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IB 3.1 'refocusing the connections' - Huh?
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IB 3.1 'refocusing the connections' - Huh?


  • Subject: IB 3.1 'refocusing the connections' - Huh?
  • From: email@hidden
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:18:20 +0200

In the release notes for Interface Builder 3.1, it says the following:

FAQ: What does refocusing the connections window mean?
  • Refocusing the connections window is a speedy way to view what objects the endpoint of a particular connection are connected to. For example, if you are viewing the connections for a menu item, you see that it is connected to the First Responder via an action. Let's say you want to see what other actions are also connected to the First Responder. Simply select (by single-clicking) the First Responder endpoint next to the connection of your menu item's action, and then click the refocus button that appears to the left of the connection button or double click the endpoint's label.

  • Having the ability to refocus the connections window eliminates the need to move to the endpoint of an object in the design canvas or document window in order to view what connections exist on that endpoint.

  • Refocusing works much in the way a browser behaves when navigating web pages. As you continue to recursively refocus, you can move back and forward through the history of your refocuses using the navigation buttons in the upper left corner of the connections window.

FAQ: What does selecting a connection's endpoint in the connections window do?

  • The connections window now has a concept of selection like other windows in Interface Builder. When you select a connection's endpoint, the lineage of that endpoint (i.e. Window -> Content View -> MyView) is displayed in a path control at the bottom of the window. Secondly, the inspector tracks the selection you just made. This makes it easy to make changes to objects that are visible in the connections window without having to select them in the document window or open them in the design canvas. And finally, selecting a connection's endpoint reveals the refocus button, allowing you to refocus the connections window on that endpoint.



Am I being stupid, or is this all talking about a feature that doesn't exist? There is no 'refocus button that appears to the left of the connection' or 'path control at the bottom of the window' If these do exist, can someone please post a screenshot of what I am supposed to be looking out for.

Thanks

Matt Gough
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