NSView loaded from bundle won't draw...
Post: #1
Hi,
I am trying to load an NSScreenSaverView and display it in a PrefPane much like Apple's screensaver prefpane's screenssaver preview. I am loading the screensaver bundle and I know that the bundle is loading correctly because I have put an NSLog in a custom screensaver and it is being displayed in the console when I run this PrefPane.
Here's the function where I put my code and the code:
The description displays properly, the initWithFrame: function is run on the bundle, but I can't get "theStupidView", (IBOutlet id theStupidView
to display. Yes, I'm frusterated 
. My .h file is linked to DesktopSaverPref in IB. The loaded class is a ScreenSaverView, a subclass of NSView. I really don't understand why it isn't drawing anything.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Joseph Duchesne
I am trying to load an NSScreenSaverView and display it in a PrefPane much like Apple's screensaver prefpane's screenssaver preview. I am loading the screensaver bundle and I know that the bundle is loading correctly because I have put an NSLog in a custom screensaver and it is being displayed in the console when I run this PrefPane.
Here's the function where I put my code and the code:
Code:
- (void) mainViewDidLoad
{
SSBundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:@"/System/Library/Screen Savers/Flurry.saver"];
Class SSBundleClass;
NSLog(@"Bundle Info\n%@",[ [ SSBundle infoDictionary ] description ] );
NSLog(@"Found and loaded principalClass");
theStupidView = [[SSBundleClass alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0,0,100,100) isPreview:YES];
[theStupidView startAnimation];
}The description displays properly, the initWithFrame: function is run on the bundle, but I can't get "theStupidView", (IBOutlet id theStupidView
to display. Yes, I'm frusterated . My .h file is linked to DesktopSaverPref in IB. The loaded class is a ScreenSaverView, a subclass of NSView. I really don't understand why it isn't drawing anything.Anyone?
Thanks,
Joseph Duchesne
Post: #2
You're trying to set an outlet to a different view and hope that the view the outlet was set to changes. This is not possible. Instead, you'll need to add the view to the view hierarchy, i.e. determine a view that it should be a subview of and then use addSubview, replaceSubview or a similar method to add the view there.
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