SuperPaint PlugIns

Volume Number: 6

Issue Number: 2

Column Tag: C Workshop

Related Info: Quickdraw

SuperPaint Plug-ins

By Linda McLennan, Cardiff, CA

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SuperPaint Plug-in Tools in Think C

[Linda McLennan has a degree in Information Science from University of

California at Santa Cruz. She was a Software Engineer for Silicon Beach Software for 2

years. As a member of the SuperPaint 2.0 team she was involved in developing the

plug-in interface and creating many of the tools that shipped with SuperPaint. At

present, she is an independent consultant.]

One of the exciting features of SuperPaint 2.0 is the introduction of Plug-in

modules to provide flexibility and extensibility. These modules are executable files

that reside separately from SuperPaint and are automatically incorporated into the

application. The Plug-in module concept provides a mechanism for adding features to

SuperPaint without modifying the application itself. This opens up the opportunity

for developers to create sets of custom tools and commands which can be marketed

independently with no requirement for permission or licensing from Silicon Beach

Software. SuperPaint provides the framework and handles much of the overhead so

that you can concentrate on the more creative task of developing the special effects.

SuperPaint 2.0 supports two types of Plug-in modules: interactive paint tools

and transformation menu commands. Plug-ins are placed in SuperPaint’s special

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