Re: Using an NSToolbar in a sheet
Re: Using an NSToolbar in a sheet
- Subject: Re: Using an NSToolbar in a sheet
- From: Dave Fernandes <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:35:09 -0400
Thanks. I wasn't aware of child windows. Can they be made document-modal?
On 2010-08-01, at 7:07 PM, Andreas Mayer wrote:
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> Am 02.08.2010 um 00:20 Uhr schrieb Dave Fernandes:
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>> Is this just a bug, or is it completely unsupported? Can anyone give me a workaround for this?
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> I don't think toolbars on sheets are supported. As you said yourself, the user might get confused if there a two toolbars in a single window.
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>> Any comments on the UI conundrum?
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> Several possible solutions:
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> - Use a real window for the modal editor. You can attach it to it's parent as a child window.
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> - Replace the contents of the main window with the editor view (or add it on top) and swap toolbars.
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> - Add some other sort of toolbar to the sheet, that is visually different from a main window's toolbar. Perhaps something similar to a tab bar in inspector panels (like in iWork etc). You will probably have to create your own implementation for that.
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> Andreas
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