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Re: A Mac App & helper NSStatusItem - how to share preferences
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Re: A Mac App & helper NSStatusItem - how to share preferences


  • Subject: Re: A Mac App & helper NSStatusItem - how to share preferences
  • From: "Sean McBride" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:21:33 -0500

Steve Cronin (email@hidden) on 2008-12-28 8:41 PM said:

>I have an application which will have an optional helper NSStatusItem.
>The statusItem is a stand-alone application which can be installed as
>a LoginItem.
>
>I want this status item to be able to read the preferences file from
>the application.

No need to drop to CFPreferences.  Let's say your 2 bundle identifiers
are "com.cronin.mainapp" and "com.cronin.helper".

In your helper app, just do this:

	NSUserDefaults* sud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
	[sud addSuiteNamed:@"com.cronin.mainapp"];

Sean


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