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Chapter 6 - Dialog Manager / Dialog Manager Reference

Resources

This section describes resources used by the Dialog Manager for displaying alerts and dialog boxes. These resources are

• the dialog ('DLOG') resource, which specifies the window type, display rectangle, and item list resource for a dialog box
• the alert ('ALRT') resource, which specifies alert sounds, a display rectangle, and an item list resource for an alert box
• the item list ('DITL') resource, which specifies the items--such as buttons and static text--to display in an alert box or a dialog box
• the dialog color table ('dctb') resource, which lets you supply a color graphics port for a dialog box and also use colors other than the default colors in a dialog box
• the alert color table ('actb') resource, which lets you use colors other than the default colors in an alert box
• the item color table ('ictb') resource, which lets you change the default colors, typeface, font style, and font size of items in an alert box or a dialog box

This section describes the structures of these resources after they are compiled by the Rez resource compiler, available from APDA. If you are interested in creating the Rez input files for these resources, see "Using the Dialog Manager" beginning on page 6-17 for detailed information.

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Subtopics

The Dialog Resource

The Alert Resource

The Item List Resource

The Dialog Color Table Resource

The Alert Color Table Resource

The Item Color Table Resource