On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Christian Graus <christian.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my app, I want a toolbar like the one at the bottom of OSX, with icons > that resize as I move the mouse over them.
The user interface element you're referring to is called the Dock. > I want the whole toolbar to hide > and to scroll up into view from the bottom of my window when I move my mouse > over the little edge that would be always visible. This is a great way to frustrate users, unless your window is fullscreen. Fitts's Law is the principle by which the Dock gets away with auto-hiding: since the mouse stops at the edge of the screen, the area which activates the auto-hiding feature is effectively infinite in area. Your window doesn't have that luxury unless it's fullscreen. > I've been googling for > an example of a list of buttons that resize as the mouse moves over them and > also trying to work out what I should use as my base and how to add it to > the xib. The typical approach to developing a feature like this is not Google -- it's understanding the framework. If your first resort is asking Google "how do I do Complicated Thing X" and, after failing to find an answer, turn around and ask a mailing list the same question, you don't understand what you're trying to accomplish. > I appreciate any suggestions, this is all new ground for me. I > have the Hillegass book, I'm going to dig into that, I am hoping it will at > least tell me how to add the child window, but I am pretty sure it doesn't > cover the sizing stuff. And here we have reached the root of the problem. You have bitten off far more than you can chew. You've got an Everest-sized problem and are looking for step-by-step instructions on leveling it. --Kyle Sluder _______________________________________________ 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
