Re: Re: NSSearchField Categories Menu (bug?!)

FROM : malcom
DATE : Wed Jul 19 19:40:28 2006

If you take a look to the code you will can see that the previous
selected menu item (tag) will be turned off without scanning all the
items. Unfortunatly NSOffSttate seems to not work because the
checkmark still in it (but the state in fact is 0....). That's very
strange.

On 7/19/06, Adam Knight <<email_removed>> wrote:
> 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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