Re: Is it possible to use Radio Group(NSMatrix) in a different way?
Re: Is it possible to use Radio Group(NSMatrix) in a different way?
- Subject: Re: Is it possible to use Radio Group(NSMatrix) in a different way?
- From: Ken Ferry <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:20:37 -0700
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Fritz Anderson <email@hidden>wrote:
> On 15 Oct 2011, at 9:18 AM, Bill David wrote:
>
> > I need implement a UI as the following on my Mac OS 10.6:
> >
> > option 1
> > detailed configuration for option 1
> > option 2
> > detailed configuration for option 2
> > option 3
> > detailed configuration for option 3
> >
> > I can't select more than one option at the same time, so that I want to
> use
> > Radio Group to implement it.
> > But as radio group must have all options(radio buttons) close to each
> other,
> > I tried to use multiple Radio Groups(NSMatrix) to implement it as I need
> > only one option selected at the same time, i.e. use a radio group for
> each
> > option and use code to ensure only one option selected each time. But I
> > failed, as NSMatrix must have one item selected (it may not be true, but
> it
> > seems to work in this way to me), so that all options are selected all
> the
> > time.
> >
> > Do you have any idea on how to implement such a UI?
>
> Forget about NSMatrix; it doesn't do much for you in this case. Use
> standalone radio buttons. The task of remembering which option is selected,
> setting the states of the respective buttons, and responding to the radio
> buttons' actions, is not hard. You can do it yourself.
>
Seconded. If an NSMatrix does exactly what you want out of the box, fine,
but there isn't a lot of point in trying to customize it. It's easier to
just do it yourself.
-Ken
>
> — F
>
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