Ah, yeah that was it. And I had the "release when closed" box checked in IB, which was causing it to crash. Unchecked that and we're all good.
Thanks Rob, sorry for the newb question. On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Rob Rix <rix....@gmail.com> wrote: > It sounds like you're looking for [aboutPanel makeKeyAndOrderFront: self];. > > Rob > > On 14-Dec-08, at 2:38 AM, aaron smith wrote: > >> hey all, really quick question. I'm messing around with loading nib's >> from the main bundle. >> >> It's pretty basic. >> >> -I've got a custom nib called "About" that shows when you select the >> "About XXX" from the main menu. >> -I have an AppController file (extends NSObject), that has an action >> -(IBAction)showAboutPanel:(id)sender >> >> I've got it functioning for the most part, It load's the nib, and >> shows it. But then after it's been closed, it won't ever show up >> again. >> >> Here's my method: >> >> -(IBAction)showAboutPanel:(id)sender >> { >> NSLog(@"showAboutPanel"); >> if(aboutPanel) >> { >> NSLog(@"about panel set %@",aboutPanel); >> //how do i show it again? >> } >> if(!aboutPanel) >> { >> [NSBundle loadNibNamed:@"About" owner:self]; >> NSLog(@"about panel %@",aboutPanel); >> } >> } >> >> I've read quite a bit about nibs and bundles, and I've tried a bunch >> of different things, can't seem to figure this one out. Any ideas >> would be great. >> >> thanks. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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/rix.rob%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to rix....@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ 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 arch...@mail-archive.com