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Mac Forum / Programming / CodeWarrior / January 2004PowerPlant & Interface Builder
I haven't kept up with the PowerPlant side of things, so I figure I'd ask here... Will PowerPlant be updated so that it interfaces with Interface Builder's .nib files? I know Metrowerks always had their own GUI generating procedure for PowerPlant, but it seems that Apple is pretty much defining Interface Builder as THE standard GUI creator. And since ProjectBuilder already uses it, and I know CodeWarrior can as well, a next logical step might be to re-implement PowerPlant to work with .nibs ainstead of ppob's. I know that this would be a major architectural change, but remember too that there would be a whole lot less code to write for PowerPlant as well, since so much of the behavioral code for these objects can be removed (as it is handled by the OS). PP becomes a thinner C++ layer overtop of standard .nib controls, rather than the more involved interfacing with resources that it currently does. Not having a lot of experience with PP, I can say that I would be much more inclined to use PP if I knew it was supported by a dynamic GUI generator sanctioned by Apple. Currently I use RealBasic to easily create my GUI's, and write my real C++ code in CodeWarrior shared libraries (works for both Windows & Mac). If Metrowerks doesn't plan to do integrate PowerPlant with Interface Builder, I would recommend for you to create a new framework which does, since I would worry about PowerPlant's long-term viability in a world of rapid GUI generators. Thanks for listening. Jonathan Hoyle Gene Codes Corporation >I haven't kept up with the PowerPlant side of things, so I figure I'd >ask here... [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >does, since I would worry about PowerPlant's long-term viability in a >world of rapid GUI generators. Thanks for the constructive advice. I was waiting to see if others pipped in or not before replying. Currently you can use a utility (provided with CodeWarrior) to change the NIB files to XML that PPx can use. I really don't have much I can say because of the limits of the SEC other than I don't think you have said anything that hasn't been discussed internally. Ron  SignatureMetrowerks, maker of CodeWarrior - "Software Starts Here" Ron Liechty - MWRon@metrowerks.com - <http://www.metrowerks.com> > Thanks for the constructive advice. I was waiting to see if others > pipped in or not before replying. Currently you can use a utility [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Ron Thanks, Ron. I can certainly understand if you cannot discuss it further than you have. That it has already been discussed internally is sufficient for me, as I just did not want Metrowerks to miss considering the option. I imagine there are a number of internal reasons why and why not make such a jump, and a decision of that magnitude would obviously not be taken lightly. As for the .nib to XML approach, it doesn't not give you the dynamic nature that Interface Builder or RealBasic give you, which is its richest reward. Thanks for your time. Jonathan Hoyle Gene Codes Corporation |
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