[HungrySeacow]

I know that NSToolbarPrintItemIdentifier sends printDocument: to firstResponder, but I can't find information on how to use NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier. I guess I might not be able to do what I want with it, which is to have the result the color panel sends back change the color of the text in a non-editable NSTextField.

[HungrySeacow]

OK, I have created a method to change the text of the NSTextField, that method being:

Code:
- (void)changeTextColor:(NSColor *)sender

I have setup a collorWell and set its action to changeTextColor: and it works perfectly. Now what I would like to do is remove that colorWell and have my NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier take the colorWells place. I have in place this code, which doesn't work:

Code:
- (NSToolbarItem *)toolbar:(NSToolbar *)toolbar itemForItemIdentifier:(NSString *)itemIdentifier willBeInsertedIntoToolbar:(BOOL)willBeInserted
{
	NSToolbarItem *item = [[NSToolbarItem alloc] initWithItemIdentifier:itemIdentifier];
   	if ([itemIdentifier isEqual: NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier]) {
		NSLog(@"NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier phrased");
		[item setTarget:self];
		[item setAction:@selector(changeTextColor:)];
	}
	return [item autorelease];
}

I was hoping that someone could help me figure out how to get the toolbar item to plug into the method for changing the text color I created. Thanks!

[Wevah]

I think what NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier does (or rather, what the NSToolbarItem with that as its identifier does) is show the shared color panel. If that's the case (though I admit I haven't tested it), you can probably implement -(void)changeColor:(id)sender on an object in the responder chain or set the color panel's action and target.

[HungrySeacow]

Well I figured it out. I had to modify NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier with the method, - (void) toolbarWillAddItemNSNotification *)notification. Here is my code if anyone is interested:

Code:
- (void) toolbarWillAddItem:(NSNotification *)notification 
{
    NSToolbarItem *addedItem = [[notification userInfo] objectForKey: @"item"];
    if([[addedItem itemIdentifier] isEqual: NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier]) {                
		[addedItem setToolTip:@"Change Text Color"];
		[addedItem setTarget:self];
		[addedItem setAction:@selector(showColorPicker)];
    }
	
} 

- (void)showColorPicker
{
	NSColorPanel *colorPanel = [NSColorPanel sharedColorPanel];
	[colorPanel setTarget:self];
	[colorPanel setAction:@selector(changeTextColor:)];
	[NSApp orderFrontColorPanel:self];
}

- (void)changeTextColor:(id)sender
{
	NSColor *colorFromWell = [sender color];
	[textField1 setTextColor:colorFromWell];
	[textField2 setTextColor:colorFromWell];
	
}

[Wevah]

Well, I'm glad you got it sorted!