On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Ken Ferry <kenfe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Michael Ash <michael....@gmail.com> wrote: >> This really needs a qualifier: NSImage *can* create hidden windows to >> manage resources. To be more specific, NSImage can create an >> NSCachedImageRep, which in turn creates NSWindows. The specific >> circumstances in which this happens are when you draw into an NSImage >> using lockFocus and the like, and at least sometimes when you draw >> with the image. Simply creating an NSImage from a file and then >> extracting one of its representations shouldn't create an >> NSCachedImageRep. > > Drawing an NSImage that is backed by NSBitmapImageRep(s) will also never end > up creating windows on 10.5, and probably earlier. > > -[NSImage lockFocus] is the main thing that will get the windowserver > involved.
Ahhh... that makes more sense! Thanks for the extra info, guys. _______________________________________________ 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
