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00_FrontMatter/
    Cover.ps
    TableOfContents.ps
    Intro.ps             1  THE NEXTSTEP ADVANTAGE
                         1  What is NeXTstep?
                         1  What's the NeXTstep Advantage?
                         3  A Recognized Advantage
                         3  Putting the NeXTstep Advantage to Work
                         3  A Look Ahead

01_StepByStep.ps         5  STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH A NEXTSTEP APPLICATION
                         6  Introduction to NeXTstep Programming
                        11  Step 1. Designing the Application
                        13  Step 2. Assembling the User Interface
                        24  Step 3. Defining Custom Classes with
                                      Interface Builder
                        27  Step 4. Connecting Objects in the Application
                        32  Step 5. Implementing the Custom Classes
                        39  Step 6. Making, Running, and Debugging
                                      the Application
                        43  Reusing Application Features
                        52  Summary

02_ObjectiveC.ps        53  OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
                        53  Objects
                        55  Classes
                        59  Using an Object-Oriented Kit

03_NeXTstep.ps          61  FUNDAMENTALS OF NEXTSTEP
                        61  The Window Server
                        62  The Application Kit
                        66  Event Handling
                        67  Drawing
                        69  Messages between Applications
                        71  Summary

04_Classes.ps           73  CLASS SUMMARIES
                        74  Windows
                        75  Text Handling
                        76  Controls
                        78  Panels, Menus, and Pop-up Lists
                        80  Organizational Views
                        81  Fonts
                        82  Support for Printing
                        83  File Management
                        84  Images
                        86  Support for Choosing Colors
                        87  Comprehensive List of Classes

05_Tools.ps             93  NEXT DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
                        93  Interface Builder
                        93  Editors
                        93  Compilers
                        94  Debugging and Performance Tools
                        95  Digital Librarian
                        96  Tools for Development on the 
                              Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
                        96  Tools for PostScript Development
                        96  The Mach Operating System

06_Standards.ps         97  STANDARD DATA FORMATS ON NEXT COMPUTERS
                        97  Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
                        97  The PostScript Language
                        97  Rich Text Format (RTF)

07_PlotterSources/      99  PLOTTER SOURCE LISTINGS
    CodeIntro.ps
    Code.ps
    SourceFiles/