macoslib dilemma?

Targets macOS
1

Hi,
I use the following code to add a button with dropdown options to my toolbar (via macoslib):

[code]// ADD THE DROP DOWN MENU / BUTTON HYBRID
dim ntiOPTIONS as new NSToolbarDropMenuItem(“Options”)
ntiOPTIONS.image = New Cocoa.NSImage(retinaKit.imageNamed( “OptionsButtonImage” ).NSImageRef)
ntiOPTIONS.itemLabel = “Options”
ntiOPTIONS.paletteLabel = “Options”

// ADD THE MENU CHOICES
ntiOPTIONS.AddItem(“Option1”)
ntiOPTIONS.AddItem(“Option2”)
ntiOPTIONS.AddSeparator
ntiOPTIONS.AddItem(“Option3”)
ntiOPTIONS.AddSeparator
ntiOPTIONS.AddItem(“Option4”)

// ADD THE OPTIONS BUTTON TO THE TOOLBAR
nt.addItem ntiOPTIONS[/code]

This works perfectly, but how do I disable the button until it is needed?

This line of code below causes a NilObjectException:

Window1.ntiOPTIONS.enabled = False

Thank you all in advance.

2

You do it with single menu items. In PseudoCode:

dim theMenuItem as NSMenuitem theMenuItem.Name = "Option1" theMenuItem.enabled = false ntiOptions.AddItem(theMenuItem)

You need to check how the name of the menu item class is. My code with MBS is similar. Or you get a reference after adding and then disable the menu item.

Here is my code for MBS:

[code] me.AddRow “Evernote”
me.AddRow “Filemaker”
me.AddRow “MBOX”
me.AddRow “PDF”
me.AddRow “RTF”
me.AddRow “Text”

dim thePopup as NSPopUpButtonMBS = me.NSPopUpButtonMBS
thePopup.autoenablesItems = False
dim theItem as NSMenuItemMBS
for currentItem as Integer = 0 to me.ListCount - 1
  if currentItem <> 2 then
    theItem = thePopup.itematindex(currentItem)
    theItem.Enabled = False
  end if
next[/code]
3

Hmm, I’m not using MBS, and macoslib created the toolbar, so I’m presuming I need to disable the button / all the items, using macoslib style code?

Your first code segment looks like it disables a single item when it is initially created?
I need to disable the entire button (and all the options) dependant upon if a listbox row is selected.

It seems strange that an entire button cannot be disabled?

Thanks anyway.

4

Maybe something like this works?
(I just dug it out from my repo so it’s taken out of context…)

item1 is an NSStatusItem

item1.Menu.ItemWithTitle("Current project").Enabled = False
5

???
Is that macoslib style code for disabling a toolbar button?

The only part I understood was .Enabled = False :slight_smile:
What does ItemWithTitle refer to??

6

hmm, I guess by Toolbar you mean a menu in the finder toolbar on the top right by the clock and whatnot?
If not. Ignore me :wink:

My five week summer vacation starts soon so I’m currently shutting down.

7

Albin,
No - I created a normal window toolbar (using macoslib), and I now need to disable a toolbar button completely, but because it is not a standard button (it looks like a button, but has a dropdown list), I cannot seem to disable it.

The style of code below works to disable all other buttons - but not one with a dropdown list:

Window1.ntiOPTIONS.enabled = False

The first code segment which Beatrix kindly provided, looks like it disables 1 option from the dropdown list, but then adds something to it??? Makes no sense to me at all.

I want to disable the WHOLE button.

Hope that made more sense :slight_smile:

8

Found my mistake!
My first line was dimmed, but I already had a property with that name.

I removed the Dim and it now works as expected :slight_smile: