Is there a way to get system buttons like the traffic lights or full screen button in Interface Builder? I am building a custom top toolbar and would like to have them in it, but would prefer to do it in IB instead of code.
Thanks,
Ross
No, you have to use -[NSWindow standardWindowButton:] or `+[NSWindow standardWindowButton:forStyleMask:].
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I'm writting a video player application (using AVFoundation) for MacOS X and I would like to have the same kind of control panel than VLC (fading out after a few second).
What is the best option to implement this?
I'm thinking about a custom NSWindowControl object that I could design separately with the interface builder but I don't understand very well how to sequence the creation and display step, but I was wondering if there was a best option subclassing a NSViewController...
I simply add a NSPanel in the interface builder, add it as a child window from my main window and add a notification when the main window resize to resize the panel accordingly.
As we all know, there is some sort of "trend" it seems between Mac apps. They all have the same panel on the top of their preferences window:
I say "trend", because I searched the Mac OS X HIG Without any luck ...
So, how can I achieve this look?
(It's easy to use the textured Window .. but, the buttons and how they look when clicked. That's what I want to know)
Edit:
Thanks #valexa.
It seems I can only use NSToolbar under a window's titleBar.
I would like to add it inside a custom NSView ?
At least something that looks similar?
That would be the NSToolbar https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSToolbar_Class/Reference/Reference.html
Several iLife '11 applications on the Mac use iOS-style black toolbars. For instance, the toolbar at the bottom of this screenshot of iPhoto:
(source: pocket-lint.com)
This sort of look is available in the iOS SDK as "UITabBar."
I am wondering if there is an easy way to achieve this in my ordinary, non-iOS Mac application. If not, what would be the best way to go about creating this effect?
There's nothing that will give you this view out of the box. You'll need to build it yourself.
The simplest method would be to create a custom view with a gradient background and place monochrome buttons in it.
Better would be to create a set of classes similar to NSToolBar that handle positioning, highlighting etc. Even better, build it and then open-source it :-)
However, you'll have to build it yourself. Apart from NSButton there's not much that will help in the pre-existing objects.
I saw this guide: http://vimeo.com/17110202
And now I want to upgrade this app and to use more options besides Menu.
I thought to myself that I want to build somthing like Spotlite ( same design )
But I dont know how to use more options except Menu.
Apple published a sample project that shows how to embed NSViews inside NSMenuItems. The basic idea is to send -[NSMenuItem setView:] in order to change the visual representation of a menu item.
As i read, it is not possible to change the view of a NSMenuItem in a StatusBar app
when i create a new app with interface builder, the buttons toolbar is not display, it suppose to be displayed in the right, please what to do, thx in advance :)
Hit Cmd-Shift-L and the Library will show up. You can also use the menus at the top to make it show up.