Re: kCGStatusWindowLevel
Re: kCGStatusWindowLevel
- Subject: Re: kCGStatusWindowLevel
- From: edward taffel <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 19:45:59 -0400
On May 20, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Keary Suska <email@hidden> wrote:
> On May 20, 2014, at 9:55 AM, edward taffel wrote:
>
>> apologies keary,
>>
>> on reread, my question is badly cast: i should have read it the same as you.
>>
>> the issue is:
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>> i have an overlay (created programmatically w/ NSBorderlessWindowMask) at the top of my document view; after switching to full screen setFrame disregards my requested rect (without log emission) & adjusts to a max below the menu drop-down area. best coding practice suggests (to me) an arithmetical level adjustment like document-window-level plus one, but this does not attain. kCGOverlayWindowLevel does the trick, but kCGStatusWindowLevel is lower on the list & i wondered what class of window is intended at this level.
>
> AFAIK, status window level is for windows belonging to NSStatusItems.
go figure—i’ve never fiddled with status bar items: i thought something completely different. i wish they would note this in the header.
> I am not completely educated on full screen issues, but I imagine since changing the window layer changes its behavior, the full screen semantics are using the window layer as a hint to handle resizing. Just for grins, what happens when you send -toggleFullScreen: to your overlay?
the overlay has no life of its own; it’s managed by the window it’s attached to—toggleFullScreen is out of its context. &, i’ve just looked up toggleFullScreen (again): i’ve never seen a method description more in need of editing.
thanks for your comments keary!
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>> On May 20, 2014, at 10:59 AM, edward taffel <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>> On May 20, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Keary Suska <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>>> On May 20, 2014, at 8:17 AM, edward taffel wrote:
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>>>>> does anyone know where to find the definition of kCGStatusWindowLevel (NSStatusWindowLevel)? or alternatively, can anyone define it?
>>>>
>>>> NSStatusWindowLevel is declared in NSWindow.h, kCGStatusWindowLevel is declared in CGWindowLevel.h. Is it the actual numeric value of the constant that you want?
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>>> no, the definition of a status window; i.e. what is it used for?
>>>
>>>> I would code against it, as it can easily change at any time without notice.
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>
> Keary Suska
> Esoteritech, Inc.
> "Demystifying technology for your home or business"
>
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