When you download ActiveDeveloper it already has a Demo license key and the download package is setup so you can Evaluate ActiveDeveloper directly out of the Box - No need to copy files around first.
The ActiveDeveloper Demo mode has almost full functionality
enabled - but in limited amounts - with the goal that you should
be able to get around each Manual demo or Sample in a separate launch of ActiveDeveloper.
Then quit as you hit the limit and relaunch ActiveDeveloper.
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The two applications you see above are - ActiveDeveloper.app the IDE itself and
ActiveDeveloperAppKitExplorer.app a default context for interacting with all of Cocoa.
You should only start the ActiveDeveloper.app IDE directly from Finder.app by double clicking,
NOT any of the other applications in the download package.
To enter into a networked ActiveDeveloper session with any - Manual demo or Sample - you should
instead launch that applications executable from within ActiveDeveloper by using the "Start" button. So,
for example to start an ActiveDeveloper session with the default AppKitExplorer application, simply:
You can only have one ActiveDeveloper session open at a time. So, please click "Stop" in ActiveDeveloper if you have an open session before you try to "Start" a new session.
(This section is explained in much more detail in Manual1 - just keep it in mind for now)
When you want to choose another Manual demo or Sample to start a networked ActiveDeveloper session with. Open that applications AD-Mac.projectimage file first before you click "Start" (drag it from Finder or from an Xcode project window to the ActiveDeveloper apps icon on the Dock or simply double-click it). They are all pre-build under the CocoaDemos Xcode project, so they will all run directly out of the package:
You can also launch a Manual demo, a Sample or one of your own Activated Apps directly, using double click in Finder.app or from the Xcode project window.
In the "ActiveDeveloper User Guide" you will find an good introduction to ActiveDeveloper with a very hands on approach and a lot of screenshots. The main subjects in the Guide are:
Please check the "ActiveDeveloper User Guide" to get you started.
In the "ActiveDeveloper FAQ" you will find answers to more specific questions.
You can also use the FAQ as an index into the "ActiveDeveloper User Guide".
We wish you - Good luck
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