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Re: Document based application with that auto-new-doc behaviour
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Re: Document based application with that auto-new-doc behaviour


  • Subject: Re: Document based application with that auto-new-doc behaviour
  • From: Donald Brown <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:24:11 -0600

You need a help object (derived from NSObject with an instance in your
MainMenu.nib) that is a delegate of the file owner (which is a NSApp
object).

Donald

on 2/25/02 8:59 AM, Gerben Wierda at email@hidden wrote:

> Thanks,
>
> and what is the right place to put this method? Should I put it in my
> WindowController subclass? When I do this, nothing happens, because
> probably it is not the apps delegate. I do not understand (I am pretty
> new at this) how to do this best. I am thinking about just making a
> special class for just this purpose, instantiate it in IB and then set
> the Apps delegate. But that seems to be taking the long route. So what
> is the preferred way?
>
> G
>
> On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 03:27 , John Hvrnkvist wrote:
>
>>
>> On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 03:15 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>>
>>> I am writing a doc-based app that is passive, in the sense that it
>>> uses a doc-based approach but the app itself cannot make new documents
>>> (though it can change existing temporary non-essential document
>>> settings).
>>>
>>> Now, when I start the document, I get automatically a new document,
>>> which is senseless because any new document needs to be opened. And
>>> when all docs are closed and I reactivate the app, I get another new
>>> document.
>>>
>>> How do I stop this behaviour (which in this particular case is
>>> absolutely silly)?
>>
>> The application delegate is responsible for this.
>>
>> - (BOOL)applicationShouldOpenUntitledFile:(NSApplication *)sender;
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Hornkvist
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