at 07:34 PM, in Developer Center
He has an updated version of his book using Xcode... 1,685 Views / 43 Replies  
He has an updated version of his book using Xcode on Mac OS X. You can learn more about it at http://www.spiderworks.com
Posted by szymczyk, on Aug 28, 2005 at 06:25 PM, in Developer Center
If you want to build a 64-bit binary for the G5,... 756 Views / 2 Replies  
If you want to build a 64-bit binary for the G5, you must tell the compiler to build for the 64-bit PowerPC architecture. The command-line setting to use is ARCHS, and the value to use is ppc64.
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Posted by szymczyk, on Aug 3, 2005 at 06:51 PM, in Developer Center
 
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