On Aug 27, 2014, at 6:36 AM, Manoah F. Adams <mhfad...@federaladamsfamily.com> wrote:
> On Aug 27, 2014, at 02:03:000, Daryle Walker wrote: > >> AFAIK, NSDocumentController has the only API for the “Open Recent” menu[1], >> so I added it (back) to my project. I moved my app delegate’s actions for >> the New and Open menu commands to my NSDocumentController subclass, but they >> wouldn’t activate until I forced them with an override of the user-interface >> validation method. It now seems understandable; since the controller can’t >> find any NSDocument stuff, it shuts out any method that needs the >> architecture. The “Open Recent” menu API has a NSDocument-based and an >> URL-based entry API; the latter meant for non-NSDocument apps to use. >> >> But I saw something weird one time running my app through the Xcode debugger >> after a previous crash. I saw an NSLog message complaining about app restore >> data. I think NSDocumentController does app-restore actions even without an >> NSDocument architecture. Is this documented? What APIs can I use to control >> this? Are there other automatic actions NSDocumentController (or a subclass) >> does when initialized? (I just need it for the “Open Recent” menu, so I want >> to shut down, or at least check myself, any other automation.) >> >> [1] For writing new entries. If you started with NSDocumentController, then >> rip it out, the “Open Recent” menu stays, unchanging but functional. (I >> never tried the “Clear Menu” option during that period.) > > > If the Open Recent menu is all you are after, maybe the problem is in the > subclassing of NSDocumentController. Just leave that out. > For me this one-liner has always worked: > [[NSDocumentController sharedDocumentController] > noteNewRecentDocumentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath]]; > ... called whenever I create a new item or open an existing one. I don’t override -init, so using a subclass shouldn’t make a difference; it’s the -init of NSDocumentController that is setting up extra things (unless there’s a -isMemberOfClass: check somewhere). — Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT mac DOT 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
