Re: XML Support for GUI elements.

FROM : Brent Gulanowski
DATE : Fri Oct 15 17:15:35 2004

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 07:21:44 -0700, John Draper <<email_removed>> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a need to specify GUI elements in XML,  then read them in,  to
> generate IB files.


I guess you mean ".nib" files. It's unclear if you're familiar with
them or not. If you haven't, take a look inside a modern (OS X 10.2+)
one.

Since XML is generic, this is a very open-ended requirement. Are you
implying that you need a platform-agnostic means to specify an
interface using common elements? You might look at RealBasic or
something, although just using Java might be easier in the long run.

> I looked in the usual places,  but couldn't find anything.  Am I going
> to have to code
> this myself?


I cannot be sure, but statistically the answer is likely "Yes".

>
> Can the IB program read in a file (textual or otherwize) and create GUI
> elements?


I don't understand what you're looking for. IB reads/writes .nib
files, which are archived AppKit GUI objects. So a .nib file, speaking
loosely, *is* "GUI elements". IB can't read in any other kind of U.I.
specification that I know of.

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Brent Gulanowski
http://www.boredastronaut.com