NewtApp Applications

Summary of the NewtApp Framework

newtApplication

4

myNewtAppBaseView := {
_proto: newtapplication, // Application base view proto

appSymbol: '|

:

| //Unique application symbol

title: "Roll Starter" // A string naming the app
appObject:

[

"

"

,

"

"

]

// Array with singular and

// plural strings describing application's data

appAll: "

" // Displayed in folder tab picker

allSoups: { //Frame defining all known soups for app

: {

_proto: newtSoup,

...

}

}

allLayouts: {

// Frame with references to layout files;
// both default and overview required.

default:GetLayout("

"),

overview:GetLayout("

"),

}

scrollingEndBehavior:'beepAndWrap // How scrolling is
// handled at end of view; can also be 'wrap

,

'stop

, or

// 'beepAndStop

.

scrollingUpBehavior: 'bottom //Either 'top or 'bottom

statusBarSlot: '

//Declare name to base so

//layouts may send messages

allDataDefs: {'|

:

|:GetLayout("

")}

//Frame with dataDef symbols as slot names. Slot
// values are references to dataDef layout files.

allViewDefs:

{'|

:

|: {default:GetLayout("

")}}

// Frame with dataDef symbols as slot names. Slot
// values are references to frames of viewDef
// layout files.

superSymbol: '|

:

| //Unique symbol identifying

//superSet of application's soups

doCardRouting:true or 'onlyCardRouting //Enables

// filing and routing