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Re: Where are the interface builder components?
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Re: Where are the interface builder components?


  • Subject: Re: Where are the interface builder components?
  • From: Sandro Noël <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:28 -0500

This is what i think from observing the applications apple released witch have controls that are not in the tools palette.

> * Must work with localized content
	That's already implemented in the controls used by apple in their application.
> * Must work with accessibility
	also already implemented in the controls used by apple in their application (for the most part).
> * For particular controls, probably need to have multiple sizes (large, small, mini)
	already implemented visibly in the controls used by apple in their application.
> * Probably will need to expose custom bindings
	Apparently iLife and most of the released applications with snow leopard are coded in cocoa,
	the finer for example is now a cocoa application,
> * Should work in resolution independence.
	That i'm not sure of, but considering that Binary God ( BGHUDAppKit) was able to do it properly i imagine the brains at apple can do as much,
> * Probably some other things I'm missing.

Maybe i'm just talking out of my hat here, because i'm not in the secrets of the gods,
but looking at what is in the applications already...

I'll file a request.
thank you for the advice!

Sandro.



On 2009-11-17, at 4:40 PM, Ricky Sharp wrote:

>
> On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Sandro Noël wrote:
>
>> I guess i'll have to make my own.
>> I just find it sad to have to duplicate work, it's unproductive.
>
>
> True, but keep in mind the amount of effort that Apple would need to do if they provided the custom control, etc:
>
> * Must work with localized content
> * Must work with accessibility
> * For particular controls, probably need to have multiple sizes (large, small, mini)
> * Probably will need to expose custom bindings
> * Should work in resolution independence.
> * Probably some other things I'm missing.
>
> Definitely file an enhancement request though.  I'm sure Apple will strongly look into providing something if several developers end up asking for the same type of controls.
>
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