Re: NSDocument and Multiple NSWindowControllers

FROM : R. Scott Thompson
DATE : Tue Oct 05 21:28:39 2004

> In my application, I have an NSDocument that controls three
> NSWindowControllers.  Everything is set up and working fine.  Now, I
> want to add a menu item  (say, under view or perhaps window) that will
> allow the user to hide/show two of the windows.  The design could be
> thought of as one "main window" (that won't be shown/hidden) and two
> auxiliary views.  However, the two views are complex enough to deserve
> their own controller class.  They also have their own nibs.
>
> I'm not a 100% about how the responder chain will work in this
> situation.  Will my NSDocument get the message if none of the windows
> respond to it (which I wouldn't want to do because I would have to
> implement the same code in each of the windows)?  How/where would be
> the best place to implement the "hide/show" method?
>
> Thanks in advance.


I have a similar situation and I've attached the methods that are
common to all the windows to the document.  It seems to work just fine.

Scot

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