Re: Transparent window and opaque objects
Re: Transparent window and opaque objects
- Subject: Re: Transparent window and opaque objects
- From: Erik Buck <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
The OS doesn't draw objects. Objects draw objects. Cocoa is not technically part of any operating system.
You can not make any assumptions about the order in which sibling views will be drawn in Tiger or previous Cocoa versions. It is that simple. The documentation passage you quote says quite explicitly, "but this does not imply invalidation and drawing behavior."
Would you be happier if the subviews were stored in an unordered set instead of an array ? Why does the implementation detail (that an array is used) cause you to draw conclusions about totally unrelated behavior ?
The documentation also says: "Note: For performance reasons, Cocoa does not enforce clipping among sibling views or guarantee correct invalidation and drawing behavior
when sibling views overlap. If you want a view to be drawn in front of another view, you should make the front view a subview (or descendant) of the rear view."
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CocoaViewsGuide/WorkingWithAViewHierarchy/chapter_4_section_5.html
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