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Volume Number: 11
Issue Number: 5
Column Tag: Newsbits
By Scott T Boyd, Editor
What’s That Gestalt Value?
Rene Ros (rgaros@bio.vu.nl) released version 2.8 of the Gestalt Selectors List (GSL).
It lists all sorts of information about the Gestalt Manager, but mainly about selectors
and the meaning of the returned values. The Gestalt Manager is part of the Apple
Macintosh System Software to enable programmers to determine the availability of
certain software and hardware. You can obtain the latest version in several ways.
email: gestalt-selectors-list-request@bio.vu.nl
with subject: archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.etx
or to get the compressed version: archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.sit.hqx
ftp: ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/dev/info/gestalt-selectors-xx.hqx
You can also use any of its mirror sites.
World Wide Web: http://www.astro.nwu.edu/lentz/mac/faqs/source/gestalt.html
CompuServe: (GO MACDEV) in the Forum Business/Help (1) section.
America OnLine: MDV/Documents and Proposals directory.
Contributions (new info, remarks, etc.) for the list can be sent to
gestalt-selectors-list@bio.vu.nl
Bare Bones Does GX On The Internet?
Bare Bones Software, Inc. announced the immediate availability of version 3.1.1 of
BBEdit, their popular and critically acclaimed text editor. This new version
incorporates several significant enhancements to its feature set and capabilities. The
update also features assorted fixes and performance improvements.
BBEdit now supports Quickdraw GX printing services. This enables BBEdit users
to use the advanced print-job-control capabilities of Quickdraw GX, as well as use
third-party extensions which enhance printing capabilities, such as the Peirce Print
Tools.
BBEdit 3.1.1 features the ability to interact with Internet “helper” tools such as
World-Wide Web browsers, FTP clients, and Usenet news readers. A new menu
provides direct access to helper applications, and the new version provides the ability
to resolve URLs simply by clicking on them or choosing a menu command. A “View
HTML File” command assists in the previewing of HTML documents with the user’s
chosen Web browser. The CD-ROM includes new HTML markup tools.
BBEdit 3.1.1 is available immediately as a free update for users of BBEdit 3.1.
The updater can be found in a variety of Mac related archive sites on the Internet, in
the file libraries of AOL, eWorld, and CompuServe, and on Bare Bones Software’s own
FTP site (ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbsw/bbedit-311-upd.hqx). Finally, Bare
Bones Software will be sending out updater disks to all customers who purchased
BBEdit 3.1 directly from them. Users of older commercial versions of BBEdit can
upgrade for US$39 plus shipping. Questions are welcome at bbsw@netcom.com or
(508) 651-3561.
It’s Magic! It’s CodeWarrior! It’s Both.
Metrowerks (VSE,MSE:MWK) and General Magic (Nasdaq:GMGC) announced their
agreement for Metrowerks to introduce CodeWarrior Magic, a Macintosh-hosted
toolkit for Magic Cap applications development. CodeWarrior Magic will be the first
publicly-available toolkit for the Magic Cap platform, and its availability will mark
the opening of the Magic Cap developer platform to developers outside of General
Magic’s current developer program. Programmers proficient in C who purchase
CodeWarrior Magic will be able to create applications for Magic Cap personal
communicators.
The first version of CodeWarrior Magic, developer release DR1, will be
supported on both 68K and Power Macintosh. It will be based on Metrowerks’
CodeWarrior MPW tools and on General Magic’s object-oriented development
environment, the environment used by present Magic Cap developers to produce Magic
Cap applications. CodeWarrior Magic is intended to allow developers to develop and
debug Magic Cap applications directly on a Macintosh, giving them the opportunity to
do much of their engineering work on a Macintosh prior to downloading applications to
a Magic Cap personal communicator for final debugging. A subsequent version of
CodeWarrior Magic is intended to contain General Magic components integrated into
Metrowerks’ new object-oriented development environment.
CodeWarrior Magic DR1 will be priced at $299, and will include a free upgrade
to the next release of CodeWarrior Magic (DR2) and two subsequent releases, as well
as full network support from Metrowerks’ Technical Support group. Metrowerks
plans to introduce CodeWarrior Magic DR1 right around the time you see this.
Metrowerks info: sales@metrowerks.com.
Magic Cap developer info: dev-info@genmagic.com.
SourceSafe Source Code Management
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft SourceSafe 3.1, its version
control/configuration management system. The project-oriented approach to
source-code control promotes code reuse and management of multiple releases while
preventing accidental code loss or alteration.
It allows backtracking to previous versions, branching and merging, and offers
security and audit-trail capabilities. It can be used as a central development manager
by software developers using other Microsoft tools. Microsoft acquired SourceSafe as
part of its purchase of One Tree Software, Inc. in November.
Microsoft SourceSafe supports MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT and Macintosh.
It’s available now from software resellers for approximately $499 for a single-user
license.