Implementing "Linkback"

[Simon Knight]

I am thinking about attempting to create a non-linear presentation application for use on Apple Mac'. One must have feature will be to enable "Linkback" so that any graphics can be edited in their parent application. Does anyone know how difficult it will be to implement this feature?

best wishes

Simon

[Klaus]

Hi Simon,

I'm not sure I understand?

e.g.:
Doubleclicking an image in your app should open the image editing app associated with that file(type)?
Is that what you mean?

Best

Klaus

[Simon Knight]

Hi Klaus,

I'm sorry that I was not clear enough but you have understood Some applications that I own support "LinkBack" e.g. if I copy some drawing elements from OmniGraffle and paste them into Curio and then sometime later double click on the drawings in Curio they will reload into OmniGraffle ready to be edited. Once the editing is complete all that has to be done is click on the OmniGraffle "save" and the updated graphic is updated in Curio with no need to copy and re-paste.

The process is described here http://linkbackproject.org/ but it seems to be all about "Cocoa" and "frameworks" of which I know very little!

It seems that a description of the graphic objects is pasted in along with the objects from the clipboard and this allows the "client" application (Curio in my example) to locate the "server" application (OmniGraffle) to start the editing process.

Sorry for being long winded : the short answer to your question is yes.

best wishes

Simon