I’m still here. I’m going to post the previous examples .dmg with some corrections pointed out by Bob Ippolito (4-space indents, don’t modify data directly in the Bundle). I’ve been quiet because a) I’ve been hitting some walls with Renaissance and investigating work-arounds and alternatives, and b) my coding/blogging time is pretty much between the time I get the kids to bed and the time my wife comes home from tutoring.  Read →

My talk at VanX last night was a success. Not many people showed (too close to Xmas), but the ones who did seemed to enjoy my presentation on Cocoa, Python, and Renaissance. Gerald was a great host, SchemaSoft provided a good (and convenient!) venue, Paul came to show support, and BlastRadius (my employer) sponsored the snacks. After we went to Mira in Yaletown for beers and tech talk, had the whole place to ourselves, and a musician playing Flamenco guitar, then I walked across the bridge to home. A great end to a great evening.  Read →

Today’s Example is a simple, but full application. Our setup file is getting more complicated as we give the app a custom icon and a name which isn’t taken from the main python file. We’re finally using the menus for more than just default behaviors. We’re loading in resources at runtime. We’re adding a custom About box. And we’re taking advantage of Python standard libraries from within a Cocoa program. One icon file + 224 lines of python, XML, and HTML.  Read →