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Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
Resources
This section describes the resources you supply for your files so that the Finder can use your files and relay information about them to your users. These resources are
For information about using the
- the signature resource--defined using a string (
'STR ') resource--which the Finder uses to identify and start up your application when a user double-clicks documents created by your application- the set of resources (icon list resource, small icon list resource, large 4-bit color icon resource, small 4-bit color icon resource, large 8-bit color icon resource, and small 8-bit color icon resource) that visually represent your application and any documents it creates, and two related resources, the icon (
'ICON') resource and the color icon ('cicn') resource- the file reference (
'FREF') resource, which links icons with the files types they represent and which allows users to launch your application by dragging document icons to your application icon- a bundle (
'BNDL') resource, which groups together your application's signature, icon list resource, and file reference resources- a missing-application name string--that is, a string (
'STR ') resource--for your application's documents in order to display the name of your application if the user tries to open or print a document created by your application when your application is missing- an application-missing message string--that is, a string (
'STR ') resource--in your application's documents in order to explain why the user can't open or print certain documents used by your application- the version (
'vers') resource, so that users can easily find out the version of a file and, if applicable, the version of the superset of files to which the single file belongs
'SIZE'resource to support stationery pads, see "Supporting Stationery Pads" beginning on page 7-32.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 instead "Using the Finder Interface" beginning on page 7-6 for detailed information.
Subtopics
- The Signature Resource
- The Icon List Resource
- The Small Icon List Resource
- The Large 4-Bit Color Icon Resource
- The Small 4-Bit Color Icon Resource
- The Large 8-Bit Color Icon Resource
- The Small 8-Bit Color Icon Resource
- The Icon Resource
- The Color Icon Resource
- The File Reference Resource
- The Bundle Resource
- The Missing-Application Name String
- The Application-Missing Message String
- The Version Resource