Thanks Shawn.  Another case of "Oh, now I know when to use that
mechanism I've heard so much about."


-s



On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Shawn Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Sumner Trammell
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi, my document-based app, created from the Xcode document-based app
>> template, now needs a new item added to its File menu.
>>
>> Menu items are, of course, in MainMenu.nib, and the rest of the app's
>> widgets, like the main window, etc. are in MyDocument.nib.
>>
>> I can't control-drag from my new menu item in MainMenu.nib to the
>> File's Owner object in MyDocument.nib. It makes sense to me that I
>> can't, but it never occurred to me that I couldn't.  Does that make
>> sense?
>>
>> I'm not sure what to do to reshape my design.  Would this be a prime
>> reason to subclass NSDocumentController?  Or am I just missing
>> something in IB?
>
> First Responder and the Responder Chain... learn it, live it, love it
>
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/EventArchitecture/chapter_2_section_5.html>
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/EventArchitecture/chapter_2_section_6.html>
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/IB_UserGuide/ApplicationBasics/chapter_3_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005344-CH3-SW15>
>
> etc.
>
> -Shawn
>
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