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| 5 | <title>CurrencyConverter HOWTO</title>
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| 12 | <h1>Creating a Project</h1>
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| 15 | <div class="section-head">
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| 16 | <h2>Example Files</h2>
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| 19 | <div class="body-text">
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| 20 | <p>This HOWTO is distributed with example files that include a
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| 21 | working <em>nibfile</em> (a file of user-interface objects,
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| 22 | named "CurrencyConverter.nib") and a Lisp source file (named
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| 23 | "CurrencyConverter.lisp"). You can build a working copy of the
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| 24 | example application by using these files, but you probably
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| 25 | shouldn't. If you want to understand how to build your own Lisp
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| 26 | application projects, you should follow the instructions here to
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| 27 | create your own source file and nibfile, and use the example
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| 28 | files only for reference in case something goes wrong.</p>
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| 32 | <h2>Create the Project Folder</h2>
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| 36 | <p>First, create a project folder to hold the files you are
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| 37 | going to create. When your project is complete, the folder will
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| 38 | contain a nibfile that defines the user interface, and
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| 39 | a Lisp source file that defines the behavior of the
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| 40 | application. Those two files are really all there is to a Lisp
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| 41 | application, though not all applications are as simple as this
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| 42 | currency converter. For more complex applications it makes sense
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| 43 | to split your UI into several nibfiles, and to split your
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| 44 | implementation into several source files. The basic principle
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| 45 | remains the same, however: nibfiles define your user interface,
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| 46 | and Lisp files define your application's behavior.</p>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <p>Create a folder somewhere convenient, and name it
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| 49 | "currency-converter". Next we will use Apple's InterfaceBuilder
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| 50 | application to create the user interface The next page tells you
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| 51 | how to do that; when you create your nibfile, save it into your
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| 52 | "currency-converter" folder.</p>
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