On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Lee Ann Rucker wrote: > > On Dec 10, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Emmanuel Pinault wrote: > >> >>> >>> Have you tried using [NSStatusItem setView:]? >>> >> >> >> setView is for custom view.. Because if I dont do a setView, the view >> Method return nil so far. And looking at the doc it mentions that it is for >> custom view. >> >> I am looking at something similar called MAAAttachedWindow class made by >> someone else. Seems like the way around is to actually use a custom view in >> a way. The developer seem to use the NSScreen and some other logic to figure >> out based on where you click (so on the status item in the bar) and get the >> exact point of the click. Then he calculate where his custom view and window >> should be displayed. > > > Right. "Custom view" just means a view where you put your own UI; it doesn't > have to be a subclass of NSView. It would be a lot easier than creating a > window - which contains an NSView, if it's Cocoa - and working out where to > show it; all that work is done for you. >
Sounds good. I ll give it a try and see what happens :) > >> >> Thanks >> >> Emmanuel > _______________________________________________ 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
