Apple II File Type Notes _____________________________________________________________________________ Developer Technical Support File Type: $B8 (184) Auxiliary Type: All Full Name: Apple IIgs New Desk Accessory Short Name: New Desk Accessory Written by: Dave "Of course I trust you, September 1990 I'm just checking" Lyons Files of this type contain Apple IIgs New Desk Accessories in OMF format. _____________________________________________________________________________ New Desk Accessories are available under the Apple menu of Apple IIgs desktop applications. Files of type $B8 in the System:Desk.Accs directory of the boot volume are automatically loaded with the Loader and installed into the system with InstallNDA at boot time. Bit 15 of the auxiliary type is the "inactive" bit-- if it's set, the system does not load the file. All other bits in the auxiliary type are reserved and should be zero. NDAs are stored on disk in Object Module Format, which is defined in Appendix F of GS/OS Reference for GS/OS System Software 5.0. Once the Loader brings your NDA's code into memory, the format is as specified in the Desk Manager chapter of Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference, volume 1. NDA authors should be sure to read the material listed under "Further Reference." Further Reference _____________________________________________________________________________ o Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference, Volumes 1-3 o GS/OS Reference for System Software 5.0 o Apple IIgs Technical Note #12, Tool Set Interdependencies o Apple IIgs Technical Note #53, Desk Accessories and Tools o Apple IIgs Technical Note #71, Desk Accessory Tips and Techniques o Apple IIgs Technical Note #83, Resource Manager Stuff o Apple IIgs Technical Note #84, TaskMaster Madness o Apple IIgs Sample Code Note #19, ActionNDA