nevermind, i managed to get it right... not sure how efficient this
code is, but at least it works :)
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@interface AppController : NSObject
{
IBOutlet NSMenu *theMenu;
}
- (void)launchFileOrFolder:(id)sender;
@end
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#import "AppController.h"
@implementation AppController
- (void)awakeFromNib
{
NSMenu *desktopMenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:@""];
NSMenuItem *desktopItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Desktop
Files" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
[desktopItem setSubmenu:desktopMenu];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSString *desktopDirectory = [@"~/Desktop"
stringByExpandingTildeInPath];
NSDirectoryEnumerator *directoryCount = [fileManager
enumeratorAtPath:desktopDirectory];
NSDirectoryEnumerator *directoryEnumerator = [fileManager
enumeratorAtPath:desktopDirectory];
NSString *fileOrFolder;
int hiddenFIles = 0;
while ((fileOrFolder = [directoryCount nextObject]))
{
if ([fileOrFolder hasPrefix:@"."])
{
hiddenFIles++;
}
}
NSLog(@"hiddenfiles = %d", hiddenFIles);
NSArray *directoryContents = [fileManager
directoryContentsAtPath:desktopDirectory];
int allFiles = [directoryContents count];
NSLog(@"totalfiles = %d", allFiles);
if ((allFiles - hiddenFIles) == 0)
{
NSLog(@"directory contains only hidden files");
NSMenuItem *noFilesItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
initWithTitle:@"Empty"
action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
[desktopMenu addItem:noFilesItem];
[noFilesItem release];
//or alternatively just disable the item
//with this line of code: [desktopItem setEnabled:NO];
}
else
{
while ((fileOrFolder = [directoryEnumerator nextObject]))
{
//ignore invisible files
if ([fileOrFolder hasPrefix:@"."])
{
continue;
}
[directoryEnumerator skipDescendents];
NSMenuItem *desktopItems = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
initWithTitle:fileOrFolder action:@selector(launchFileOrFolder:)
keyEquivalent:@""];
[desktopItems setTarget:self];
[desktopItems setRepresentedObject:[desktopDirectory
stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]];
NSImage *fileOrFolderIcons = [[NSWorkspace
sharedWorkspace]
iconForFile:[desktopDirectory
stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]];
[fileOrFolderIcons setScalesWhenResized:YES];
NSSize mySize; mySize.width=16; mySize.height=16;
[fileOrFolderIcons setSize:mySize];
[desktopItems setImage:fileOrFolderIcons];
[desktopMenu addItem:desktopItems];
[desktopItems release];
}
}
[theMenu insertItem:desktopItem atIndex:1];
[desktopMenu release];
[desktopItem release];
}
- (void)launchFileOrFolder:(id)sender
{
NSString *filePath = [sender representedObject];
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:filePath];
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[super dealloc];
}
@end
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On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Chunk 1978 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> thanks ashley, you cleared up a lot for me. however, i'm now presented
> with two (seemingly) small issues. the first is determining whether
> the directory is empty. i've added an array with
> directoryContentsAtPath, and an if statement counting the array, but
> it doesn't seem to work.
>
> second, how is it possible to change the size of the iconForFile(s)
> using setSize:NSMakeSize(16, 16), or any other way?
>
> my updated code follows:
>
> -=-=-=-=-
>
> - (void)awakeFromNib
> {
> NSMenu *desktopMenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:@""];
> NSMenuItem *desktopItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Desktop
> Files" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
> [desktopItem setSubmenu:desktopMenu];
>
> NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
> NSString *desktopDirectory = [@"~/Desktop/9"
> stringByExpandingTildeInPath];
> NSDirectoryEnumerator *directoryEnumerator = [fileManager
> enumeratorAtPath:desktopDirectory];
> NSString *fileOrFolder;
> NSArray *theFolderContents = [fileManager
> directoryContentsAtPath:desktopDirectory];
>
> if ([theFolderContents count] == 0)
> {
> NSLog(@"no files");
> NSMenuItem *noFilesItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
> initWithTitle:@"No
> Files" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
> [desktopMenu addItem:noFilesItem];
> [noFilesItem release];
> }
> else
> {
> while ((fileOrFolder = [directoryEnumerator nextObject]))
> {
> //ignore invisible files
> if ([fileOrFolder hasPrefix:@"."])
> {
> continue;
> }
>
> [directoryEnumerator skipDescendents];
>
> NSMenuItem *desktopItems = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
> initWithTitle:fileOrFolder action:@selector(launchFileOrFolder:)
> keyEquivalent:@""];
> [desktopItems setTarget:self];
> [desktopItems setRepresentedObject:[desktopDirectory
> stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]];
>
> [desktopItems setImage:[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace]
> iconForFile:[desktopDirectory
> stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]]];
>
> [desktopMenu addItem:desktopItems];
> [desktopItems release];
> }
> }
>
> [theMenu insertItem:desktopItem atIndex:1];
> [desktopMenu release];
> [desktopItem release];
> }
>
> - (void)launchFileOrFolder:(id)sender
> {
> NSString *filePath = [sender representedObject];
> [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:filePath];
> }
>
> - (void)dealloc
> {
> [super dealloc];
> }
>
> -=-=-=-=-
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Ashley Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Dec 5, 2008, at 9:44 AM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>>
>>> hi.
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>>> i've been on this task for almost a week, and i still can't get it
>>> right. basically, i would like to have an NSMenu populated with all
>>> the files and folders of a specific directory. for this example i'll
>>> use ~/Documents. the code below only partially works. it will list
>>> files and folders from Documents in an NSMenu, but they are not
>>> selectable. i've added a @selector, but it doesn't seem to be called.
>>> the selector if just an example method - i don't want to really
>>> terminate the app when an item is selected, i simply want the item to
>>> launch.
>>
>> You have to also call setTarget: on the menu items so it knows which object
>> to send the message to. In your case you'd probably pass self as the object.
>> Also if you want to access the path again during your selector it would
>> probably be easiest to set the path for the item as the representedObject.
>>
>> NSMenuItem *item = /* your item with @selector */
>> [item setTarget:self];
>> [item setRepresentedObject:[documentsDirectory
>> stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]];
>>
>> Then in your method:
>>
>> - (void)actionMethod:(id)sender {
>> id fullPath = [sender representedObject];
>>
>> /* do something with fullPath */
>> }
>>
>>> second, it would be ideal to have the folders also produce their own
>>> NSMenu list of files contained in them - i have no idea how to do
>>> this.
>>
>> You'll have to do some refactoring to accomplish this. Essentially, break
>> apart your method into one that creates a menu for a directory's items and
>> returns the resulting menu. That method will call itself to create menus for
>> subfolders which you would add as subitems to your menu. You would then just
>> call that method on your root directory, Documents in your case, and add the
>> resulting tree of menus wherever you're interested in.
>>
>>> third, the code below codes the NSMenuItem to be titled "Documents",
>>> but it's title is not displayed when it's inserted at index:1 of
>>> NSMenu *theMenu. however, if i insert it into [NSApp mainMenu], the
>>> title "Documents" will display. this doesn't make sense to me.
>>
>> I believe this is a consequence of how you're setting the title and where
>> you're adding the menu. If you set the title on the documentsItem as well as
>> the documentsMenu it should appear regardless of where you attach the menu.
>>
>>> and finally, i would love to have each of the files and folders to be
>>> added to the NSMenu with their respected icons. my attempts to do
>>> this have failed because i do not know how to get the path of each
>>> file or folder that is being enumerated. the code below will warn
>>> that NSString does not respond to Path.
>>
>> You can get the icon for the path with this:
>>
>> [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] iconForFile:[documentsDirectory
>> stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileOrFolder]];
>>
>>
>> Ashley
>>
>>
>
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