3 questions

  • Joshua Clements 3 questions Sep 30 2001, 19:37
    1. Does anyone know how to create a system level key-equivalent (like
    command-shift-Q for logging out)

    2. Is it possible for an application to be running without displaying an
    icon in the dock?

    3. Is there a way to programmatically display a combo box list?

    Thanks

    josh
  • Joshua Clements Re: 3 questions Sep 30 2001, 19:55
    before anyone mentions it...i found the answer to number 2 in this lists
    archives

    adding a new element to info.plist

    <key>NSUIElement</key>
    <string>1</string>

    On Sunday, September 30, 2001, at 10:37 PM, Joshua Clements wrote:

    > 1. Does anyone know how to create a system level key-equivalent (like
    > command-shift-Q for logging out)
    >
    > 2. Is it possible for an application to be running without displaying
    > an icon in the dock?
    >
    > 3. Is there a way to programmatically display a combo box list?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > josh
    >
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  • Finlay Dobbie Re: 3 questions Sep 30 2001, 23:26
    On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 03:37 AM, Joshua Clements wrote:

    > 1. Does anyone know how to create a system level key-equivalent (like
    > command-shift-Q for logging out)

    Will services do what you want?

    > 2. Is it possible for an application to be running without displaying
    > an icon in the dock?

    See my other e-mail.

    > 3. Is there a way to programmatically display a combo box list?

    Does -selectItemAtIndex:(int)index work?
    http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/
    ObjC_classic/Classes/NSComboBox.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSComboBox/selectItemAtIndex:
    I haven't had a chance to try it, but it looks promising.

      -- Finlay
  • Andreas Monitzer Re: 3 questions Oct 01 2001, 00:15
    On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 04:37 , Joshua Clements wrote:

    > 1. Does anyone know how to create a system level key-equivalent (like
    > command-shift-Q for logging out)

    Carbon hotkeys will do it (and it's actually the only known way to do it).

    andy
    --
    Discussion forthcoming.
  • Joshua Clements Re: 3 questions Oct 01 2001, 17:34
    What is carbon hotkeys?

    On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 03:15 AM, Andreas Monitzer wrote:

    > On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 04:37 , Joshua Clements wrote:
    >
    >> 1. Does anyone know how to create a system level key-equivalent (like
    >> command-shift-Q for logging out)
    >
    > Carbon hotkeys will do it (and it's actually the only known way to do
    > it).
    >
    > andy
    > --
    > Discussion forthcoming.
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  • Finlay Dobbie Re: 3 questions Oct 11 2001, 01:12
    On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, at 01:34 AM, Joshua Clements wrote:

    > What is carbon hotkeys?

    an API in carbon for implementing system-wide key event things... it's
    how Snapz Pro X manages to be invoked by cmd-shift-3.

      -- Finlay
  • Joshua Clements Re: 3 questions Oct 11 2001, 01:13
    Is there any documentation for this?  can you point
    towards it?  I can't locate it on apples website or
    the developer documentation.  can you at least point
    me to a header file.

    thanks
    josh

    --- Finlay Dobbie <finlay.dobbie...>
    wrote:
    >
    > On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, at 01:34 AM, Joshua
    > Clements wrote:
    >
    >> What is carbon hotkeys?
    >
    > an API in carbon for implementing system-wide key
    > event things... it's
    > how Snapz Pro X manages to be invoked by
    > cmd-shift-3.
    >
    > -- Finlay
    >
    >
    >

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  • Finlay Dobbie Re: 3 questions Oct 11 2001, 01:14
    On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, at 03:17 PM, Joshua Clements wrote:

    > Is there any documentation for this?  can you point
    > towards it?  I can't locate it on apples website or
    > the developer documentation.  can you at least point
    > me to a header file.

    Looks like it's in CarbonEvents.h -- the only problem with this is that
    you can't use Carbon Events from a Cocoa application.

      -- Finlay
  • Finlay Dobbie Re: 3 questions Oct 11 2001, 02:18
    On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 03:55 AM, Joshua Clements wrote:

    > before anyone mentions it...i found the answer to number 2 in this
    > lists archives
    >
    >
    > adding a new element to info.plist
    >
    > <key>NSUIElement</key>
    > <string>1</string>

    Not the recommended way of doing it. See System Overview:

    http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/SystemOverview/Softwa
    reConfig/
    Software_Configuration.html

    LSBackgroundOnly: If set to "true", makes your application
    background-only. This is necessary only for processes that use
    higher-level frameworks that connect to the window server but are not
    intended to be visible to users.

      -- Finlay