Newbie Interface Builder Questions

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#1

First i’m not programmer and i dont know a thing about Cocoa etc, just little bit of AppleScript.

I just opened first time Interface Builder and it looks interesting.

Is it possible to create “fake” applications without any Cocoa programming, so that only interface works. I mean that i create new Application/View/Window/whateva and drag buttons etc to it and then modify button using Inspector??? and then save it and then i can see window with buttons etc and when i click button it opens another window with other clickable buttons.

I found “Simulate Interface”, but is there any way to try new interface inside Interface Builder?

I tried to find a way to make button to open another window and also to run piece of AppleScript, but i didn’t find a way to do that.

Is it possible to develop AppleScript software in Interface Builder, which has real complex interface, similar than Cocktail, Safari, Mail etc?

Thanks

#2

Yes, but it is not possible without any programming. You can control all UI elements also with AppleScript

Yes, but Interface Builder is only what its name says. The software must be written in Xcode

#3

Can it be written using AppleScript?

Are there any newbie guides for Xcode/Interface Builder?

Thanks

#4

Xcode is the programming environment for all languages including AppleScript.

The documentation is hugh, very detailed and very helpful

There are also some tutorials. Search for “currency converter”. There is a ObjC and an AppleScript version