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develop Issue 27, September 1996

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The Speech Recognition Manager Revealed by Matt Pallakoff and Arlo Reeves

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Adding Speech Recognition to an Application Framework by Tim Monroe

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With these two articles, you'll have your application recognizing speech in no time. The first is an introduction to the long-awaited API for speech recognition, and the second is an example of adding basic speech recognition capabilities to a PowerPlant application. Listen up!

Working With OpenDoc Part Kinds by Tantek Çelik and Dave Curbow
Part kinds are like file types, only more so, and the choices you make about which part kinds to support will have a profound effect on users' experiences with your part editor.

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Using Apple Guide 2.1 With OpenDoc by Peter Commons
Apple Guide 2.1 has been extended to work well in OpenDoc's brave new world of compound documents and processes within processes. Here's a look at the new features and how to take advantage of them.

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Mac OS 8 Assistants in System 7 Applications by José Arcellana and Arno Gourdol
Assistants will provide interview-based help in Mac OS 8, guiding users through complex tasks. This article gives some tips on designing an assistant and shows how you can implement one now, under System 7.

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Game Controls for QuickDraw 3D by Philip McBride
First-person 3D applications, whether games or 3D modeling systems, need to constantly move the camera to reflect the changing point of view of the player. You too can inflict vertigo on your users.

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PRINT HINTS: The All-New LaserWriter Driver Version 8.4 by Dave Polaschek
The new version of the LaserWriter driver is way different. Will your application break?

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THE OPENDOC ROAD: Facilitating Part Editor Unloading by Vincent Lo
Part editors are unloaded automatically when they're not needed, but your editor can help.

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BALANCE OF POWER: Stalking the Wild Defect by Dave Evans
A tour through the dangerously twisted jungle of the Power Macintosh. Please keep your head and arms inside at all times.

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GRAPHICAL TRUFFLES: A Library for Traversing Paths by Daniel I. Lipton
Parsing QuickDraw GX geometric shapes takes a bit of code, but it's already been written for you.

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MACINTOSH Q & A
Answers from Apple's Developer Support Center -- lots on Open Transport this time.

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THE VETERAN NEOPHYTE: Your Friend the Drill Sergeant by Dave Johnson
Learning to shoot pool isn't anything like learning to program computers. Right?

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NEWTON Q & A: ASK THE LLAMA
Answers to Newton-related development queries.

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KON & BAL'S PUZZLE PAGE: QuickTime Quandary by Konstantin Othmer and Bruce Leak
More Macintosh madness from the MacsBug mentors. There's a possibility you might actually score on this one!

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