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What is interesting (if my understanding is... 923 Views / 15 Replies  
What is interesting (if my understanding is correct), is that Kagi's KGM (an integrated seller, much nicer than eSellerate's, and it can be changed through nibs and such) is cheaper than their normal...
Posted by Ibson, on Dec 1, 2004 at 12:14 AM, in Developer Center
Try sending mainWindow a makeKeyAndOrderFront:... 675 Views / 4 Replies  
Try sending mainWindow a makeKeyAndOrderFront: message before you run the sheet.
Posted by Ibson, on Jul 28, 2004 at 04:01 AM, in Developer Center
I've tried to do this before as well. There seems... 1,250 Views / 4 Replies  
I've tried to do this before as well. There seems to be no public method. I had a look at the class-dumped AppKit headers and found private methods that could be called but for me that's rather...
Posted by Ibson, on Jun 26, 2004 at 01:47 AM, in Developer Center
You probably don't need to set the NSApp... 706 Views / 4 Replies  
You probably don't need to set the NSApp delegate. A delegate is an arbitrary object that is sent messages by another object, like -applicationDidFinishLaunching: which is sent by the shared...
Posted by Ibson, on Jun 19, 2004 at 10:07 PM, in Developer Center
I should probably point out that in Australia... 2,839 Views / 73 Replies  
I should probably point out that in Australia (where storer is from) and NZ, no one uses anything but MSN Messenger. AIM is practically unheard of. Which means iChat is basically useless for all of...
Posted by Ibson, on Jun 13, 2004 at 09:19 PM, in Applications
Check out this from Apple:... 1,601 Views / 34 Replies  
Check out this from Apple: http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/StarMenu/StarMenu.html
It's vaguely circular and shows how impractical such menus can be.
Posted by Ibson, on May 8, 2004 at 10:42 PM, in macOS
RasiedEditor from WWDC 494 Views / 0 Replies  
Yes, I'm probably violating federal copyright laws by asking for this, and I'll pray tonight that Apple's cronies don't knock down my door. But I would sell my soul to get access to the RasiedEditor...
Posted by Ibson, on Apr 16, 2004 at 02:32 AM, in Developer Center
They use NSTextTab to create right-aligned and... 605 Views / 1 Replies  
They use NSTextTab to create right-aligned and left-aligned tab stops. Try it in TextEdit with the ruler. Create, for example, a right-aligned tab at 2 cm, then a left-aligned one at 2.3 cm.
Posted by Ibson, on Apr 16, 2004 at 02:26 AM, in Developer Center
Have a look at -[NSCalendarDate... 659 Views / 1 Replies  
Have a look at -[NSCalendarDate years:months:days:hours:minutes:seconds:sinceDate:]


NSCalendarDate *startDate = [NSCalendarDate calendarDate];
NSCalendarDate *endDate = [NSCalendarDate...
Posted by Ibson, on Mar 25, 2004 at 06:10 AM, in Developer Center
Actually you can for any service, although it's... 834 Views / 11 Replies  
Actually you can for any service, although it's not easy (and in NEXTSTEP there was a preference panel to change the shortcut keys I think).
[list=1]
Reveal the OmniDictionary icon in the Finder....
Posted by Ibson, on Nov 30, 2003 at 02:42 AM, in macOS
If this is what you're looking for: NSString... 680 Views / 5 Replies  
If this is what you're looking for:

NSString *fileContents = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:@"/ThePath/To/TheFile.txt"];

And then you could you NSScanner (or even simple NSString and...
Posted by Ibson, on Nov 5, 2003 at 01:30 AM, in Developer Center
This is the standard Mac behaviour. Safari does... 604 Views / 6 Replies  
This is the standard Mac behaviour. Safari does the same, as does TextEdit (for example).
Posted by Ibson, on Jul 15, 2003 at 04:47 AM, in Applications
From http://www.apple.com/powermac/specs.html: ... 1,109 Views / 11 Replies  
From http://www.apple.com/powermac/specs.html:



I'm assuming this refers to Panther too. Converting to 64-bit code isn't trivial. Sorry folks.
Posted by Ibson, on Jun 24, 2003 at 05:06 AM, in macOS
This has all the marks of an undeclared method. ... 644 Views / 3 Replies  
This has all the marks of an undeclared method.

Before this line in your .m file:
@implementation Preferences
Add this:
@interface Preferences (Private)
- (void)setToolBar;
@end
Then all...
Posted by Ibson, on Jun 16, 2003 at 09:44 PM, in Developer Center
Uh huh. *Runs back into outside world forever*. 1,095 Views / 16 Replies  
Uh huh. *Runs back into outside world forever*.
Posted by Ibson, on May 12, 2003 at 02:43 AM, in Developer Center
Oh and you said about wanting to not need to type... 1,095 Views / 16 Replies  
Oh and you said about wanting to not need to type "http://" or "mailto:". Well, it's been in there from day one (which I'm sure you've found out by now). If it doesn't find "http://", "ftp://", or...
Posted by Ibson, on May 11, 2003 at 04:36 AM, in Developer Center
I've re-emerged just for you. Consider yourself... 1,095 Views / 16 Replies  
I've re-emerged just for you. Consider yourself lucky :). I just feel so special about the whole "you're still using it" thing.

Well, here it is:...
Posted by Ibson, on May 11, 2003 at 04:27 AM, in Developer Center
This already exists: Launch Services. This... 967 Views / 12 Replies  
This already exists: Launch Services.

This isn't to do with a global database, its a limitation of the file system. If the web browser had given the document type/creator codes, this wouldn't have...
Posted by Ibson, on Oct 7, 2002 at 02:36 AM, in macOS
Try deleting the file at... 719 Views / 5 Replies  
Try deleting the file at ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.preferencepanes.cache. Sometimes that becomes corrupted.
Posted by Ibson, on Oct 6, 2002 at 04:24 AM, in macOS
But why on earth would you want to do that when... 3,522 Views / 105 Replies  
But why on earth would you want to do that when you can just click the + below the frame. It's that sort of redundancy that irritates me about Windows--there are so many overly complex ways to...
Posted by Ibson, on Oct 6, 2002 at 04:22 AM, in macOS
The �preservative� situation is similar in... 2,504 Views / 63 Replies  
The �preservative� situation is similar in France. A while ago, I was doing some translation work, and we were at a restaurant. The English-speaker asked �Are there are preservatives in French...
Posted by Ibson, on Oct 6, 2002 at 01:15 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I noticed this in the days of Jag pre-releases in... 967 Views / 12 Replies  
I noticed this in the days of Jag pre-releases in Apple's application Info.plist files. Have a look in iCal's info dictionary, for example, and under CFBundleDocumentTypes -> (First Entry) ->...
Posted by Ibson, on Oct 6, 2002 at 12:48 AM, in macOS
I think Beachball's interface is far superior. As... 1,200 Views / 23 Replies  
I think Beachball's interface is far superior. As Glennfield said, names are largely meaningless. With a "visual list" of cursors, you can immediately locate the cursor you want, rather than having...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 28, 2002 at 03:33 AM, in Applications
That would be impossible. 2,438 Views / 20 Replies  
That would be impossible.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 28, 2002 at 12:03 AM, in Applications
I'm sure you can resize it. But...hey, I'm lazy... 4,166 Views / 62 Replies  
I'm sure you can resize it. But...hey, I'm lazy :). You could use Pacifist to extract the Interface Builder application and framework then open it up.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 27, 2002 at 02:54 AM, in macOS
Woah! You're doing some funky stuff there. It's... 1,311 Views / 10 Replies  
Woah! You're doing some funky stuff there. It's crashing because you're enumerating through all the keys in the library, but you've told the compiler that you're in fact enumerating through the...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 27, 2002 at 01:16 AM, in Developer Center
1) This just isn't how computers work. For your... 4,272 Views / 105 Replies  
1) This just isn't how computers work. For your dream to come true, you'd need a pretty powerful multi-processor machine. If you wanted Word to continue being responsive while you render, Final Cut...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 09:33 PM, in macOS
There's no need to do any of that. Just open up... 4,166 Views / 62 Replies  
There's no need to do any of that. Just open up the package, find the browser nib file and tick "Texured Window". mrfoxxman's problem is that he doesn't have the dev tools. So, I opened up the...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 09:10 PM, in macOS
You can use the shareware DropStuff program,... 804 Views / 5 Replies  
You can use the shareware DropStuff program, included with StuffIt Standard. It expires after 30 days of use.

Even better, write to the website and tell them that StuffIt is an old and...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 12:54 PM, in Developer Center
What the hell. It's 4:46 pm in Melbourne (and the... 881 Views / 32 Replies  
What the hell. It's 4:46 pm in Melbourne (and the rest of Australia's east coast).
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Photoshop. Without a doubt. The best Mac app (it... 1,264 Views / 44 Replies  
Photoshop. Without a doubt. The best Mac app (it did used to be Mac-only) ever.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'd be happy to chuck in some code every so... 1,042 Views / 11 Replies  
I'd be happy to chuck in some code every so often. I'd also be very happy to help with the interface.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:37 AM, in Applications
That simply isn't possible on a Mac system. On... 4,272 Views / 105 Replies  
That simply isn't possible on a Mac system. On Windows, each explorer window is actually a new instance of the Internet Explorer application; it loads quickly because most of the functionality is...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:35 AM, in macOS
Copy the file at /System... 441 Views / 3 Replies  
Copy the file at /System Folder/Preferences/Explorer/Favorites.html (your OS 9 favourites) to ~/Library/Preferences/Explorer/Favorites.html (where ~ is your home folder).
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:30 AM, in macOS
That's for the Unix File System. Mac OS X uses... 907 Views / 8 Replies  
That's for the Unix File System. Mac OS X uses HFS+ by default (and that's the best option to use). That does get fragmented, but, it seems that at the moment there isn't a safe defragmentation...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 26, 2002 at 02:24 AM, in macOS
gcc is included with the Developer Tools. Apple... 1,240 Views / 14 Replies  
gcc is included with the Developer Tools. Apple has renamed the C compiler cc and the C++ compiler c++.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:20 PM, in Developer Center
I'd be happy to write a few snippets of code; for... 742 Views / 4 Replies  
I'd be happy to write a few snippets of code; for example the database back-end and the web page parsing. I've implemented both of those in the app I'm currently working on. I'd also be very happy to...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 11:06 AM, in Developer Center
It's not as pretty as Internet Explorer. It's not... 1,255 Views / 13 Replies  
It's not as pretty as Internet Explorer. It's not even as pretty as Mozilla. Heck, it's not as pretty as that thing I saw the dog do down the street yesterday. It's revolting. Really.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 11:02 AM, in Applications
Sorry, no. You're right. I built a test app, and... 1,443 Views / 13 Replies  
Sorry, no. You're right. I built a test app, and the notifications were posted. But this still doesn't solve your problem. Polling is the only way to go, I think.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 10:09 AM, in Developer Center
I have a feeling these are only posted by... 1,443 Views / 13 Replies  
I have a feeling these are only posted by -[NSWorkspace launchApplication:]. To quote from the docs:
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:58 AM, in Developer Center
I was experiencing the pixelated text. After... 1,185 Views / 18 Replies  
I was experiencing the pixelated text. After seeing this thread, I visited VT, and the software titles appeared in normal Lucida Grande. Now, after visiting VT again, all the title appear in...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:27 AM, in Applications
No you can't. What terminate notification are you... 1,443 Views / 13 Replies  
No you can't. What terminate notification are you talking about?
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:22 AM, in Developer Center
Kinda speedy. Kinda. Not as fast a Chimera; often... 1,255 Views / 13 Replies  
Kinda speedy. Kinda. Not as fast a Chimera; often it got stuck on something and refused to load it. And my God. The UI. Looks like it came straight from a piece of Windows bloatware. Don't bother.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 08:48 AM, in Applications
It's fixed in the latest nightly build. 1,185 Views / 18 Replies  
It's fixed in the latest nightly build.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 08:47 AM, in Applications
Mithras is right, you're going to have to poll... 1,443 Views / 13 Replies  
Mithras is right, you're going to have to poll using an NSTimer. To my knowledge, the kernel doesn't post any sort of notification when a process launches or terminates.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 08:42 AM, in Developer Center
Acquisition can download any file. I often use it... 988 Views / 14 Replies  
Acquisition can download any file. I often use it to download movies.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 04:27 AM, in macOS
On the Mac, Command-Left Arrow moves to the start... 546 Views / 5 Replies  
On the Mac, Command-Left Arrow moves to the start of the line, Command-Right Arrow moves to the end of the line. Home or Command-Up Arrow move to the beginning of a document, while End or...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 03:19 AM, in macOS
Or �a marche...quelquefois. 1,439 Views / 48 Replies  
Or �a marche...quelquefois.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 25, 2002 at 03:01 AM, in macOS
How about iTunes? QuickTime (the player and the... 988 Views / 14 Replies  
How about iTunes? QuickTime (the player and the entire framework the system is based on)? They're all Carbon. If written properly Carbon is faster than Cocoa due to technical reasons. I could go into...
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 24, 2002 at 08:21 PM, in macOS
Acquisition... 988 Views / 14 Replies  
Acquisition (http://www.xlife.org/aquisition.php), anyone? It has a great interface and find files quickly and consistenly.
Posted by Ibson, on Sep 24, 2002 at 08:18 PM, in macOS
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