On Jun 20, 2008, at 7:48 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:

> What I'd like to know is how much of FB is written without the use  
> of Apple APIs of any sort; the basic stuff that creates Windows,  
> Text fields, and buttons?

FB utilizes Apple toolboxes to create, manipulate and dispose of all  
windows, controls and edit fields. For example, toolbox calls, even  
though hidden, are at the core of Appearance window and appearance  
button statements.  I'm not aware of another method that makes sense.  
Apple's calls are succinct and proven, so there is no reason to write  
our own window / control creation code.

>  all the old 680XX assembler knowledge would be useless now that  
> we're on Intel chips.
I haven't written or seen 680xx assembler for at least 20 years.  
PowerPC assembler, which replaced the 680xx,  disappeared with the  
introduction of Intel machines 3 years ago.

Brian S.