Chapter 6. Cross-Platform Programming
In the last chapter, you learned how
to provide users with Mac OS X features "on the
fly," depending on what platform an application runs
on. While that chapter focused on menuing options, you can apply the
same techniques to any of the other Mac OS X features (such as
QuickTime or Spelling, both discussed in future chapters). However,
you need to consider a lot of other issues when writing a
cross-platform application. While some techniques require code to
determine what platform is used, others are simply good programming
practices that make any application run better, on any platform.
This chapter, then, is a mixed bag of suggestions and tricks.
It's organized by problem area: each section deals
with one particular aspect of cross-platform programming. Generally,
these are areas of concern where things can go wrong if you
aren't careful. Occasionally, you may see some
general programming tips mixed in with them, as good development
practices often take care of many of these issues implicitly.
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