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Date: Sun 02-Jun-1989 15:32:21 From: Unknown Subject: Customizing system panels Since the point of IB generated applications is that the end users can customize the interface(s) to their needs/tastes without sources or recompilation, can someone explain to me how to do the following: 1) Remove the 'Password' and 'Startup' buttons from the Preferences application. Since we run YP and not NetInfo for various reasons, my understanding is that if users use the Preferences 'Password' option it will do no good, so I just as soon remove it as explain it. Also, as administrator of several machines I'd prefer that the users didn't change the startup device. So how do I remove/cut these two buttons/capabilities--it isn't all compiled together and unmodifiable without source is it? 2) I was willing to tolerate having to confirm my logouts under 0.8 with a carriage return but under 0.9, carriage return cancels logout and a second button click is required instead. I'm not asking for everyone to agree with my preference (and change the way it works by default) but I should be able to put that panel in IB and change which button reacts to carriage return and their positions as well--how do I do it? Thanks, - Christopher >From: Q3885@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Immordino Phillip M.)
Date: Sun 07-Jun-1989 20:12:15 From: Unknown Subject: Re: Customizing system panels In article <23940@labrea.Stanford.EDU> Christopher Lane writes: >Since the point of IB generated applications is that the end users can >customize the interface(s) to their needs/tastes without sources or >recompilation, can someone explain to me how to do the following: When the .nib file is included in the executable, it cannot be edited. If a developer wants the interface to a program to be editable, the .nib file should be included separately. Since Preferences and Workspace include their interfaces as a part of the executable, you cannot change their appearance. Ali Ozer, NeXT Developer Support aozer@NeXT.com >From: avie@wb1.cs.cmu.edu (Avadis Tevanian)
Date: Sun 08-Jun-1989 19:26:48 From: Unknown Subject: Re: Customizing system panels In article <9786@polya.Stanford.EDU> aozer@NeXT.com (Ali Ozer) writes: > >When the .nib file is included in the executable, it cannot be edited. >If a developer wants the interface to a program to be editable, the .nib file >should be included separately. > >Since Preferences and Workspace include their interfaces as a part of the >executable, you cannot change their appearance. > >Ali Ozer, NeXT Developer Support >aozer@NeXT.com Even though a) it should not have to be said and b) it has been said before I would like to say 1. provide a source license to those who wish to have access to sources. and 2. ship all applications *with* their nib files. George >From: hobbes@caen.engin.umich.edu (Steven J Mattson)
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