Re: Newbie Q : connections between different nibs

FROM : A.M.
DATE : Thu Jun 22 18:56:23 2006

On Thu, June 22, 2006 12:13 pm, <email_removed> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
> let me ask a very naive question : I have an IBAction "paintItBlack" on a
> window in MyDocument.nib that I should like to be triggered by the menu
> item "Paint It Black" in the main menu (which is therefore in
> MainMenu.nib). The problem is that they are in different nibs so they
> can´t be connected. What is the usual solution ? Should I create a new
> nil-targeted action in FirstResponder (even though this action has no
> other reason to be made "nil-targeted") ? Should I instantiate MyDocument
> in MainMenu.nib ?


You should read up on the "responder chain". This is how most other menu
items function.
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CocoaFundamentals/CoreAppArchitecture/chapter_7_section_6.html