Programming and Software Development for HyperCard 2

These are the course summaries:

417 Programming for HyperCard 2

General Description

Advanced view of HyperTalk, the in-built programming language of HyperCard with particular reference to developments in HyperCard 2.

Objectives  "At the end of the course the participant will…"

Know the statements and structures in HyperTalk, in particular the new features in HyperCard 2.  Be able to apply their knowledge of HyperTalk to a range of HyperCard applications.  Be able to debug scripts.  Be able to structure HyperTalk scripts for large-scale projects in HyperCard.

Contents

Introduction - summary of programming changes in HyperCard 2

Module 1 - HyperTalk programming

Module 2 - objects and messages

Module 3 - debugging tools

Module 4 - software engineering with HyperTalk

Teaching Methods

Leader-led, overheads and hands-on.

Participants

Support people.

Pre-requisites

Must have attended course 415 and 416 or have similar knowledge of HyperCard 1 and HyperTalk.

"Not intended for…"

Newcomers to HyperTalk, HyperCard.

Length /Location

One day, Apple Training Centre at Stockley Park.

Timetable:

Introduction

summary of changes

Module 1 - HyperTalk programming

incremental compilation

properties, functions, commands and messages

scripts can run in background

- coffee -

Module 2 - objects and messages

hypertext support - clickChunk, clickLine, clickText,

background supportshared text, don’t search

menus

user-definable message inheritance path

XCMDs, XFCNs, external apps and tools?

- lunch -

Module 3 - debugging tools

script editor

debugging - single stepping, variable watcher

- tea -

Module 4 - software engineering with HyperTalk

inheritance path

418 : Software development for HyperCard 2

General Description

Developing HyperCard stacks based on design principles and exploiting the full power of HyperTalk and extensions with HyperCard 2.

Objectives  "At the end of the course the participant will…"

Understand design principles and guidelines for Macintosh and HyperCard development and similarities with normal applications development.  Be aware of latest developments in HyperCard 2.

Contents

Introduction - summary of design changes in HyperCard 2

Module 1 - design principles

Module 2 - visual design implications

Module 3 - navigation design implications

Module 4 - database support

Module 5 - project management

Teaching Methods

Leader-led, lecture with overheads, demonstrations, case-studies and hands-on.

Participants

Support people and development managers.

Pre-requisites

Must have attended course 415 or have similar knowledge, desirable to have attended 416 and 417.

"Not intended for…"

Newcomers to HyperTalk, HyperCard.

Length /Location

One day, Apple Training Centre at Stockley Park.

Timetable:

Introduction

summary of changes

Module 1 - design principles

Module 2 - visual design implications

variable card size

multiple windows

styled text

- coffee -

Module 3 - navigation design implications

hypertext support

menu handling

palettes

- lunch -

Module 4 - database support

improved printing

marking and reporting

don’t search

- tea -

Module 5 - project management