Essential OpenDoc : Cross-Platform Development for OS/2, Macintosh and Windows Programmers

OpenDoc(R) is the revolutionary cross-platform technology that provides a newway of creating and working with software. Developed by Apple, IBM, and Novell,OpenDoc enables the development of a new class of applications for Windows(R),Macintosh(R), OS/2(R), UNIX(R), and other personal computer platforms. It issupported by a unique industry-wide consortium of hardware and softwaredevelopers, CI Labs. Essential OpenDoc Introduces basicOpenDoc concepts and explains the implications of this exciting softwarearchitecture for developers, consultants, system integrators, and solutionproviders.This book provides an in-depth look at the technical issues of OpenDoc andexplores the three core technologies that support its functionality: * The System Object Model (SOM), which enables parts and components to worktogether at runtime. * OpenDoc's storage mechanism, which manages compound documents * The Open Scripting Architecture (OSA), which facilitates assembling OpenDoc.parts and integrating OpenDoc with existing applications. It also examines Cyberdog, a set of OpenDoc part editors that provides accessto Internet services and offers a compelling example of the power of OpenDocdevelopment.Visit Apple's OpenDoc page, IBM's Club OpenDoc, and CILabs home page for additional resources. 0201479583B04062001