Re: NSWindows/NSPanels/NSDrawers are NIL

FROM : San Saeteurn
DATE : Mon Jul 10 21:18:24 2006

It is connected.  I even went as far as deleting the panel and replacing it
with a window and a drawer and back again.  None of them works!


>From: "I. Savant" <<email_removed>>
>To: San Saeteurn <<email_removed>>
>CC: <email_removed>
>Subject: Re: NSWindows/NSPanels/NSDrawers are NIL
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:11:39 -0400
>
>
>< Sorry - thought it was still off-list ... reposting to list. >
>
>  The absolute most common cause of this is a disconnected outlet.  Even
>if you've verified before, take another look to make absolute  certain the
>outlet is properly connected in the nib. Sometimes I even  go as far as to
>specifically disconnect, then reconnect an outlet if  I'm having trouble -
>that sometimes "fixes" whatever went wrong.
>
>--
>I.S.
>
>
>On Jul 10, 2006, at 3:04 PM, San Saeteurn wrote:
>

>>No, I am creating it with nibs.  The difference I mentioned is that  I am
>>not using a previously built nib like the other person.
>>
>>All I did was create the nib, make the connections and ran the  code.  It
>>simply didn't work.
>>
>>-San Saeteurn
>>
>>

>>>From: "I. Savant" <<email_removed>>
>>>To: "San Saeteurn" <<email_removed>>
>>>Subject: Re: NSWindows/NSPanels/NSDrawers are NIL
>>>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:02:02 -0400
>>>
>>>
>>>  You should reply on-list - more people can help you this  way. :-) 
>>>Also, you mentioned you're not using a nib; that you  created this  panel
>>>yourself (I assume you mean in code). If so,  *that* is the code  you
>>>need to post -- since it's nil, that  implies a problem at  creation, so
>>>we need to see the creation code.
>>>
>>>--
>>>I.S.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Jul 10, 2006, at 2:36 PM, San Saeteurn wrote:
>>>

>>>>This is the code that is suppose to open the panel.:
>>>>
>>>>- (IBAction)openIncreaseBudget:(id)sender{
>>>>    if(increaseBudget != nil)
>>>>    {
>>>>        [companyFundsField setStringValue:[theCompany get:@"finances"]];
>>>>        [increaseBudget makeKeyAndOrderFront:sender];
>>>>    }
>>>>    else
>>>>        NSLog(@"Increase Budget is NIL for some reason: %@", 
>>>>increaseBudget);
>>>>}
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>>From: "I. Savant" <<email_removed>>
>>>>>To: San Saeteurn <<email_removed>>
>>>>>CC: <email_removed>
>>>>>Subject: Re: NSWindows/NSPanels/NSDrawers are NIL
>>>>>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:34:23 -0400
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Please post your code.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>I.S.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Jul 10, 2006, at 2:30 PM, San Saeteurn wrote:
>>>>>

>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am trying to open an NSPanel using makeKeyAndOrderFront: but  the 
>>>>>>window won't open.  I do this at runtime when the user  clicks a 
>>>>>>button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I jumped into the debugger, the value for the NSPanel  was  nil.
>>>>>>  After reading a post on this mailing list about  another  person
>>>>>>experiencing a similar problem except their  panel opens  in 
>>>>>>awakeFromNib: while mine doesn't.  theya re  using an existing  NIB 
>>>>>>while I am creating mine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>OK, I have several panels and drawers (6 to be exact).  Prior  to 
>>>>>>this panel failing to be initialized, the others  initialized and 
>>>>>>opened just fine.  In an attempt to work  around this issue,  instead 
>>>>>>of using a panel, I tried a  drawer.  But that was not  initialized 
>>>>>>either when i tried  it.  then a standard window, but  that failed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>To sum up the problem:
>>>>>>I have several panels and drawers, but any new panels/drawers/ or 
>>>>>>windows I add gets initialized to NIL.  The old ones work  fine.   
>>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-San Saeteurn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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