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diff --git a/Doc/mac/libmacic.tex b/Doc/mac/libmacic.tex index 36396c1..33364cd 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/libmacic.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/libmacic.tex @@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ Exception raised on errors in the \module{ic} module. \end{excdesc} -The \module{ic} module defines the following functions: +The \module{ic} module defines the following class and function: -\begin{funcdesc}{IC}{\optional{signature\optional{, ic}}} +\begin{classdesc}{IC}{\optional{signature\optional{, ic}}} Create an internet config object. The signature is a 4-character creator code of the current application (default \code{'Pyth'}) which may influence some of ICs settings. The optional \var{ic} argument is a low-level \code{icglue.icinstance} created beforehand, this may be useful if you want to get preferences from a different config file, etc. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{classdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{launchurl}{url\optional{, hint}} \funcline{parseurl}{data\optional{, start\optional{, end\optional{, hint}}}} @@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ described below. \end{funcdesc} -\subsection{IC objects} +\subsection{IC Objects} -IC objects have a mapping interface, hence to obtain the mail address -you simply get \code{\var{ic}['MailAddress']}. Assignment also works, -and changes the option in the configuration file. +\class{IC} objects have a mapping interface, hence to obtain the mail +address you simply get \code{\var{ic}['MailAddress']}. Assignment also +works, and changes the option in the configuration file. The module knows about various datatypes, and converts the internal IC -representation to a ``logical'' Python datastructure. Running the +representation to a ``logical'' Python data structure. Running the \module{ic} module standalone will run a test program that lists all keys and values in your IC database, this will have to server as documentation. @@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ instance of the \code{ICOpaqueData} type, with the raw data in its \member{data} attribute. Objects of this type are also acceptable values for assignment. -Besides the dictionary interface IC objects have the following methods: +Besides the dictionary interface, \class{IC} objects have the +following methods: -\setindexsubitem{(IC attribute)} -\begin{funcdesc}{launchurl}{url\optional{, hint}} +\begin{methoddesc}{launchurl}{url\optional{, hint}} Parse the given URL, lauch the correct application and pass it the URL. The optional \var{hint} can be a scheme name such as \code{'mailto:'}, in which case incomplete URLs are completed with this scheme. If \var{hint} is not provided, incomplete URLs are invalid. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{parseurl}{data\optional{, start\optional{, end\optional{, hint}}}} +\begin{methoddesc}{parseurl}{data\optional{, start\optional{, end\optional{, hint}}}} Find an URL somewhere in \var{data} and return start position, end position and the URL. The optional \var{start} and \var{end} can be used to limit the search, so for instance if a user clicks in a long @@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ textfield you can pass the whole textfield and the click-position in \var{start} and this routine will return the whole URL in which the user clicked. As above, \var{hint} is an optional scheme used to complete incomplete URLs. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{mapfile}{file} +\begin{methoddesc}{mapfile}{file} Return the mapping entry for the given \var{file}, which can be passed as either a filename or an \function{macfs.FSSpec()} result, and which need not exist. @@ -105,20 +105,20 @@ file type, \var{appname} is the printable name of the application to which this file belongs, \var{postappname} is the name of the postprocessing application, \var{mimetype} is the MIME type of this file and \var{entryname} is the name of this entry. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{maptypecreator}{type, creator\optional{, filename}} +\begin{methoddesc}{maptypecreator}{type, creator\optional{, filename}} Return the mapping entry for files with given 4-character \var{type} and \var{creator} codes. The optional \var{filename} may be specified to further help finding the correct entry (if the creator code is \code{'????'}, for instance). The mapping entry is returned in the same format as for \var{mapfile}. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{settypecreator}{file} +\begin{methoddesc}{settypecreator}{file} Given an existing \var{file}, specified either as a filename or as an \function{macfs.FSSpec()} result, set its creator and type correctly based on its extension. The finder is told about the change, so the finder icon will be updated quickly. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} |