Re: Non-AppKit equivalent for NSWorkspace and/or future-proof poseAsClass?

FROM : Ricky Sharp
DATE : Wed Jan 09 22:23:28 2008

On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Sean McBride wrote:

> On 1/9/08 2:13 PM, Matt Gough said:
>

>>> 1. Can I get the same NSWorkspace notifications from somewhere else?
>>> I've
>>> nosed through /System/Library/Frameworks without stumbling across
>>> anything
>>> obvious but I may just be blind.

>>
>> Carbon events seems a good way to go:
>>
>> See kEventClassApplication in CarbonEvents.h

>
> I'm not sure I'd recommend Carbon Events for new code.  Apple 
> decided to
> kill 64 bit Carbon, and if you look through CarbonEvents.h you'll see
> that most APIs are 32 bit only.



Bad advice; there is still a definite need for Carbon.  I would thus 
recommend that it is indeed used for new code when necessary.  For 
example, to get better support for speech synthesis, speech 
recognition and Ink, I've had to rely upon the Carbon APIs.  Cocoa 
APIs do exist for some of these areas, but do not expose all the 
capabilities of the underlying APIs.

If/when Apple decides to obsolete Carbon, I'm sure Cocoa APIs will be 
added to ensure apps will still have the necessary functionality.

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