Re: Reusing browser of GWorkspace

[Nicolas SANCHEZ]

Enrico Sersale wrote:
> On 2004-01-31 15:10:28 +0200 Nicolas SANCHEZ <nicolas.sanchez@evhr.net> 
> wrote:
>
> > I only need icons in the left of names. Then, isn't it easier to 
> > create a new NSBrowserCell subclass ? Is BCell a subclass for adding 
> > icons to the NSBrowserCell ?
>
>
> BCell is a subclass of NSBrowserCell that adds icons and cuts its title 
> adding "..." if it is too long. But, if you need dnd support, you need 
> also BMatrix and BColumn.

Ok, I'll first try the BCell. Later I will add BMat. and BCol. if I need 
dnd.

Thanks

> > Enrico Sersale wrote:
> >
> > > On 2004-01-31 13:28:43 +0200 Nicolas SANCHEZ 
> > > <nicolas.sanchez@evhr.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The installation of GWorkspace adds a library with some header 
> > > > files, and one named browser2.h.
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone knows what is the class browser2 ? Is it the main browser 
> > > > of GWorkspace ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes. GWLib contains all browser classes, that is: Browser2, BCell, 
> > > BMatrix, BColumn, BIcon, BIconLabel and BNameEditor.
> > > Browser2 was written (at the beginning) because some changes in 
> > > NSBrowser's -tile didn't permit anymore to have fixed-width columns. 
> > > Then, I've added many other features; In 
> > > -initWithBasePath:visibleColumns:styleMask:delegate: you can choose 
> > > if the browser must have or not the icons path, if the cells have or 
> > > not an icon, if the columns accept dnd, etc. (see 
> > > Preferences->Browser in GWorkspace).
> > > If you want to reuse it, you should take a look also in 
> > > GWorkspace/ViewersWindow (the window that contains the browser and 
> > > the shelf) and in GWorkspace/Shelf.
> > >
> > > If you don't need things like icons in the browser cells, you could 
> > > try to use the new browser I've written for GWNet. It is in 
> > > GWNet/Viewers/Common/AsyncBrowser. The AsyncBrowser directory 
> > > contains all you need to use it; no other class is needed, you must 
> > > only write a delegate. (look in GWNet/Viewers/SMBViewer or FTPViewer 
> > > for examples of delegate)
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