The Finder opens a window shown in Figure 7-4, displaying the Currency Converter application bundle.
Notice that the release version number (
CFBundleShortVersionString
) appears in the preview
column (in column view) and in the Info window for the application bundle. The About Currency Converter
window shows the application name (
CFBundleName
), build version number (
CFBundleVersion
) in
parentheses, release version number, and copyright text (
NSHumanReadableCopyright
).
Figure 7-4
Application properties as seen by the user
CFBundleVersion
CFBundleName
NSHumanReadableCopyright
CFBundleShortVersionString
6.
Quit Currency Converter.
Now the only essential application identification information left unspecified for Currency Converter is its
icon.
Create an Icon File
When you create a Cocoa application without specifying an icon for it, the Finder and the Dock assign it the
generic application icon, as shown in
(page 64). To make your applications more appealing to
their users and to differentiate them from other applications, you should give your applications distinctive
icons. As a result, your applications stand out from other applications in Finder windows and in the Dock.
This section describes the process of creating an icon file using Icon Composer and configuring Currency
Converter to use the icon file. To do this, you must have downloaded the companion file provided with this
document.
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Create an Icon File
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CHAPTER 7
Configuring Your Application