apologies to all ;) I had misspelled my action's name. I am still getting used to Obj C and it's ability to compile methods that haven't been declared. :)
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 6:15 PM, Ken Thomases <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 27, 2008, at 6:31 PM, Alex Wait wrote: > > and when my program runs, the Preferences menu item is grayed out. I >> checked >> to make sure it was "Enabled" and it is. >> >> Is there some property I need to set? >> > > By default, Cocoa automatically enables/disables menu items. It does this > based on their target and action. If the target implements the action, then > the menu is enabled; if not, it's disabled. If the target is First > Responder (i.e. nil), then Cocoa scans the responder chain for an object > that responds to the action. If it finds one, the menu item is enabled; > otherwise, it's disabled. > > So, double-check that you've set the menu item's action. If it's connected > to a specific target object, make sure that object responds to that > selector. (Check spelling and case!) If it's connected to First Responder, > make sure that something in the responder chain responds. For a Preferences > menu, it's usually the application delegate/controller or the application > object which would ultimately respond. If you have an object which is > supposed to be the application delegate, make sure it really is. That's > often accomplished by instantiating the delegate in the main nib and > connecting the application's delegate outlet to it. > > Cheers, > Ken > > -- If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
