Re: does GORM no longer use TextView?

[David Chisnall]

When GORM creates an NSTextView, it is really containing an  
NSScrollView containing an NSTextView.  Some applications will want to  
modify properties of the scroll view, some of the text view, and so  
both are accessible.  It makes sense once you understand the view  
hierarchies employed by most of the common OpenStep view objects  
(particularly the NSScrollView/NSClipView interaction).

The only problem I've had with it in GORM is that it's sometimes very  
hard to attach an outlet to an interior nested view.  As Saso says,  
this can be worked-around by using -documentView, but that is just a  
hack, not a solution (and not needed on OS X where IB makes it easy to  
drag to nested views).  IB 3 has a really nice outline layout which  
I'd love to see replicated in GORM where you get a schematic display  
of the view hierarchy and can easily connect up actions and outlets.

David

On 18 Nov 2007, at 12:15, Mark Grice wrote:

> Yes! You are right... when I double-click the widget that is on the
> window, the inspector shifts to NSTextView.
>
> I don't know what the expected behavior is, so I don't know if it is a
> bug, or not... But at least I know how to get to the TextView
> properties now... thanks!
>
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> On Nov 18, 2007 3:30 AM, Sas(o Kiselkov <skiselkov@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Try double clicking the widget. If that doesn't work, it's probably a
> > bug in Gorm. You should still be able to access text view during  
> > program
> > run time through the NSScrollView outlet using [scrollView  
> > documentView].
> >
> > - --
> > Saso
> >
> >
> > Mark Grice wrote:
> > > I am not sure if I am asking this question in the right place... (If
> > > not, please tell me where I go for these kinds of questions...)
> > >
> > > I am trying to follow an old tutorial I found here:
> > >
> > > http://student.fiit.stuba.sk/~kiselkov04/docu-demo/demo.html
> > >
> > > It is a simple Document handler. The problem is that when he selects
> > > the widget on the Data Palette (See PNGS 1 and 2 attached) it is a
> > > NSTextView.
> > >
> > > However, while I am following along, and  I select the *same* widget
> > > and pull it onto the document window, it is an NSScrollView type.  
> > > And
> > > the trouble is from there the demo falls apart, since he invokes a
> > > method which is supported by TextView, but not NSScrollView.
> > >
> > > Is this right? Gorm changed the widget type? Is there some way to
> > > over-ride that?
> > >
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