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author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1996-10-15 14:37:31 (GMT) |
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committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1996-10-15 14:37:31 (GMT) |
commit | 7e42caba018e86cb658b6d445d7614532e5ed192 (patch) | |
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Patches for Mac module docs by Jack
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diff --git a/Doc/libmacos.tex b/Doc/libmacos.tex index e48a0c3..2b7628f 100644 --- a/Doc/libmacos.tex +++ b/Doc/libmacos.tex @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ This exception is raised on MacOS generated errors, either from functions in this module or from other mac-specific modules like the toolbox interfaces. The arguments are the integer error code (the \var{OSErr} value) and a textual description of the error code. +Symbolic names for all known error codes are defined in the standard +module \var{macerrors}. \end{excdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{SetHighLevelEventHandler}{handler} @@ -42,8 +44,8 @@ different values to use when python runs in the background, otherwise the background values will be set the the same as the foreground values. The function returns nothing. -The default values, which are based on nothing at all, are 12, 6, 1 -and 12 respectively. +The default values, which are based on minimal empirical testing, are 12, 1, 6 +and 2 respectively. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{EnableAppswitch}{onoff} @@ -77,11 +79,22 @@ Return the textual description of MacOS error code \var{errno}. This function will put a splash window on-screen, with the contents of the DLOG resource specified by \code{resid}. Calling with a zero argument will remove the splash -screen. This function is useful if you want to post a splash screen +screen. This function is useful if you want an applet to post a splash screen early in initialization without first having to load numerous extension modules. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{DebugStr}{message \optional{\, object}} +Drop to the low-level debugger with message \var{message}. The +optional \var{object} argument is not used, but can easily be +inspected from the debugger. + +Note that you should use this function with extreme care: if no +low-level debugger like MacsBug is installed this call will crash your +system. It is intended mainly for developers of Python extension +modules. +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{funcdesc}{openrf}{name \optional{\, mode}} Open the resource fork of a file. Arguments are the same as for the builtin function \code{open}. The object returned has file-like |