ScrnXtra Source Code

last updated 4-Oct-03

I first published ScrnXtra in its original form in 1996 for Director v5. It went through one major revision the next year but has stayed static since then. Lately several people have asked if I am going to do a Mac OS X ("carbonized") version of the xtra. The answer is that I don't have time or interest to do the port. So I am making the source code available to anyone who wants to use it.

The code is based on a badly outdated version of the Director Xtra Developer's Kit (XDK), so bringing it up to current XDK usage and tools would be a job for an experienced Xtra developer and not a newbie. However that should not prevent anyone with C experience and Win/Mac API experience from utilizing some of the code for other projects.

The code was built using CodeWarrior on the Mac for both Mac and Win targets. The current version of the XDK and CodeWarrior don't support this approach.

If you are new to writing xtras or need a resource, there is a mailing list run by Macromedia called the mmxdk-l list. Visit http://www.macromedia.com/support/xtras/info/xdk_list.html to subscribe.

I will not be providing any support for these xtras or for the source code.

To download the projects and source code, click here.