On 4 Apr 2013, at 09:18, Stephane Sudre <dev.iceb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:56 AM, Steve Mills <sjmi...@mac.com> wrote: >> My screensaver follows examples I've seen as far as creating its defaults in >> its initWithFrame method: >> >> ScreenSaverDefaults* defaults = [ScreenSaverDefaults >> defaultsForModuleWithName:MyModuleName]; >> >> // Register our default values: >> fileMan = [[NSFileManager alloc] init]; >> >> NSURL* defaultURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"/Applications"]; >> NSArray* pictFolders = [fileMan >> URLsForDirectory:NSPicturesDirectory inDomains:NSUserDomainMask]; >> >> if(pictFolders != nil && [pictFolders count] > 0) >> defaultURL = [[pictFolders objectAtIndex:0] filePathURL]; >> >> [defaults registerDefaults:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: >> defaultURL, kImageFolderPathPrefKey, >> [NSNumber numberWithInteger:NSOnState], >> kUsePolaroidBorderPrefKey, >> nil]]; >> >> Then later in my startAnimation method I grab that value, but it's nil: >> >> ScreenSaverDefaults* defaults = [ScreenSaverDefaults >> defaultsForModuleWithName:MyModuleName]; >> NSURL* url = [defaults >> URLForKey:kImageFolderPathPrefKey]; >> >> I tried calling [defaults synchronize] after registerDefaults, but that >> didn't help. I also tried creating a mutable dictionary and adding the url >> and integer via setObject:forKey:. No matter which method I use to create >> the defaults, I can definitely *see* the url in the defaults object, but it >> comes out nil when I ask for URLForKey. If I actually go through the System >> Preferences window and set my screen saver's prefs from there, then the url >> comes out as a valid value. >> >> What am I doing wrong? > > AFAIK, you can't save a NSURL instance in the defaults/preferences of > an application using a NSDictionary or NSArray that contain a NSURL > object. You have to use the setURL: forKey: for it work. > > Personally, I've given up thinking about using NSURL in defaults for a > screen saver and just use a NSString with the absolute path. Storing bookmark data is preferable. It allows the app to cope with the item at that URL being moved. Additionally, the bookmark can be security-scoped, which is very useful to sandboxed apps _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
