doing (for data-sourcing) and what you have tried before you
> asked your question.
>
> regards,
>
> douglas
>
> On Feb 12, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> topic says it all. i have installed an IKImageBrowser which allows me
>> to drop images and reorder
how can i equate an NSString to an ObjectForKey (which is also an
NSString)? kinda driving me crazy.
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NSString *desktopPlist =
[@"~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist"
stringByExpandingTildeInPath];
NSString *originalDesktopBackgroundImage = NSDictionary
dictio
ahh... that old trap again ;)...
thanks guys
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:56 AM, John C. Randolph wrote:
>
> On Feb 12, 2009, at 10:45 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>>if ([defaults objectForKey:@"OriginalBackground"] == pathy)
>
> ..
>
>> but they are th
i'm trying to minimize my if statement. i have the following which works:
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if (([currentDesktopBackgroundImage isEqualToString:firstPath]) ||
([currentDesktopBackgroundImage isEqualToString:secondPath]))
{
//Go North
}
is this possible? it seems that programatically changing
com.apple.desktop.plist (Background > Default > Change) from
TimeInterval to Never will not override the settings in System
Preferences. i though applescript could be an option but it seems
that using an applescript to accomplish this would
plist)
before setting the new desktop background.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Nick Zitzmann wrote:
>
> On Feb 13, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> is this possible? it seems that programatically changing
>> com.apple.desktop.plist (Background > Default > Cha
i have a NSMenu that i use as both a right-click menu and the dock
menu. The images i use for some of the menu items will appear in the
right-click menu, but they do not show up in the dock menu.
i've connected the the File's Owner dockMenu to the NSMenu in IB so to
add the menu to the app's dock
of tab group
1 of
window "Desktop & Screen Saver" is 1 then
click checkbox "Change picture:" of group 1 of tab
group 1 of
window "Desktop & Screen Saver"
end if
end tell
end tell
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM
thanks a million ken!... this helps me on so many levels :)
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Ken Thomases wrote:
> On Feb 13, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> when running my apple script i get this error:
>>
>> -=-=-=-
>> System Events got an error: A
were you setting your tooltips in IB? were they removed after you
subclassed your panel?
maybe try setting your tooltips programatically? like: [myButton
setToolTip:@"button tooltip"];
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:19 AM, rajesh wrote:
> Forgot to mention this,
> Panel has set of buttons , these
i've been using Apple's ImageBrowser sample code to further understand
the image browser:
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/ImageBrowser/listing2.html
i'm trying to make the image browser save the images that it displays
by copying any dragged image into it's own folder, and have the image
bro
for localization purposes, i'd like to programatically change all of
my app's menu item titles.
#import
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@interface AppController : NSObject
{
//Main Menu Outlets
IBOutlet id MenuItem1;
IBOutlet id MenuItem2;
}
@
, and it works fine, i'm
just wondering why it doesn't seem possible to also programatically
change the NSMenu titles, since it's possible to change the NSMenuItem
titles...
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Christopher Hickman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday, November
excellent! this works well, since i don't use the nibtool... i should
probably use the nibtool for my next app :)
thanks for all the replies
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Peter Ammon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Nov 4, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
> fo
i'm trying to figure out how to set the image browser to a specific
directory of images and load those images with [update datasource] in
the awakeFromNib method... currently, only drag and drop is possible,
and the datasource is set to the dropped object's path, but i'd like
to save all images dro
hi.
i've been on this task for almost a week, and i still can't get it
right. basically, i would like to have an NSMenu populated with all
the files and folders of a specific directory. for this example i'll
use ~/Documents. the code below only partially works. it will list
files and folders f
sharedWorkspace] openFile:filePath];
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[super dealloc];
}
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On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Ashley Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2008, at 9:44 AM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> hi.
>
> Hi.
>
heMenu insertItem:desktopItem atIndex:1];
[desktopMenu release];
[desktopItem release];
}
- (void)launchFileOrFolder:(id)sender
{
NSString *filePath = [sender representedObject];
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:filePath];
}
it's also possible to simply fill your window (that is your sheet)
with a colored view with alpha:1.0...
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Mike Abdullah
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why do you want to do this? Why do you want your app to be different to all
> others on the system? That said, NSWind
[NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:14 AM, BirdSong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,I want to add a window to a background application in order to
> interact with users sometimes. However, I found the window I added is not a
> keywindow or so because I can not t
i'm assuming this is simple, but i can't solve the problem. at launch
of the application, an NSRect is drawn with a userdefault color:
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- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect
{
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSData *colorAsData;
co
i have several views that are added and replaced by a main window
using core animation... i've noticed that the text (label objects,
checkbox text, etc.) in each view is not being anti-aliased.
this link (
http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=147663&d=1228770137
) will show you an
i hadn't tried setNeedsDisplay:YES... but this works... and now i know
what setNeedsDisplay means, which is exciting :)
thanks everyone.
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:27 AM, rajesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Dec 9, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> i'm
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Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: Text Not Anti-Aliased In NSView
To: Nick Zitzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
i studied apple's "Basic Cocoa Animations" example found here:
http://dev
the closest thing i've come to being able to bring front the most
recent app is using this:
[NSApp hide:self];
[NSApp unhideWithoutActivation];
but that flashes my app, and kinda looks like a glitch... is there any
standard method i can use to make this happen instead?
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i believe i painted myself into a corner here... i have a
NSPopUpButton with 3 items. 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 3 Hours. each item has
respected tag numbers 1, 2 and 3. i'm attempting to print out time
remaining but i can only get as far as displaying seconds remaining
with this: NSLog(@"%.2d Seconds Re
alendarUnit | NSMinuteCalendarUnit |
> NSSecondCalendarUnit;
>
> NSDateComponents *comps = [cal components:units fromDate:startDate
> toDate:[NSDate date] options:0];
>
> The resulting comps object will respond to -hour, -minute and -second
> messages.
>
>
> Ashley
>
AM, Ashley Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2008, at 8:06 PM, Nick Zitzmann wrote:
>
>> On Dec 10, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>>
>>> i read in the docs that the use of NSCalandarDate is discouraged
>>> because it's going to be
sorry, i meant to say:
ideally, it would be nice to have that start at 00 59 59 instead of 00
00 59.
:)
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Chunk 1978 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> thanks everyone for the answers.
>
> i agree that Ashley's method is far more readabl
shley Clark wrote:
>
>> On Dec 11, 2008, at 6:32 AM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>>
>>> thanks everyone for the answers.
>>>
>>> i agree that Ashley's method is far more readable than using modulus
>>> calculations, so i'll look into that further
i have an NSMenuItem who's title changes programtically. how can i
change the color of the appended string?
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NSString *appendedTimeRemaining = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d
Hours", [self timeMenuSelection]];
[appendedTimeRemaining setColor:[NSColor grayColor]];
[MainMenu_Item3 setTitle
te:
>
> On 12 Dec 2008, at 14:10, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> i have an NSMenuItem who's title changes programtically. how can i
>> change the color of the appended string?
>>
>> -=-=-=-=-
>> NSString *appendedTimeRemaining = [NSString st
i've noticed in some menu bar apps like Google's GMail Notifier, the
time since last email check will display when changed while the menu
is open. how can i emulate this behavior in my own NSMenuItem that
changes every 30 seconds (it shows a timer)? currently it will change
the setTitle of the NSM
i'm trying to override the hide on deactivate method but it's not
working. i have unchecked "Hides On Deactivate" for my window in IB.
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- (BOOL)hidesOnDeactivate
{
NSBeep();
return NO;
}
-=-=-=-=-
i know that if i didn't want the window to hide on deact
Is it possible to have a view, say a simple square that is 5cm x 5cm,
always maintain it size regardless of the mac's resolution?
it seems the only way possible to produce a square of 5cm x 5cm
programatically is to include the screens resolution into the
equation. but besides having different res
i suppose i could still try to do what i'm attempting by being
slightly larger, but were your results on different screens
drastically different in most cases?
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Gerriet M. Denkmann
wrote:
>
> On 12 May 2009, at 16:33, Alastair Houghton
> wrote:
>>
>> If, however,
my learning is still shady on what is actually an API... sounds like a
framework to me... ?
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; So, you might think of a framework as one of many methods of delivering a
> package of software with an API.
>
> Jon Hess
>
> On May 21, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:
>
>> my learning is still shady on what is actual
i'm following a tutorial that lists the header file like this:
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@interface PickersAppDelegate : NSObject
{
IBOutlet UIWindow *window;
IBOutlet UITabBarController *rootController;
}
@property (nonatomic, retain) UIWindow *window;
@property (nonatomic, ret
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