Custom Application

Graph IDE ► Custom Application

Graph IDE is a powerful application rich in graphic editing, creation and programming facilities. It is but one class of data visualization application. A different and very important class of data visualization application is one that presents data and contains only simple controls such as those that alter parameters for a process or model. For argument sake, lets call the later class a custom application. This section describes how to efficiently make a custom application by leveraging existing Graph IDE assets. The basic steps are as follows:

Programming Graph IDE for the automatic importation of data and animation of graphics within the Graphic View.
Write a separate custom application that requires Graph IDE type results. The custom application is written in Xcode or similar IDE.
Load the Graphic View into a custom application. The Graphic View was pre-programmed to run seamlessly in the custom application so no further effort is needed.

This represents the pinnacle of Graph IDE's evolution where Graph IDE becomes more of a visual IDE (Interactive Development Environment) for the creation of data visualization applications rather than a data visualization documentation creation application. Either way, the emphases is on empowering the author of either a data visualization document or a data visualization custom application.

The following is a brief list of Custom Application sections. Although the list is brief, the capabilities for custom application development are extensive.

Section	Description
Container View	Describes how to load a Graphic View into a custom application without programming.
Controller	Describes the controller method that is used to register graphic states.
Distribution	Describes what is needed to distribute applications to other people.
Document	Describes how to work with a Graph IDE document and how to load its Graphic View into a custom application.
Event Qualifier	Describes the event qualifier (hit detection) programming API.
GraphStrings	Describes the GraphStrings custom application, which shows how to implement callback methods to alter graph labels.
HandsOff	Describes the HandsOff custom application, which is a OS X (Mac) application.
HitButton	Describes the HitButton custom application, which is a OS X (Mac) application that exhibits hit-detection behaviors.
SineTable	Describes the SineTable custom application, which is a OS X (Mac) application.
SineWave	Describes the SineWave custom application, which is a OS X (Mac) application.
SwiftSineWave	Describes the SwiftSineWave custom application, which is virtually the same as the SineWave project except written with a Swift programming language component.
Surface	Describes the Surface custom application, which is a OS X (Mac) application.

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