> On 12 May 2021, at 11:17 am, Carl Hoefs via Cocoa-dev
> wrote:
>
> I'd like to present an informational alert for n seconds then dismiss it
> without user interaction. But I don't see any way to dismiss, terminate,
> cancel, invalidate, etc. an NSAlert object.
I recently did that exact th
On 5/12/21 11:17 AM, Carl Hoefs via Cocoa-dev wrote:
I had thought it was possible on MacOS to run an NSAlert panel nonmodally...
I'd like to present an informational alert for n seconds then dismiss it
without user interaction. But I don't see any way to dismiss, terminate,
cancel, invalidate
I believe Apple uses NSPopOver for non-modal alerts and dialogs, which can
automatically dismiss when the user clicks outside the popover.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"
> On May 12, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Carl Hoefs via Cocoa-dev
> wrote:
>
> I
> On May 12, 2021, at 11:17 AM, Carl Hoefs via Cocoa-dev
> wrote:
>
> I had thought it was possible on MacOS to run an NSAlert panel nonmodally…
Alerts are modal by definition, per the HIG (IIRC). If you want a non-modal
panel, it wouldn't be an alert; you'd have to implement it yourself us
I had thought it was possible on MacOS to run an NSAlert panel nonmodally...
I'd like to present an informational alert for n seconds then dismiss it
without user interaction. But I don't see any way to dismiss, terminate,
cancel, invalidate, etc. an NSAlert object.
I know this is possible in i