Inside Macintosh: Apple Guide Complete / Part - Appendixes

Appendix C - SurfWriter Guide and Its Source Files

This appendix provides a specific example--using SurfWriter Guide--to help guide you through the process of scripting your source files. This appendix integrates much of the information provided up to now, by showing a specific implementation of a guide file. Read this appendix when you're ready to start scripting your source files.

This appendix shows the guide file for the SurfWriter application and includes the source files containing the Guide Script commands used to create this guide file. It takes you through each source file used to create SurfWriter Guide, giving explanatory text where necessary.

The source files used in this example are also provided online on the CD-ROM accompanying this book, in the folder Apple Guide:Authoring:Documentation: Example Source Files Appdx C. You can find the compiled guide file in the folder Apple Guide:Authoring:Documentation:Example Guide.

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Appendix Contents

Getting Started

SurfWriter Guide Build File

Using Standard Files

The Standard Setup File

The Standard Resources File

Customizing the Setup Information

Navigation Information and Formats

Prompt Sets

Help Menu Information

Access Window Information

Finder Version Information

Help Content

Topic Areas and Topics

Sequences

The Placeholder Sequence

"How do I use the tools in the toolbar?" Sequence

"How do I add a word to the dictionary?" Sequence

"How do I create a custom dictionary?" Sequence

Panels

The Placeholder Panel

"How do I use the tools in the toolbar?" Panels

"How do I add a word to the dictionary?" Panels

"How do I create a custom dictionary?" Panels

Coachmarks

Context Checks

Event Functions

Index and Look For Content

Index Terms

The Ignore List

The Exception List

The Synonym List