Re: CALayer-hosting view and child NSView's
Re: CALayer-hosting view and child NSView's
- Subject: Re: CALayer-hosting view and child NSView's
- From: Scott Anguish <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 03:07:12 -0400
A layer-hosting view can’t have subviews, which is what it sounds like you want to do in the second to last paragraph.
Why can’t you just use layer-backed views? You get the controls, you can still do animation using the animation proxy and the other animation methods.
On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:27 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to create a custom view based on Core Animation, namely, a
> layer-hosting view. In other words, I'd like to directly manipulate
> layers in my code rather than using children NSView's.
>
> The custom view is like a matrix consisting of cells. Each cell is
> represented with a separate CALayer.
>
> However, certain cells should contain standard buttons like if they
> were "child views" of those cell layers. In other words, when I move
> the cell layer, the button needs to move synchronously; when I hide
> the cell layer, the button needs to hide as well.
>
> I would like to use the standard NSButton control, to avoid
> reinventing the wheel.
>
> But if I just place the button as a first-level child view of the
> custom view, it will not be associated with its parent cell layer. I
> also cannot access and manipulate NSButton's root layer to add it as a
> sublayer to the cell layer, AFAIK.
>
> So what is the best way around?
>
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