Re: Need an alternative to Interface Builder for a good reason
Re: Need an alternative to Interface Builder for a good reason
- Subject: Re: Need an alternative to Interface Builder for a good reason
- From: j o a r <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:27:27 +0200
You said:
I understand that there is a method by which interfaces can be
built out of Cocoa objects with Java, but I can't find
documentation on exactly how to do this, and the one person I've
corresponded about it has told me it is rather cumbersome. The
impression I've gotten is that it is sort of a dirty way just to
get the job done, and is neither efficient nor condusive to
productivity.
You can of course always fall back to creating your interface objects
in code instead of using Interface Builder. The only drawback with
this is that something simple as for example adding a button to a
window involves more lines of code than most people might expect. No
need to involve Java.
You said:
Lastly, I found reference in a couple of places that NIB files are
just a type of PList, and that they can be edited with any PList
editor. I'm dubious of this, but if I could gather enough
information on this, it sounds like it could potentially be a
solution.
The Interface Builder Nib file format is not documented or public, so
it would not be advisable to use such an approach for commercial
software development.
Finally, make sure that you file enhancements requests for the
accessibility support that you would like to see added to Interface
Builder. Is the Visual Studio Designer better than Interface Builder
in supporting your workflow?
Good luck,
Joar
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