Re: Child windows?

FROM : Matt Gemmell
DATE : Wed Jan 29 20:23:50 2003

On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 05:58  pm, James Pengra wrote:

>    In a document-style application I want to open a window in which to
> make an analytical plot of some data. This window will always be
> associated with with a main document window. I only want the window
> visible when called by the user.
>    I could create a window with its own Nib file and Controller, but I
> discovered the concept of a Child Window, and wonder if that would be
> a better approach. I don't find a lot of discussion or use of Child
> windows in the books I have, or even in Apple's documentation.


Not entirely sure what you mean by a child window, but If you're
opening a secondary view or alternate representation of the same
document's data/content, you'd probably do so by associating an
additional WindowController (and its window) with the same
DocumentController. I'm sure Aaron's and Scott's (et al) books discuss
the hierarchy of doc-controllers to window controllers to windows.
You'd just have two window controllers, each with its own window, owned
by the same doc controller.

Best,
-Matt

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Matt Gemmell
Scotland Software
http://www.scotlandsoftware.com/
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