On 19 Feb 2010, at 03:50, Scott Anguish wrote: > > On Feb 16, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Simon Wolf wrote: > >>> >>> I'm wondering when writing a layer hosting view, when the most appropriate >>> time is to set the layer and call -setWantsLayer:YES? >>> >>> Calling it in -initWithFrame: is too early and the view fails to 'draw'. > >> >> In addition to David's reply, a small tip is that you can also get things >> working if you call setWantsLayer: and then follow it by assigning a layer: >> >> [self setWantsLayer:YES]; >> [self setLayer:[CALayer layer]]; >> >> Otherwise the layer is added at some undetermined future point which may not >> (in my experience ever) be in the current run loop. >> > > This is incorrect. > > If you want a layer-hosting view (rather than a layer-backed view) you must > do this in the reverse order. setLayer: and then setWantsLayer:
Ah, that may explain some of the problems I was having! Thanks Scott. Simon Wolf Website: http://www.ottersoftware.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sgaw iChat: simon.w...@mac.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
