1 | F-Script Anywhere 1.2 [5 January 2004]
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2 | =====================
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3 |
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4 | Add a F-Script interpreter to Cocoa applications dynamically.
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5 |
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6 | Written by Nicholas Riley <mailto:fsa@sabi.net>.
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7 | Obtain updates from <http://web.sabi.net/nriley/software/>.
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8 |
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9 |
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10 | WHAT IS IT?
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11 | -----------
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12 |
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13 | Ever wanted to inspect a Cocoa applicationÕs objects from the inside?
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14 | Frustrated with using GDB to debug Objective-C?
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15 |
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16 | You need F-Script Anywhere! (with apologies to Guido van Rossum)
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17 |
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18 |
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19 | INSTALLATION
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20 | ------------
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21 |
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22 | Install F-Script; you can download it at <http://www.fscript.org/>.
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23 | In particular, make sure the framework is installed in a Frameworks
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24 | directory, such as /Library/Frameworks or ~/Library/Frameworks.
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25 |
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26 | F-Script Anywhere 1.2 was tested with FScript.framework 1.2.5
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27 | (20031020) and Mac OS X 10.3.2 (7D24). If you are using an earlier
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28 | F-Script version, please upgrade. F-Script Anywhere 1.2 should also
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29 | work with Mac OS X 10.2.x, but will not work with Mac OS X 10.1 or
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30 | earlier: please use F-Script Anywhere 1.1.5 instead.
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31 |
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32 |
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33 | USAGE
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34 | -----
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35 |
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36 | Open the F-Script Anywhere application. Pick a Cocoa application from
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37 | the list and click Install or press return. F-Script Anywhere will
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38 | either install itself in that application, give you an error message,
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39 | or crash. (Hopefully not the latter!)
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40 |
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41 | Switch to the application, and you should find a ÒFSAÓ menu there.
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42 | Select ÒNew F-Script WorkspaceÓ to display a F-Script workspace.
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43 | This behaves like any other workspace, except it's executing within
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44 | the context of the application.
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45 |
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46 | You can also install F-Script Anywhere by using its dock menu. If
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47 | the frontmost application is a Cocoa application, just pick ÒInstallÉÓ
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48 | from the menu and F-Script Anywhere will install in that application.
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49 | If F-Script Anywhere canÕt install, the menu item will tell you so,
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50 | or F-Script AnywhereÕs icon will bounce to indicate a pending sheet
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51 | explaining the problem.
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52 |
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53 | To remove F-Script Anywhere from an application, quit the application.
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54 | Because of limitations in Apple's Objective-C runtime, it is
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55 | impossible to remove F-Script Anywhere while the application is
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56 | running.
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57 |
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58 |
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59 | BUILDING
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60 | --------
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61 |
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62 | The source to F-Script Anywhere is included. It has a number of
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63 | dependencies.
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64 |
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65 | 1. Install FScript.framework (see above).
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66 |
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67 | 2. Check out the source of 'otool' from the Darwin CVS repository.
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68 | This is required because there's a bug in the function that returns
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69 | the 'flavo(u)r' of an application: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic, etc.
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70 | It identifies all Cocoa applications as Carbon ones. So as a
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71 | workaround, F-Script Anywhere examines the application itself to
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72 | see what libraries it links with. (This may fail if you're doing
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73 | something weird like linking to development versions of Foundation
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74 | and AppKit, but since I don't work for Apple, I couldn't test that
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75 | eventuality.)
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76 |
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77 | Check out Commands/Apple/cctools/{include,libstuff} from Darwin
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78 | CVS into the "Darwin source" directory. If you don't have a CVS
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79 | account, go to <http://www.opensource.apple.com/> and get one.
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80 |
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81 | cd to the libstuff directory and type 'make' (it doesn't use
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82 | jam/pbxbuild). I _think_ this is all you need.
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83 |
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84 | 3. Unzip DSTools-60.1.zip. Open the folder up and open
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85 | DSTools.xcodeproj. Change the active target to the DSCL framework,
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86 | change the build configuration to Deployment, and then build the
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87 | framework. Copy the resulting framework into the FSA Source/
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88 | directory. Alternatively if you're on PPC, you can just remove the
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89 | DSCL framework from the dependancies. The DSCL framework is used
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90 | to determine if you are in the procmod group on intel machines
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91 | (and if not, to prompt you if you want to add yourself) -- something
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92 | that is necessary for use of FSA on x86.
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93 |
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94 | 4. Unzip FScript.framework.zip, or put a newer version of FScript.framework
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95 | in the project path. This is used for the FScript framework auto installer.
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96 |
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97 | 5. Open 'F-Script Anywhere.xcodeproj' in Xcode and build the Application
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98 | target. This target depends on the Bundle and Bundle Loader
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99 | targets, so you don't need to build them separately. You
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100 | shouldnÕt see any errors or warnings, and the F-Script Anywhere
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101 | application (as well as two bundles, which you can ignore because
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102 | they are copied into the application bundle) will appear in the
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103 | build product directory.
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104 |
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105 | If you have any problems building F-Script Anywhere, please let me
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106 | know.
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107 |
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108 |
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109 | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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110 | --------------------------
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111 |
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112 | Q. What is F-Script?
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113 |
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114 | A. F-Script is a dialect of Smalltalk which includes a bridge to
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115 | the Objective-C runtime on Mac OS X. It's open-source, and
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116 | very nice. Its author, Philippe Mougin, has written several
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117 | articles on it, and documentation is available from the
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118 | F-Script Web site:
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119 |
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120 | <http://www.fscript.org/>
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121 |
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122 |
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123 | Q. How do you access user interface elements?
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124 |
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125 | A. One way is to access a window and its views programmatically:
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126 |
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127 | > app := NSApplication sharedApplication
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128 |
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129 | > windows := app windows
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130 |
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131 | > windows
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132 | NSCFArray {<NSWindow: 0x186770>, <NSWindow: 0x1ba4a0>, <NSWindow:
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133 | 0x1f0cea0>}
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134 |
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135 | > windows collect: [:each | each title]
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136 |
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137 | error: an instance of NSWindow does not respond to "collect:"
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138 |
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139 | (...a gentle reminder that this is not Smalltalk...)
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140 |
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141 | > windows title
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142 | {'F-Script', '', ''}
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143 |
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144 | (...but F-Script has some tricks of its own...)
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145 |
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146 | > fsw := windows at: 0
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147 |
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148 | > fswView := fsw contentView
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149 |
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150 | To open an F-Script object browser on fswView, type:
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151 |
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152 | > sys browse: fswView
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153 |
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154 | Or, click ÒNew Browser: Object...Ó, then click on fswView.
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155 | Click 'subviews' in the message list. You can use 'subviews'
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156 | repeatedly on container views if needed.
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157 |
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158 |
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159 | Q. ThatÕs too hard, especially all that scrolling.
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160 |
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161 | A. If you need to access a view (such as a button or text field), menu or
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162 | window, youÕre in luck. Click in an F-Script workspace window, then
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163 | choose ÒAssociate With InterfaceÓ from the ÒFSAÓ menu.
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164 | Follow the instructions in the window to select a user interface
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165 | element, view it in an object browser or assign it to a variable.
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166 |
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167 | The F-Script object browser now provides a similar feature: click the
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168 | "Select view" button.
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169 |
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170 |
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171 | Q. I donÕt like F-ScriptÕs syntax. I don't like the object browser.
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172 | I donÕt like you either.
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173 |
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174 | A. I didnÕt write F-Script. Please address your questions to
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175 | F-ScriptÕs author or the F-Script mailing list.
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176 |
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177 | <http://www.fscript.org/contacts.htm>
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178 |
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179 | Oh, and get lost.
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180 |
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181 |
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182 | Q. My question isn't answered here.
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183 |
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184 | A. That's not a question. But if you have a question about F-Script
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185 | Anywhere, a suggestion or a bug to report, please email it to me at
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186 | <fsa@sabi.net>. Please try to keep your messages short and to the
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187 | point, and I'll get back to you as soon as my schedule will allow.
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188 | Thanks!
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189 |
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190 |
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191 | VERSION HISTORY
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192 | ---------------
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193 | 1.3 - 5 May 2006 - Fixed leaking of file handles
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194 | - Removed deprecated F-Script functions
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195 | - New associate option that automatically
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196 | brings up a new browser without an
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197 | interpreter window
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198 | - Auto-inject feature
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199 | 1.2 - 5 January 2004 - fixed window behavior on startup, delaying
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200 | display until launch is complete
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201 | - replaced libPatch with mach_inject and
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202 | SCPatch: provides improved compatibility
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203 | with Mac OS X 10.3 (doesn't crash randomly
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204 | any more!)
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205 | - no longer requires F-Script Anywhere
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206 | application to be running while installed
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207 | in applications
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208 | - F-Script Anywhere can now be installed in
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209 | itself
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210 | - check for F-Script version on startup
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211 | - use new, documented F-Script API for
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212 | identifier validation in associate window
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213 | - prepared for localization
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214 | - enable "Install" button when appropriate at
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215 | application startup
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216 | - fixed focus ring "flicker" on Mac OS X 10.3
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217 | 1.1.5 - 1 October 2002 - better identify Cocoa vs. Carbon applications
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218 | on Jaguar; added hierarchical window list to
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219 | FSA menu; fixed startup crash on Puma with
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220 | certain Carbon CFM applications
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221 | 1.1.4 - 25 August 2002 - fixed miscellaneous Jaguar issues; worked
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222 | around broken application quit notifications;
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223 | added unique interpreter/associate window titles
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224 | 1.1.3 - 24 July 2002 - added bullseye-menu targeting cursor; added menu
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225 | association; work around bug by stopping capture
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226 | on suspend; added delegate, data source, target,
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227 | cell selection for views; window controller for
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228 | windows
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229 | 1.1.2 - 18 July 2002 - fixed more startup issues with list management;
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230 | properly scale icons of apps which have no
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231 | small icons; added user interface association
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232 | 1.1.1 - 3 July 2002 - fixed inefficiencies responsible for long
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233 | startup time; reorganized Window menu; support
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234 | paths to applications which contain non-ASCII
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235 | characters [Martin Hcker]; added sample code
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236 | to grab UI elements [Philippe Mougin]; cleaned
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237 | up code and distribution layout
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238 | 1.1 - 25 April 2002 - revised terminology; updated for F-Script 1.2;
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239 | zoom to fit in application list; added help
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240 | tags for workspace; focus workspace initially
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241 | 1.0.2 - (unreleased) - minor cleanups, added error messages, updated
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242 | scroll view component for faster UI response,
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243 | removed help menu item because it's useless
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244 | 1.0.1 - 1 March 2002 - corrected message for error 5; libPatch 1.2;
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245 | fixed endless confirmation on window close
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246 | 1.0.1d1 1 February 2002 - added error messages
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247 | 1.0 - 3 February 2002 - added dock menu, URL launching, check for
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248 | F-Script framework, floating window,
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249 | application name in interpreter window title,
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250 | fixed bugs, cleaned up error handling,
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251 | licensed under the GPL (because of ASM code),
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252 | packaged, added Read Me file and license
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253 | 1.0d1 - 1 February 2002 - proof of feasibility, private test version
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254 |
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255 |
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256 | CREDITS
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257 | -------
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258 |
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259 | Thanks to the following people for their software and generous
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260 | donations of source code:
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261 |
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262 | Philippe Mougin, for F-Script
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263 | Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentsch, for mach_inject
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264 | Jon Gotow, for SCPatch and lots of advice
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265 | Mike Ferris, for TextExtras
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266 | Apple, for Darwin
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267 | Frank Vercruesse, for ASM
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