On 18 Dec 2015, at 21:33, Ken Thomases <k...@codeweavers.com> wrote: > On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote: >> >>> On Dec 18, 2015, at 1:24 AM, Graham Cox <graham....@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>> I want to display a path to the user. I have a URL, I need to show the >>> local file path that represents (it’s always a local file path), where the >>> /Users/<username>/ is replaced by ~/ >> >> The best methods for this are in NSFileManager: > >> - (NSString *)displayNameAtPath:(NSString *)path; > >> - (nullable NSArray<NSString *> *)componentsToDisplayForPath:(NSString >> *)path; >> >> There are other transformations to the path for display besides “~”. For >> example, the user should never see “/Volumes”, or hidden suffixes like >> “.app”. And some names get completely localized for display — the >> “Downloads” directory looks like “Dvökhn¶r” in Elbonian, for example. > > And in a UI, it may be better to use an NSPathControl than to display a path > as text.
Definitely recommend using an NSPathControl and to avoid displaying a path at all. Most users don't understand file paths. Also keep in mind that display names are HFS-style names that may contain slashes, so using a slash as a path separator with those can lead to wrong display. Check out what the "Open recent" submenu does with file names for a good idea to follow if you can't use a path control. Particularly how it distinguishes between two files with the same name in different locations. Cheers, -- Uli Kusterer "The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere..." http://stacksmith.org _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
