NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Dave
Hi, I have a method that takes a String and depending on it’s value needs to return an NSTextAlignment type. However, if the string is invalid, then I want to indicate that an error so I pass back -1. This is fine expect I get warnings on this code: if (myTextAllignment != -1)

Re: How to Validate CoreData attribute value for uniqueness

2014-09-01 Thread Willeke
Some ideas, I don't know if it works: in your validation method, change NSArray *allSpecies = [self.managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:allSpeciesIDsFetchRequest error:nil]; NSArray *allCatalogIDs = [allSpecies valueForKeyPath:@catalogID]; if ([allCatalogIDs

Re: NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Mills, Steve
On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:51, Dave d...@looktowindward.com wrote: I have a method that takes a String and depending on it’s value needs to return an NSTextAlignment type. However, if the string is invalid, then I want to indicate that an error so I pass back -1. This is fine expect I get

Re: NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Keary Suska
On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:51 AM, Dave d...@looktowindward.com wrote: I have a method that takes a String and depending on it’s value needs to return an NSTextAlignment type. However, if the string is invalid, then I want to indicate that an error so I pass back -1. This is fine expect I get

Re: NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Keary Suska
On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Keary Suska cocoa-...@esoteritech.com wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:51 AM, Dave d...@looktowindward.com wrote: I have a method that takes a String and depending on it’s value needs to return an NSTextAlignment type. However, if the string is invalid, then I want

Re: NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Mills, Steve
On Sep 1, 2014, at 11:44, Keary Suska cocoa-...@esoteritech.com wrote: One future-proof approach that occurred to me is to declare your own enum: typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, MYTextAlignment) { MYInvalidTextAlignment= -1, MYLeftTextAlignment= NSLeftTextAlignment,

Re: NSTextAlignment Enum?

2014-09-01 Thread Dave
Hi, The method that returns the NSTextAlignment is interpreting other data to come up with the best alignment, if there is no “Best Alignment” it needs to signal this back to the caller. I’ve solved the problem by returning a BOOL to say if the NSTextAlignment is valid or not and passing the

Re: My services in my own app

2014-09-01 Thread Georg Seifert
Just wanted to follow up on this. The bug is not fixed. It is still there in 10.9. Any other news on it? Georg On 16 Jan 2012, at 22:27, Mark Munz unmar...@gmail.com wrote: You didn't indicate what version of Mac OS X you were running under. If this is happening under Snow Leopard, then

Compositing grid over custom view

2014-09-01 Thread Luc Van Bogaert
Hello, I'm trying to find a way to draw a grid (NSBezierPath 'lines') in a custom nsview so that it is always visible, regardless of the underlying color. I'm using a transparency layer to draw the grid, and I have tried various NSCompositeOperation settings without succes. Is this at all

[PSA] JavaScript for Automation

2014-09-01 Thread has
[I'm cross-posting this from the AppleScript Users mailing list - it's not a Cocoa question, but quite a few developers are extremely interested in alternatives to AppleScript for application automation so I believe it has relevance. I don't wish to risk the Cocoa Dev list mom's wrath with a

Power Nap/wakeup

2014-09-01 Thread Jim Geist
Hi all - Is there any way to set a timer to fire when the system is in full sleep, or a public API to Power Nap? (Right now I only care about OS X, not iOS). I suspect the answer to both questions is no. If that’s true, then my app doesn’t need to worry about it either :) Thanks!!

Re: Compositing grid over custom view

2014-09-01 Thread edward taffel
you may wish to investigate the quartz blend modes, e.g. kCGBlendModeDifference might work for you. On Sep 1, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Luc Van Bogaert luc.van.boga...@me.com wrote: Hello, I'm trying to find a way to draw a grid (NSBezierPath 'lines') in a custom nsview so that it is always

Re: [PSA] JavaScript for Automation

2014-09-01 Thread SevenBits
On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:07 PM, has hengist.p...@virgin.net wrote: [I'm cross-posting this from the AppleScript Users mailing list - it's not a Cocoa question, but quite a few developers are extremely interested in alternatives to AppleScript for application automation so I believe it has

Re: Power Nap/wakeup

2014-09-01 Thread Jerry Krinock
On 2014 Sep 01, at 14:39, Jim Geist velocity...@rodentia.net wrote: Is there any way to set a timer to fire when the system is in full sleep Register an observer of NSWorkspaceWillSleepNotification. or a public API to Power Nap? I’ve never seen any. App Nap, yes. Power Nap, no.

Re: Power Nap/wakeup

2014-09-01 Thread Jens Alfke
On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Jerry Krinock je...@ieee.org wrote: Register an observer of NSWorkspaceWillSleepNotification. This will fire immediately _before_ the system sleeps, not _during_ sleep. (And if your handler doesn't return quickly enough, it'll prevent the OS from going to