Re: [actionstep-core] subclassing NSMenu issues

[thomas m. <tho...@gm...>]

hi

On 8/23/06, Ray Chuan <rc...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I've figured it out. It's got to do with the way windows are handled
> in ActionStep. It's been fixed. If you want to know more, read on.
>
> A window is made up of MovieClips (mcs). (Actually views are but for
> the sake of simplicity let's ignore that.) A menu contains windows.

So when a menu (and hence the window)  is created *before* NSApp is
> run, this takes place automatically, ie the mcs are created for you.
>
> But for your case, the windows are created *after* NSApp has started
> running (I assume), so they will not have their mcs created. I've
> changed that, so when a menu is displayed it's window is also forced
> to create it's own mcs.



mmm

I don't know but the sequence was :

------
m_app = m_app = NSApplication.sharedApplication();

createMenu() //which contains m_mainMenu = (new SMMenu()).initWithTitle("My
Menu"); where SMMenu is subclassing NSMenu

m_app.run();
------

so I thought the menu was created *before" I start the app.



As for why you need to click it twice, apparently the display method
> is called when the submenu is detached. Sounds weird, huh? I've fixed
> this too.



it works now, but what I don't get is why it was working with NSMenu but not
with my subclass ...


 thanks !


On 8/23/06, thomas mery <tho...@gm...> wrote:
> > hi all,
> >
> > I have tried to subclass NSMenu and have encountered a weird behaviour.
> >
> > I have to click twice on my main items to make the submenus appear (or
> have
> > to rollover twice on submenus that have submenus)
> >
> > here is my code so maybe someone can tell me what i am doing wrong ...
> >
> > import org.actionstep.menu.NSMenuItemCell;
> > import org.actionstep.menu.NSMenuView;
> > import org.actionstep.NSApplication;
> > import org.actionstep.NSException ;
> > import org.actionstep.NSFont;
> > import org.actionstep.NSMenu;
> > import org.actionstep.NSMenuItem;
> > import org.actionstep.NSWindow;
> >
> > import com.screenmatters.controllers.CategoriesController;
> > import com.screenmatters.controllers.SMController ;
> > import org.actionstep.NSPoint;
> >
> > /**
> >  * @author tom
> >  */
> > class com.screenmatters.menu.SMMenu extends NSMenu {
> >
> >     private var m_controller:CategoriesController;
> >
> >     private var m_itemsArray:Object;
> >
> >     public function SMMenu() {
> >
> >         super();
> >         menuRepresentation().setHorizontal(false);
> >
> >     }
> >
> >     public function initWithTitle(title:String):SMMenu {
> >
> >         super.initWithTitle(title);
> >         return this;
> >
> >     }
> >
> >     public function
> > initWithController(controller:Function):SMMenu {
> >
> >         m_controller = controller.getInstance();
> >
> >          return this;
> >
> >     }
> >
> >     public function setController(controller:Function) {
> >
> >         m_controller = controller.getInstance();
> >
> >         return m_controller;
> >
> >      }
> >
> >     //returns menu controller
> >     public function controller():Object {
> >
> >         return m_controller;
> >
> >     }
> >
> >     public function populate(itemsArray:Object,menu:SMMenu)
> > {
> >
> >         if(menu == null) {
> >
> >             menu = this;
> >
> >         }
> >
> >         if(itemsArray.length > 0) {
> >
> >             var mi:NSMenuItem;
> >
> >              for(var i:Number = 0; i < itemsArray.length; i++) {
> >
> >                 var itemName =
> > itemsArray[i]['CategoryName'][0]['name'];
> >                 mi =
> > menu.addItemWithTitleActionKeyEquivalent (itemName);
> >                 mi.setTarget(this);
> >                 mi.setAction("traceMenuItem");
> >
> >                 if(itemsArray[i]['children'].length > 0) {
> >
> >                      var submenu = (new SMMenu()).initWithTitle("Menu
> for "
> > + itemName);
> >                     menu.setSubmenuForItem(submenu,mi);
> >
> > populate(itemsArray[i]['children'],submenu);
> >
> >                 }
> >
> >             }
> >
> >         }
> >
> >     }
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > thomas
> >
> >
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>
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