macOS Interface Builder can't create Toolbars?

[jedirunner]

Hi,

I'm new to mac programming and trying to give xcode/IB a try. I have an app mocked up a bit that I'd like to create a prototype for. However, I'm not able to find any Toolbars in Interface Builder, or any splitter panes, for that matter. How do I go about adding toolbars and splitter panes to the window if they're not in the pallette? Is this something I'll have to add manually in the code?

Thanks,

Kevin

 

[mduser63]

You can't make toolbars in Interface Builder, you have to do it programmatically. I'm pretty sure Interface Builder in Leopard has support for graphical creation of toolbars, but of course that won't be out until next month. Look up NSToolbar for information on how to make a toolbar programmatically.

To put something in a split view, select the relevant objects then select Make Subviews Of->Split View from the Layout menu.

 

[kainjow]

GenericToolbar is what you want.

 

[jedirunner]

Thanks!

Thanks for both of the answers. I'll go give that a try.

Kevin

 

[caveman_uk]

The standard NSSplitView is a bit basic and can be tricky to get to do what you want. I ended up using RBSplitView in BeerAlchemy

 

[GeeYouEye]

As for split views, you create the views you want on each side, and then group them (it's under the Layout menu).

Toolbars... wait another couple months.

 

[Krevnik]

Toolbars... wait another couple months.

Same can be said for split views.