Re: [actionstep-core] subclassing NSMenu issues

[Ray C. <rc...@gm...>]

Hi,

but where is the SMMenu populate method called? Before the app is run or after?

On 8/24/06, thomas mery <tho...@gm...> wrote:
> 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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