newbie: adding nibs: i'm stuck
newbie: adding nibs: i'm stuck
- Subject: newbie: adding nibs: i'm stuck
- From: George Greene <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 06:23:08 -0500
i'm trying to add a nib to a program which must be called using
bundles. this problem is found in Hillegass' book, chapter 9.
i need to discuss what needs to happen. i'm missing something.
in this chapter, a preference panel is created. the problem calls
for a nib to be added and loaded when the "About Application" is
selected from the Application menu.
an appController is created. if i'm understanding this correctly,
please correct me if i'm not, the appController controls the
preference panel controller. the preference panel controller
receives message from the objects on the preference panel nib. i
hope i'm understanding that correctly. this is already done in the
book.
the task is to add a nib, for "About Application" and use bundles.
this is where i'm getting lost.
i created a MyAboutController. in appController, i create a method
called -showMyAboutPanel. i create a nib file using a panel from IB
and drag a system text font onto the panel. i saved the About nib,
but for some reason it did not ask me if it should be added to the
project. (XCode2) i tried to connect About Application to File's
Owner. ok that was wrong. i tried to connect it to the
AppController, but it was connected using a different method. i
disconnect that method. i was then able to connect it using the -
showAboutPanel. i have got to be wrong somewhere in here, right.
inside MyAboutController i defined the -init method as
- (id) init
{
NSBundle *myBundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
[myBundle loadNibNamed: @"About" owner: myBundle];
return self;
}
in AppController i defined -showMyAboutPanel: (id)
{
if ( !myAboutController )
{
myAboutController = [[MyAboutController alloc] init];
}
[myAboutController makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
}
there are no variable or method headed in MyAboutController.h file.
no outlet or method headers.
ok i know i'm wrong. where did i go wrong? what am i missing? how
should i approach adding a nib that will be displayed when i choose
something from the menu? Is it necessary to create a controller? it
seems like it should be a controller for each added nib. right?
thanks everyone,
g.
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