Hi Michael,
thanks for that quick reply.
This is the way I read your instructions:
0: start a new Cocoa project in XCode; add the QuartzComposer
framework for QCView.h
1: open MainMenu.nib in IB
2: subclass NSView, call it MyView
3: generate the files for the MyView, and insert into file MyView.m
the NSResponder "-(void)mouseDown:(NSEvent*)theEvent"
4: back to IB, and drag a CustomView (= NSView) on to the NSWindow
5: in the Inspector, set the CustomView class to "MyView"
6: save the MainMenu.nib in IB
7: back to XCode; build, run and test.
This is the standard setup for a Cocoa project with a NSView, and
it works ok: mouseDown's show up as expected in the Run Log.
However, in this way no QCView is subclassed, and the functionality
in IB of the QCController is also not there, such as loading a QC
composition.qtz, which is what I am looking for.
What I also tried is:
2: subclass QCView, call it MyQCView
3: generate the files for the MyQCView, and insert into file
MyQCView.m the NSResponder "-(void)mouseDown:(NSEvent*)theEvent"
4: back to IB, and drag a CustomView on to the NSWindow
5: in the Inspector, set the CustomView class to "MyQCView"; add a
QCController
6: save, build, run
In this case: no response from the mouseDown NSResponder in MyQCView.
I'm getting the feeling that I will have to the way of NSView and
QCRenderer. Before I do though: have I misunderstood your pointers?
If so, perhaps you would be so kind as to point out to me where I
go wrong in these scenario's, and/or forward me your implementation?
Thanks a lot for your help,
best regards,
William
On Feb 12, 2006, at 2:07 PM, michael markert wrote:
Hi William,
The error somewhere here:
the checkbox "Forward all events" is unchecked
Normally you would proceed as followed:
1. create a subclass of "NSView" and add the NSResponder "-(void)
mouseDown:(NSEvent*)theEvent"
2. open mainMenu.nib and drag a "NSView" into a NSWindow
3. go to the inspector tab "custom Class" and select your
"MYQCView" instead of "NSView"
4. compile and go... should work!
if you have problems, you can mail me off-list; I can mail you a
sample-project I just tried...
Best regards,
Michael
Am 12.02.2006 um 11:46 schrieb william van braam:
Beginners question.
I would like to catch the mouseDowns programatically, not in the
composition. So in IB I drop a (subclassed QCView) MyQCView on a
window and add its corresponding QCController. For MyQCView the
checkbox "Forward all events" is unchecked. Run it and click on
the MyQCView. The - (void)mouseDown(NSEvent *)e {NSLog@"...";} in
MyQCView.m doesn't react.
So, where to catch the mouseDowns?
I must be missing something very basic; a pointer would be
appreciated.
(QC2.1.1, XCode2.1.1, iBookG4, Tiger)
Thanks,
William
