Re: How Do I get informed when -showHelp: has been called?
Re: How Do I get informed when -showHelp: has been called?
- Subject: Re: How Do I get informed when -showHelp: has been called?
- From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:38:47 -0700
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:06:36 +0100, Angus Hardie <email@hidden> said:
>
>On 29 Jun 2011, at 14:22, Ulf Dunkel wrote:
>
>> Am 27.06.2011 22:58, schrieb Ulf Dunkel:
>>> In a simple app of mine, I use the standard Help menu and MyApp Help
>>> menu item, which is bound to -showHelp:.
>>>
>>> I would like to have my AppDelegate being informed when the Help Viewer
>>> has been launched and opened from this menu item.
>>>
>>> It seems as if the method -showHelp: cannot be overridden. Which other
>>> way can I use to receive any information when -showHelp: has been called?
>>>
>
>My first thought was that you could change the target of the menu item
>so that it calls your own method, then call the original
>showHelp method with something like:
>
> [NSApp showHelp:sender]
I routinely "repoint" the showHelp: action from the Help menu item so that my own code runs in response. Usually, however, this is because I *don't* want the Help View launched and opened from this menu item. :) m.
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