Hi Peter … thanks for the debugging tips …
I changed my approach, using instead of a view instanced in code a view from IB
hooked up via outlet. Same view and it works just fine.
-koko
On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Peter Ammon wrote:
> Hi koko,
>
> This could be anything from "the view is added to the wrong subview" to "the
> view has a frame that moves it outside of its' parents bounds" to "the view
> is visible but does not draw anything."
>
> Two powerful tools that will help you with debugging:
>
> - Run with NSShowAllViews set to YES
> - Use the _subtreeDescription method to get a list of all your views and
> where they are.
>
> A web search will show you how to do either of those if you're not sure.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:49 AM, koko <k...@highrolls.net> wrote:
>
>> I have searched high and low and can find no reason for a subview to not
>> display. Is this a trivial problem not worthy of list comment or is it
>> truly a difficult problem that cannot be dealt with as easily as more
>> mundane topics found here?
>>
>> Can you hear my cry for help ... this makes no sense ...
>>
>> Oh well, I guess I'll have to rewind and try another approach.
>>
>> Ah, ain't Cocoa a great, modern (85?) environment.
>>
>> -koko
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:23 AM, koko wrote:
>>
>>> Here is the code that creates and adds the subview ....The method
>>> -makeAndWrapViews is in the custom class of the NSTabViewItem view.
>>>
>>> I do get -viewDidMoveToSuperview when addSubview is called.
>>>
>>> When the tab is clicked I do get viewdidMoveToWindow
>>>
>>> But I never see thev iew!
>>>
>>> - (void)makeAndWrapViews
>>> {
>>> NSRect frame = [self frame];
>>> frame.size.width = 288;
>>> frame.size.height = 259;
>>>
>>> m_text = [[NSPDText alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
>>>
>>> BOOL text = [NSBundle loadNibNamed:@"NSPDText" owner:m_text];
>>>
>>> if (text)
>>> {
>>> [self addSubview:m_text];
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 20, 2012, at 7:56 AM, koko wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good questions.
>>>>
>>>> As an experiment, in the same method in which I create and add the subview
>>>> which is not displaying I create an NSButton using the same frame as for
>>>> the subview. I add the NSButton and it displays.
>>>>
>>>> So, I am sure the NSTabviewItem view is correct.
>>>>
>>>> As to the subview, I added a delegate method for when the tab is clicked.
>>>> Breaking there and dumping the subviews I see my subview in the view
>>>> hierarchy.
>>>>
>>>> This seems such a trivial task that I am quite puzzled.
>>>>
>>>> -koko
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 19, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Keary Suska wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 19, 2012, at 5:34 PM, koko wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I get the view for an NSTabViewItem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To this view I add a subview.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you (in code) identify the correct NSTabViewItem, retrieve the
>>>>> view and add the subview? What is the frame of the subview?
>>>>>
>>>>>> In the debugger displaying the subviews of view I see the subview.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you know it is the correct/same subview?
>>>>>
>>>>>> When the NSTabViewItem displays the subview is not being shown. The
>>>>>> view does display.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The subview is not set hidden in IB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why would I not see the subview?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Keary Suska
>>>>> Esoteritech, Inc.
>>>>> "Demystifying technology for your home or business"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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