On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Kyle Sluder <k...@ksluder.com> wrote: >> On Nov 10, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Charles Srstka <cocoa...@charlessoft.com> wrote: >> >> What I usually do is just have NSDocument's readFromData/URL/fileWrapper/etc >> method not actually do much, and then in windowControllerDidLoadNib: put up >> a progress bar, and start the loading in a background thread. You can either >> do this by hiding the main window and displaying the progress bar in a >> separate window, or by showing the empty document window and putting up a >> sheet with the progress bar in it while the document window is populated >> with data. > > This sounds like a violation of file coordination and NSDocument > file-activity rules. You really ought to load your document contents in the > initializer. > > --Kyle Sluder
My app reads complex files that may take up to two minutes to completely load. Beachballing while waiting for it is really not an option. Fortunately I don't bother with the autosave stuff (or with saving at all, actually; the app is a viewer only). Charles _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
