On 12 Jun 2010, at 09:55, vincent habchi wrote: > Hi again, > > I am still stuck in my (very simple) dialog management. Briefly, I have a > modal dialog that allows the user to create objects whose attributes are > derived from various fields. I need to set the a default value to one > attribute of a newly created object (after clicking on a button); however > this scheme: > > [arrayController insert] > [arrayController setSelectionIndex:0] > [[arrayController selection] setValue:foo forKey:@"spam"] > > fails, because the creation of the new object is postponed until next Runloop > iteration (so when the arrayController is void, there is no selection). I > tried KVO on the "content" key of arrayController, but it fails also, the > observation message seems to be hold until the modal runloop exits. > > Any possible alternative?
Modal windows fulfil a very specific purpose and manipulate the runloop accordingly. Are you certain that you require application modality for this functionality? A modal sheet attached to the application window is more flexible and forgiving. Regards Jonathan Mitchell Developer Mugginsoft LLP http://www.mugginsoft.com > > Thanks, > Vincent_______________________________________________ > > 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/jonathan%40mugginsoft.com > > This email sent to jonat...@mugginsoft.com _______________________________________________ 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
