Re: NSSearchField Categories Menu (bug?!)

FROM : Adam Knight
DATE : Wed Jul 19 19:37:24 2006

Multiple menu items can be on or off at the same time.  Think of it 
more like a checkbox than a radio button.  So if you want them to 
turn off, you'll need to scan the menu first and turn every item off, 
then turn your one item on.

When I made custom search categories in Notae, I instead opted to 
simply set the placeholder text of the search field to the title of 
the selected menu item rather than add a checkmark to the menu.  It's 
easier, and when the user has moved on to another area and is coming 
back to search, it's a quick reminder of what it's set to without 
needing to pull the menu down.
--
Adam Knight
"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."  -- Voltaire



On Jul 19, 2006, at 12:30 PM, malcom wrote:

> Hi list,
> I would to add a categories menu (ex: search for Subject, Body or ...)
> in my NSSearchField. I've successfully set the menu but there is a
> problem if I try to set a menuitem to state:NSOffState.
> When I select a menu it should be to turn off the previous selected
> category. This is the code:
>
> - (IBAction) menu_selectNewFilter:(id) sender {
>
>     NSMenuItem *m = [searchMenu itemWithTag: selectedFilter];
>     [m setState: NSOffState];
>     NSLog(@"Disabled %@ %d",[m title],[m tag]);
>     
>     NSLog(@"Activate %@ %d",[sender title],[sender tag]);
>     [sender setState: NSOnState];
>     
>     selectedFilter = [sender tag];
> }
>
> It works for ONState but the previous item state will never change
> (I've also tried to take a look at the debugger and, in fact the state
> of NSOffState menuitem is 0...but the checkmark icon still here!).
> Is there a problem with this class or is it a problem of mine?
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