Re: Pull-down NSPopUpButton with checked item?

FROM : Glen Simmons
DATE : Thu Aug 03 22:52:39 2006

On Aug 3, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Matt Neuburg wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:12:59 -0500, Glen Simmons 
> <glen.<email_removed>>
> said:

>> Odd problem: I have several NSPopUpButtons in my app that are all set
>> up the same - type Pulldown, style Square. For some reason, two of
>> them show one of their menu items checked when the app runs. I didn't
>> think NSPopUpButtons showed an item as checked if they were set to
>> pulldown. I don't want any of the items checked. Interface Builder
>> won't let me set the state of these menu items. How do I fix this
>> (other than writing code just to turn this off)?

>
> Glen - I'm pretty sure the behavior you describe is not normal, so 
> I would
> look for code that might be doing this (e.g. something you do in
> validateMenuItem or similar target-related methods). Look for 
> setState:
> calls in particular. m.


I would agree that the behavior is abnormal, but I don't believe my 
code is responsible. To be sure, I just put code in awakeFromNib to 
test the initial state, and one of the items does have a state of 
NSOnState. Maybe something goofed up in the nib?

Glen