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Q: How do I make NSTextField accept the tab key, as well as return and enter keys as line-breaks?A: It's worth noting that So you need to ask yourself "why" you want to keep using NSTextField. Here is a list of possible reasons:
Delegate MethodShould you decide to keep using
The method name Note: When implementing this delegate method in your own object you should set your object up as the "delegate" for this NSTextField. This delegate method is a part of Listing 1: Example delegate method for NSTextField. - (BOOL)control:(NSControl*)control textView:(NSTextView*)textView doCommandBySelector:(SEL)commandSelector { BOOL result = NO; if (commandSelector == @selector(insertNewline:)) { // new line action: // always insert a line-break character and don’t cause the receiver to end editing [textView insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:self]; result = YES; } else if (commandSelector == @selector(insertTab:)) { // tab action: // always insert a tab character and don’t cause the receiver to end editing [textView insertTabIgnoringFieldEditor:self]; result = YES; } return result; } Note: Notice Listing 1 uses two action methods: For more information on NSTextField and NSTextView refer to - Text Editing Programming Guide for Cocoa: "Working with the Field Editor". Document Revision History
Posted: 2006-10-09 |
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