CPLAT_Mac II 2.0 now available

NOTE: CPLAT_Mac supports Intel based Macs. Beginning with CPLAT_Mac II 2.0 XCode 2.1 projects are included to support building of Universal Binaries for MacOSX*.

CPLAT_Mac II is a MacOS only version of the CPLAT II cross-platform framework for users who need a low-cost C++ application framework for doing MacOS development. You can upgrade to the cross-platform CPLAT II framework at anytime if you decide to make your application cross-platform.

Unlike other frameworks that emulate the appearance of the underlying OS, CPLAT_Mac uses the native UI controls of the underlying platform.

In addition to using the native OS controls, CPLAT_Mac provides accessors to allow you to get the underlying OS object and make direct calls as necessary to add features that you might want for a particular platform.

CPLAT_Mac provides classes and access to the following OS specific features:

MacOS

• HIViews
• Quartz
• Carbon Events
• Sheets
• Composited Windows
• Metal Windows
• Drawers
• Navigation Services
• Nibs
• Bundles
• QuickTime
• OpenGL
• Mach or CFM
  

CPLAT_Mac can be built using the following supported compilers / build systems.

MacOS

• Codewarrior Pro 8.x
• Codewarrior Pro 9.x
• Apples XCode 1.5, 2.0, 2.x (for Universal Binaries)

When you register for CPLAT_Mac, you will receive the following as part of the complete CPLAT_Mac package.

• Complete Source Code - You will receive the complete source code to the CPLAT_Mac framework, all demos and tools included with CPLAT_Mac.
• Complete access to all projects.
• Complete access to all documentation.
• Accesss to all future updates without any further charge.

*CPLAT_Mac has not yet been tested with the Developer Transition Kit.