[Jan Van Boghout]

I was wondering how you can make a window resize , but smoothly like in System Prefs .
Basically , I would want to tell a window "smooth resize to (300,400)" (you get the idea) .

Is that possible in AS-Studio ?

[Ibson]

Create Application.h and Application.m files using the standard NSApplication headers. Create a new method in Application.m:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>
- (void)resizeWindow NSWindow *)window toHeight int)height toWidth int)width
{
NSRect windowFrame,newWindowFrame;
windowFrame = [NSWindow contentRectForFrameRect:[window frame] styleMask:[window styleMask]];
newWindowFrame = [NSWindow frameRectForContentRect:NSMakeRect(NSMinX(windowFr ame) - width,NSMaxY(windowFrame) - height,width,height) styleMask:[window styleMask]];

[window setFrame:newWindowFrame display:YES animate:YES];
}
</font>[/code]

And add it to the header file as well. This should work (if it doesn't change "NSMinX(windowFrame) - width" to "NSMinX(windowFrame)"--it's from memory. Just call this from your AS-S app:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>
call method <font color = red>"resizeWindow:toHeight:toWidth:"</font>with parameters {window "MyProjectWindow, <font color = blue>212</font>, <font color = blue>345</font>}
</font>[/code]
as an example.

[ 02-08-2002: Message edited by: Ibson ]

[Jan Van Boghout]

Thanks for the reply , but I can't figure out how to get it to work

Could you post exactly what I should write in the Application.h and Application.m files ?

Thanks

[Ibson]

Sorry --here's the full listing:

Application.h:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>
#import &lt;AppKit/AppKit.h&gt;

@interface NSApplication (ApplicationName)

- (void)resizeWindow NSWindow *)window toHeight int)height toWidth int)width;

@end
</font>[/code]

Application.m:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>
#import <font color = red>"Application.h"</font>

@implementation NSApplication (ApplicationName)

- (void)resizeWindow NSWindow *)window toHeight int)height toWidth int)width
{
NSRect windowFrame,newWindowFrame;
windowFrame = [NSWindow contentRectForFrameRect:[window frame] styleMask:[window styleMask]];
newWindowFrame = [NSWindow frameRectForContentRect:NSMakeRect(NSMinX(windowFr ame) - width,NSMaxY(windowFrame) - height,width,height) styleMask:[window styleMask]];

[window setFrame:newWindowFrame display:YES animate:YES];
}

@end
</font>[/code]

Hope this helps!

[Angus_D]

Just wondering why you implemented it as a category of NSApplication? Seems a bit silly to me.

[Jan Van Boghout]

Originally posted by Ibson:
<STRONG>Sorry --here's the full listing:

.....

Hope this helps!</STRONG>

Thanks a lot , it works now , but it has a side-effect : if I resize a window , the window doesn't stay where it was . Instead , it slides to the left . Do you know why ?

[Jan Van Boghout]

Originally posted by Jan Van Boghout:
<STRONG>

Thanks a lot , it works now , but it has a side-effect : if I resize a window , the window doesn't stay where it was . Instead , it slides to the left . Do you know why ?</STRONG>

Sorry , I didn't read your first post completely
I didn't see "(if it doesn't change "NSMinX(windowFrame) - width" to "NSMinX(windowFrame)"

Now I did that and it works like it should , thanks a lot !

[Ibson]

Originally posted by Angus_D:
<STRONG>Just wondering why you implemented it as a category of NSApplication? Seems a bit silly to me.</STRONG>

True, but AppleScript Studio won't access methods that aren't a category of NSApplication. This is one of the major problems I've had using AS-S.