Latest revision as of 04:42, 1 January 2009

Reference

1. Mops and QuickEdit
   • The Mops Menu Bar
     • The Apple Menu
     • The File Menu
     • The Edit Menu
     • The List Menu
     • The Show Menu
     • The Utilities Menu
   • Communication with QuickEdit
2. Classes and Objects
   • Planning Your Subclasses
   • The Class Hierarchy
   • Choosing Between ivars and Objects
   • When to Use ivars
   • Defining a Class
   • Ivars
     • For Advanced Mops Programmers
     • Ivars as Toolbox Data Structures
     • How ivars are Linked
     • Potential ivar Errors
   • Methods
     • Special Mops Words for Primitive Methods
     • ^BASE and ^ELEM
3. Object Creation and Message Syntax
   • Object Declarations vs. Creation Methods
     • Declaration Instantiation
     • Special-case TEMP Declarations
     • Creation-Method Instantiation
     • The Mops Toolbox Classes
     • Message Syntax
4. More About Objects
   • Binding
     • Early Binding
     • Late Binding
     • Late Binding and Toolbox Calls
     • Early vs. Late Binding
     • When to Use Late Binding
   • References
     • Prefix Operator ->
     • Prefix Operator new>
     • Prefix Operator release>
   • Dynamic (heap-based) Objects
   • More Ways of Early Binding
     • Declared References
     • Object Pointers
     • class_as>
   • Public and Static ivars
5. Memory Organization
   • The Mops Dictionary
   • The Kernel or Nucleus
   • The Heap
   • Stacks
   • Addresses-Relocatable and Absolute
   • Handles and Pointers
6. Strings
   • String Types
   • String Literals and Constants
   • Other String Techniques
7. Calling the Toolbox
   • SYSCALL and the Universal Headers
   • Time and Space
   • Toolbox Data Types
   • Procedure and Function Calls
   • Accessing System Constants
   • Callback Routines
8. Modules
   • Module Guidelines
   • How to Use Modules
9. Implementing an application
   • Structure of a Typical Application
   • Bringing Objects to Life
   • Waiting for Events
   • Apple Events
   • Compiling Your Source
     • Switching Between Compiler and Editor
     • Saving Compiled Programs
     • Other Compiling Tips
   • Debugging Your Code
     • Evaluating Error Messages
     • System Errors
   • Your Application Icons
10. PowerMops
    • Introduction
    • Separate Code and Data
    • No Separate Nucleus and Dictionary
    • Under the Hood
    • Toolbox Calls
    • Source Filename Conventions and Loading Order
    • Performance
    • Install
    • Shared Libraries
      • Calling a Shared Library
      • Generating a Shared Library
11. Coding V. 5.1 and Later
    • Introduction
    • Carbon
    • Changed Classes
      • Window
      • Carbon Changes
12. Miscellaneous Topics
    • ANSI Standard
    • Local Sections and Temporary Objects
    • Case Statements
    • Recursion and Forward Referencing
    • Using Resources in Mops
      • Toolbox Resources
      • Defining and Using Resources
    • Clearing Nested Stacks - Become
    • System Vectors
    • Defining and Compiling Words
    • Error Handling
    • Assertions
    • Inline Definitions
13. Utility Modules
    • The Alert Box
    • The Decompiler and Debugger
    • The Profiler
    • Runtime Initialization
14. Technical Section
    • Mops Runtime Environment - 68k
    • Runtime Environment - PowerPC
    • Dictionary Header Format
    • Compilation and Optimization
    • Object Format
    • 68k CODE resources
    • Relocatable Address Format
    • Improving the Performance of Late Binding
      • BIND_WITH (68k Mops only)
      • Late Bind Cache (PowerMops only)
    • Implementation of References
      • Garbage Collection
15. Assembler and Disassembler
    • Assembler colon definitions
    • Accessing the dictionary
    • Executing colon definitions from code
    • Executing other code definitions from code
    • Assembler source
    • PowerPC register usage
    • Example
    • Disassembler