Re: newbie question: menu item appears when app runs, but is not visible in NIB

FROM : Gary L. Wade
DATE : Fri May 30 19:46:13 2008

If you did that with the version of your NIB that was showing the extra
menu item when running your application that you did not see in the
Interface Builder edit mode, then things are really weird, unless, of
course, you have some code that added that menu item, but that's not
something one does too accidentally (of course, when you're new, it's
always possible to overdo something like this and not be aware of it).
Menu items may be marked as hidden, but that would mean it would still
show up in IB edit mode although it may or may not show up when running
in your application or IB run mode depending on the hidden menu item
setting at the time of running.

The worst that can happen, from your perspective, by submitting a bug
with your supposedly defective NIB is Apple closing the bug due to user
error.  The best that can happen is a fix added to Interface Builder
that keeps others who may be remaining silent but frustrated to no
longer be frustrated and getting their NIBs magically fixed the next
time they open them.

Paul Archibald wrote:
> I am really a total newbie (3 or 4 days) with IB, so I have NO
> confidence that I can tell what is a bug yet. I barely understand what I
> am doing as yet.
>
> However, I should have done the "IB run mode" thing. I did not think of
> that. I just looked at it and it looks correct (no extra item). Go figure.
>
> On May 29, 2008, at 6:11 PM, <email_removed> wrote:
>

>>> Interface Builder can be buggy at times, leaving some "leftovers"
>>> around when they should be gotten rid of.  I've got a couple of
>>> leftovers myself, but they're harmless so far; one of these days,
>>> I'll just go all down-and-dirty editing on it, but I don't have the
>>> time right now.  If you've still got the buggy NIB, submit a bug
>>> with it included and describe what you see in IB edit mode, IB run
>>> mode, and application runtime.  Also make sure to include what
>>> version of Interface Builder you used to create it and are using to
>>> edit it.

>>
>> You have filed a bug on this, right?  .... preferably attaching the
>> NIB file with "extras" in it?
>>
>> b.bum

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