On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:29:56 -0700, "James W. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I have a preferences dialog that I'm using with an >NSUserDefaultsController instance, my first use of bindings, and it >works. But I want to post a notification when a certain setting >changes. In my method that shows the dialog, I record the old value >of the setting. In my action method for the OK button, I send a save >message to the defaults controller (the "applies immediately" option >is off), send a synchronize message to the NSUserDefaults, then check >the value of the setting and compare it to the old value. But the >value has not changed! It obviously gets changed at some point, >because the next time I bring up the dialog, the new value has is >there. What am I missing?
What you're doing is unnecessarily complicated. Just use KVO to observe the desired value within the standardUserDefaults. You get a notification contining the old value and the new value. Welcome to the world of bindings. m. -- matt neuburg, phd = [EMAIL PROTECTED], <http://www.tidbits.com/matt/> A fool + a tool + an autorelease pool = cool! One of the 2007 MacTech Top 25: <http://tinyurl.com/2rh4pf> AppleScript: the Definitive Guide - Second Edition! <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119> _______________________________________________ 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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
