Here is a wild wild guess, perhaps I want to have my NSWindow to somehow
belong to the menubar application. So technically, it looks like a window,
but actually is just NSView drawn out from the menubar with no NSWindow but
accepts keyboard/mouse events?
Is it possible to have NSView without NSWindow? Or is this all crazy
talk from the caffeinated drinks?
-- john k.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM, John Ku <john.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I got to play around
> with your suggestions but still cannot get it to not loose focus. Thought it
> did give me a better perspective on how levels, frames, keys work.
> Thank you for that.
> I have the NSWindow and removed NSView for testing, but when I clicked on
> the NSWindow, it'll still switch focus to it. I got the level working,
> always floating ontop of windows, but just need a way for my app to not
> become key or attract focus, but still able to receive keyboard/mouse
> events.
>
> I have set FirstResponders, CanBecomeKey, at various settings but could not
> get it right. If anyone can offer any leads, that would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> john
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM, Chunk 1978 <chunk1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> if you don't want your apps window to become focused, you have to
>> return NO on canBecomeKeyWindow, but if you want it to appear above
>> the other windows, you should set it's level higher. here's some code
>> you can use as a guide:
>>
>> -=-=-=-=-
>> #import "DesktopWindow.h"
>>
>> @implementation DesktopWindow
>>
>> - (id)initWithContentRect:(NSRect)contentRect styleMask:(unsigned
>> int)aStyle backing:(NSBackingStoreType)bufferingType defer:(BOOL)flag
>> {
>> [super initWithContentRect:contentRect
>> styleMask:NSBorderlessWindowMask backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered
>> defer:NO];
>> [self setLevel: NSNormalWindowLevel +1];
>>
>> // there are several window levels, check the documentation for the
>> one that you require, and make sure that it's lower than the
>> screensaver if you don't want it to be visible when the screensaver is
>> active.
>>
>> [self setBackgroundColor:[NSColor colorWithDeviceWhite:1.0
>> alpha:1.0]];
>> [self setOpaque:YES];
>> NSRect screenFrame = [[NSScreen mainScreen] frame];
>> [self setFrame:screenFrame display:YES];
>>
>> return self;
>> }
>>
>> - (BOOL)canBecomeKeyWindow
>> {
>> return NO;
>> }
>>
>> @end
>> -=-=-=-=-=-
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:11 AM, John Ku<john.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you, I had that implemented. The problem still persist where my
>> > subclass of NSWindow gets focused and deactivates the current running
>> > program's window.
>> > I want to have NSWindow to get keyboard/mouse events and still not
>> > deactivate/lose focus of your current running application.
>> >
>> > Let's say I have Safari in focus,
>> > currently running, and when user clicks on my menu bar application, pop
>> up
>> > menu appears and listens for keyboard/mouse events. But safari window
>> still
>> > remains active, or at least doesn't lose focus on the window.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > John
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Chunk 1978 <chunk1...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> NSBorderlessWindowMask (i think that's what it's called) is what
>> >> you're looking for. Apple supplies a sample app here:
>> >>
>> http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/RoundTransparentWindow/index.html
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:51 AM, John Ku<john.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > What I am trying to achieve is like CoverSutra's:
>> >> > screenshot1.png<
>> >>
>> http://sophiestication.s3.amazonaws.com/images/coversutra/screenshot1.png
>> >
>> >> > A menu bar pop up menu where there is key/responder event but yet
>> doesn't
>> >> > switch away from the current running application.
>> >> >
>> >> > I experiemented with various NSWindow settings, but it always
>> deactivates
>> >> > the current application and switches to my app.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am a starting coder so I haven't fully comprehended Apple's
>> provided
>> >> > documents. But my wild wild guess is drawing an NSView directly
>> without
>> >> > NSWindow. Would this work? Is this
>> >> > possible? What other ways can this be done?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you all,
>> >> > John
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