Toolbar Example

  • Anthony Smith Toolbar Example Jul 10 2009, 07:20
    Can anybody recommend a toolbar example using Interface Builder? All
    the ones I've seen manage toolbars through code. I'm just trying to
    get my toolbar items to enable. I'm sure it's dead simple but I'm
    still trying to wrap my head around bindings and key/value coding.
    Thanks.

    Anthony
  • Graham Cox Re: Toolbar Example Jul 10 2009, 07:28
    On 10/07/2009, at 3:20 PM, Anthony Smith wrote:

    > Can anybody recommend a toolbar example using Interface Builder? All
    > the ones I've seen manage toolbars through code. I'm just trying to
    > get my toolbar items to enable. I'm sure it's dead simple but I'm
    > still trying to wrap my head around bindings and key/value coding.
    > Thanks.

    You don't really need to write any code for toolbars. Just hook up the
    targets and actions of the toolbar items to the relevant places and it
    should work. Like menu items, by default a toolbar item is enabled if
    its target responds to the action method selector, or you can override
    -validateUserInterfaceItem: to provide more control. If your items are
    shown disabled, have you actually connected the action and target?

    n.b. KVC and/or bindings are not required.

    --Graham
  • Anthony Smith Re: Toolbar Example Jul 10 2009, 07:31
    Thanks. I messed around with selector and didn't think I was heading
    down the right path. The direction helps. I think I'll be able to
    handle it from here.

    On Jul 10, 2009, at 1:28 AM, Graham Cox wrote:

    >
    > On 10/07/2009, at 3:20 PM, Anthony Smith wrote:
    >
    >> Can anybody recommend a toolbar example using Interface Builder?
    >> All the ones I've seen manage toolbars through code. I'm just
    >> trying to get my toolbar items to enable. I'm sure it's dead simple
    >> but I'm still trying to wrap my head around bindings and key/value
    >> coding. Thanks.
    >
    >
    > You don't really need to write any code for toolbars. Just hook up
    > the targets and actions of the toolbar items to the relevant places
    > and it should work. Like menu items, by default a toolbar item is
    > enabled if its target responds to the action method selector, or you
    > can override -validateUserInterfaceItem: to provide more control. If
    > your items are shown disabled, have you actually connected the
    > action and target?
    >
    > n.b. KVC and/or bindings are not required.
    >
    > --Graham
    >
    >