Filter plugin user interface

I'm trying to write a filter plugin on the Mac, and I'm having a hell of a time
getting any user interface up.

I initially started trying to modify the Dissove UI, like everybody does. After
several hours trying to hack the .R file, I eventually decided that there had to
be a better way than using all of this 1994 crap. I went looking for an
alternative.

I did an Illustrator plugin recently that used ADM for its UI, and created all
of its controls programmatically (to avoid having to use the shitty .R format
that nobody supports any more), so I tried that approach here. Unfortunately, it
appears that you can't use ADM in a filter plugin, because it doesn't get an
SPPluginRef in its main entry point. Can this be true?

Is there a better way to do UI in a filter plugin on the Mac? It's pathetic that
Adobe is stuck in the last century - not that I'm a big fan of Cocoa, but at
least it's supported on current OS versions!

Thanks for any assistance or advice,

It just occurred to me that I might use HIView with a Carbon nib file. Has
anybody tried this? Can anybody confirm that this will or will not work, or
point out any pitfalls to avoid?

Thanks,

I don't see the problem with using Rez resources. Current versions of OS X
include the resource compiler and decompiler.

The problem is that, while the Rez format is supported by built-in tools, the
resulting .rsrc file is not. For example, there's no way (that I know of) to
visually edit dialog layouts other than buying the ridiculously-expensive and
largely-obsolete Resourcerer.

Bottom line, the whole technology is obsolete. It locks you into using crappy
old mostly-deprecated Apple APIs, requires bizarre workarounds like LDEFs, and
doesn't allow you to access all the capabilities of OS X.

I've got a Carbon UI working now using a NIB file, and I'm much happier. No real
problems making it work under Photoshop. Now, if I could just get this damn
DataBrowser control to call my callbacks...

Thanks,

It depends a bit on the complexity of the UI, I think. For simple interfaces Rez
can be just fine.