• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Imitating Mail's Interface
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Imitating Mail's Interface


  • Subject: Imitating Mail's Interface
  • From: Drarok Ithaqua <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 02:06:03 +0100

I've been struggling to create an app that looks vaguely like Mail... I don't know what to call it, and that's probably why I'm finding it hard to search for.

I want an NSTableView on the left, with the light blue effect, some buttons below, a single pixel NSSplitView splitter, and then another view on the right with the selected data in.

I've searched the archives, because I'm sure it's been covered before, but I can't think what words would have been used.

My app is now a mess, the hierarchy goes a little like:
NSSplitView [
SplitPane1 [
NSTableView,
DSBottomView(Custom View for the buttons at the bottom of the left hand pane)
]
SplitPane2 [
NSBox [
NSTextField etc etc etc
]
]
]


The main problem I'm struggling with is that it's REALLY awkward trying to manipulate subviews in Interface Builder. Say I need to move the NSTableView around because it's overlapping...
I try to click it, this doesn't work because I select the SplitPane, I double click and I get the column!


I've got a single pixel splitter easily enough by subclassing NSSplitView, but it seems there's a 1 or 2 pixel gap between the end of the left pane, and the splitter.

All in all, a real headache. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

- Drarok

P.S. I hope my tabbing is preserved, or this is going to look a right mess.
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:

This email sent to email@hidden
  • Follow-Ups:
    • Re: Imitating Mail's Interface
      • From: Robert Cerny <email@hidden>
  • Prev by Date: Re: +/- button(s)?
  • Next by Date: NSPasteboard drag pasteboard hang
  • Previous by thread: Re: A question about image resources
  • Next by thread: Re: Imitating Mail's Interface
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread