"About" Window for Plug In in OS X

[Royi A]

Hello,

I can edit the text inside the "About" Window for Plug In's in Photoshop under Windows.

I was wondering, how can I have an "About" window for plug in's in OS X?

Is there any sample code with working "About" window in OS X which I can edit its text?

Thank You.

[Tom Ruark]

Here is what Dissolve on mac does: See samplecode\filter\dissolve\mac\DissolveUIMacCocoa.cpp

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//

// DoAbout

//

// Pop a simple about box for this plug in.

//

// NOTE: The global gFilterRecord is NOT a FilterRecord*. You must cast it to

// an AboutRecord*. See PIAbout.h

//

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

void DoAbout(void)

{

  NSLog(@"DoAbout is: %d\n",AboutID);

  NSAlert *alert = [[NSAlert alloc] init];

   [alert addButtonWithTitle:@"OK"];

   [alert addButtonWithTitle:@"http://www.adobe.com"];

   [alert addButtonWithTitle:@"http://partners.adobe.com"];

[alert setMessageText:@"About Dissolve"];

   [alert setInformativeText:@"An example plug-in filter module for Adobe Photoshop."];

   [alert setAlertStyle:NSWarningAlertStyle];

   int buttonPressed = [alert runModal];

   if ( buttonPressed == NSAlertFirstButtonReturn) {

NSLog(@"DoAbout ok clicked.\n");

  } else if (buttonPressed == NSAlertSecondButtonReturn) {

  sPSFileList->BrowseUrl("http://www.adobe.com");

  } else if (buttonPressed == NSAlertThirdButtonReturn) {

  sPSFileList->BrowseUrl("http://partners.adobe.com");

  }

  [alert release];

}

[Royi A]

Hi Tom,

I appreciate your effort.

I'm using the template of PoorMansTypeTool because I need the scripting parametrization (Best thing on Earth!!!).

How and where should I integrate it there?

[Tom Ruark]

I see a DoAbout in samplecode\filter\poormanstypetool\mac\PoorMansTypeToolUIMac.cpp

Looks like a good place to add. Change that file to compile with Objective-C compiler.