Re: NSWindows/NSPanels/NSDrawers are NIL

FROM : I. Savant
DATE : Mon Jul 10 21:29:38 2006

In Interface Builder, on the Attributes Inspector panel, do you by 
chance have "Release when closed" checked? I doubt this is the cause 
but when confused ......

--
I.S.


On Jul 10, 2006, at 3:18 PM, San Saeteurn wrote:

> 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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