Developer Magic^™: RapidApp^™
User's Guide

Table of Contents

About This Guide

What This Guide Contains

What You Should Know Before Reading This Guide

Suggested Reading

Font Conventions in This Guide

Upgrading to Builder Xcessory

1. RapidApp Tour

Building a Calculator: A RapidApp Example

2. RapidApp Basics

RapidApp Overview

Prerequisites for Installing RapidApp

Setting Up Your Working Environment for RapidApp

Starting RapidApp

The RapidApp Interface

3. Interface Design

The Indigo Magic Style

Basic Interface Construction

Parent/Child Interaction

Interface Element Creation

Interface Element Manipulation

Save Your Interface and Files

4. Application Development

Development Cycle

Development Model

5. Code Creation and Management

Generate Code

Code Management

6. Advanced Topics

Work With Windows

Work With Containers

Work With Menus

Work With Dialogs

Work With User-Defined Components

7. VkEZ Library

EZ Convenience Functions

VkEZ Operators

8. Component Libraries

Work With Component Libraries

Load Components Onto Palettes

Load Non-RapidApp Components

9. Example Applications

A Simple Open Inventor Program

Online Examples

A. RapidApp Reference

Reference

Global Objects

Windows Palette

Containers Palette

Controls Palette

Menus Palette

ViewKit Palette

Inventor Palette

B. RapidApp Makefile Conventions

C. Frequently Asked Questions and Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

RapidApp Tips

D. Source Code for the Calculator Application

The Calculator main.C File

The CalcWindowMainWindow Class

The CalculatorUI Class

The Calculator Class

The Calculator Resource File

Makefile

Glossary

Index