> On 28 Dec 2015, at 9:45 AM, SevenBits <sevenbitst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> For a new application I’m building I need to have a view showing a grid-based 
> layout of files, similar to the default view of the Finder. I’m not sure how 
> to implement this. NSCollectionView appears to suffice, and I’ve used it 
> before, but it simply isn’t performant as it doesn’t reuse cells, and it 
> doesn’t seem like it’s designed for this kind of thing. On the other kind, 
> NSBrowser seems to be built for representing the file system, but based on 
> example code I’ve found on ADC it only seems suitable for building an 
> interface out of Miller columns, which isn’t suitable for me.
> 
> Is anyone aware of how to do something like this? I’m open to using 3rd-party 
> components and/or code if necessary.



I’ve used Uli Kusterer’s UKDistributedView for this, using a cell class of my 
own, and a few other mods. I’m not sure if Uli is still maintaining this, but 
it did the job.  
http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/cocoa/93982-ann-ukdistributedview-finder-icon-view.html

Uli reads this list, he may be able to tell you the latest news.

—Graham



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