Re: Unread count for items in Mail.app-styled NSOutlineView

FROM : John Pannell
DATE : Sun Mar 02 05:25:15 2008

Hi Leonardo-

I implemented a counter that looked the same in a safari-like tabs 
implementation...

http://www.positivespinmedia.com/dev/PSMTabBarControl.html

Hope this helps!

John

On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:35 PM, Leonardo Cassarani wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I'm trying to make a lateral sidebar that is similar to Mail.app's 
> or iTunes'. It all works well with a NSOutlineView with the "Data 
> source" display option, but I was wondering how could I get the 
> single items to draw the equivalent of the "unread count" for 
> folders in Mail.app's sidebar, or the number of active downloads in 
> iTunes'.
>
> I guess it's a fairly common UI element, and I was wondering if 
> there was an "official" way to do it, and if not is there any sample 
> source code that you know of which I can take some inspiration from?
>
> Thanks.
> Leonardo Cassarani
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