Announcement ************ This is version 0.11.0 of the GNUstep nib2gmodel tool GNUstep is a set of general-purpose Objective-C libraries based on the OpenStep standard developed by NeXT (now Apple) Inc. The libraries consist of everything from foundation classes, such as dictionaries and arrays, to GUI interface classes such as windows, sliders, buttons, etc. nib2gmodel is a tool developed for GNUstep which converts Apple/NeXT OpenStep 4.x and MacOSX nib files to a GNUstep gmodel file. WARNING: nib2gmodel does NOT compile on Linux, FreeBSD, or any other OS that doesn't have Apple or NeXT libraries installed (i.e. a NeXTStep or Mac OS X machine). Nib2gmodel does a pretty good, but not a perfect job of translating nib files. Since the nib format is not documented, translation must be done in a round-about way. Coupled with the fact that different OpenStep systems store GUI elements in different ways leads to non-optimal translation. It is likely that you'll have to hand-edit the gmodel file after translation. We recommend, however, that after translating the file, you use our interface design program, Gorm, to read in the gmodel file, edit it grahpically as you please, and then save it into the preferred Gorm format (it's not possible to resave it in gmodel format using Gorm). The file `INSTALL' gives instructions for installing the package. The GNUstep web site at `http://www.gnustep.org' contains more information. Machines ======== GNUstep nib2gmodel has been compiled (sometime in the past) on the following machines. * OpenStep 4.x/m68k * OpenStep 4.x/ix86 * MacOS X Server 1.0 * MacOS X 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 Troubleshooting =============== *Message *Could not find image named 'Foo'* This is a normal warning that occurs when the AppKit tries to load in an image for an object, and can't find it. Most likely you are translating the nib from the source directory and the images are not stored in the normal install location, so the images can not be found. As long as the images can be found normally when the Application is installed, this is fine. *Message *Unkown class MyObject* You have created a custom class in the nib. Obviously nib2gmodel does not have this class, so the AppKit cannot instantiate it when reading in the nib file. However, It should still be converted correctly in the gmodel file. Noteworthy changes in version `0.11.0' ====================================== Minor configuration changes. Fixes for getting information from buttons and pop-up buttons. Where can you get it? ===================== The nib2model-0.11.0.tar.gz distribution file has been placed on `ftp.gnustep.org' in `pub/gnustep/dev-apps'. Where do I send bug reports? ============================ Bug reports can be sent to .