macOS Opening a panel in my application

[BadWolf13]

Second post today, yeah, I'm having a bad day.

My application is set to open another window from the main window. I have a subclass of NSWindowController and using an instance of that subclass called details. The following line of code opens the window.

	[details showWindow:self];

It opens the window, yet for some reason, the main window remains the "active" window. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't a newly opened window automatically become the "active" window?

 

[kainjow]

Do you have the window outlet connected in IB? If not, connect it.

On the window's properties, do you have "Visible at Launch" enabled? If yes, uncheck it.

 

[BadWolf13]

Perhaps I should have mentioned that the panel is a separate XIB file.

When I uncheck "Visible at Launch", the panel doesn't show at all when I click the button in the main window.

Also, I don't have a window outlet, just a subclass of NSWindowController. Could this be a problem?

 

[zophtx]

Do you have the window outlet connected in IB? If not, connect it.

On the window's properties, do you have "Visible at Launch" enabled? If yes, uncheck it.

this just solved one of my problems thanks

oh ya.. @badwolf read this post and hopefully it solves your problem

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/213198/

 

[BadWolf13]

oh ya.. @badwolf read this post and hopefully it solves your problem

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/213198/

Sorry dude, that one doesn't even address the issue I'm having.

 

[kainjow]

Also, I don't have a window outlet, just a subclass of NSWindowController. Could this be a problem?

NSWindowController provides the window outlet, which will be available when you right-click File Owner.

 

[BadWolf13]

Thank you Kainjow. That did it.