Stupid interface question

Scripting Forums AppleScriptObjC and Xcode
#1

Hi:

I set up a user interface using a Combo Box with all the items in alphabetical order.

I need to add an item to the list and every time I try to add an item, it drops to the bottom and I can’t seem to figure out a way to drag it to where it belongs.

Could someone tell me the trick to do this?

Thanks.

Jon

#2

How are you adding the original list of items? Are you using bindings or adding them with one of the addItems methods?

#3

I’m just loading them in the Combo Box Attributes Inspector under “Items”. I set them up originally by just hitting the plus sign and typing over the resultant “Item”. In the old Applescript Studio interface I could just drag an item to a new place in the list, but that doesn’t seem to be working in the new xCode.

#4

I don’t know any way to fix that in IB, however in code, you can just sort the combo box’s objectValues:

combo's objectValues()'s sortUsingSelector_("caseInsensitiveCompare:")

Ric

#5

That’s kind of cool. I’ll give that a shot. Thanks.

#6

Ric:

I guess I’m not grasping how to use your code snippet properly. I want to sort the selections of two combo boxes so they are in alphabetical order when the user hits the pull-down and makes his/her selection.

script AppDelegate

    property parent : class "NSObject"
        
    --IBOutlets
	--Combo Boxes
	
	property existingClient : missing value
	property newTactical : missing value
	
	
	   
on applicationWillFinishLaunching_(aNotification)
   existingClient's objectValues()'s sortUsingSelector_("caseInsensitiveCompare:")
	newTactical's objectValues()'s sortUsingSelector_("caseInsensitiveCompare:")
end applicationWillFinishLaunching_

	
	
on setWindowValueFields_(sender)
	log "Button clicked"
	set existingClientValue to existingClient's stringValue() as text
 	set newTacticalValue to newTactical's stringValue() as text
end setWindowValueFields_

So I’m assuming that I need to do that using the applicationWillFinishLaunching_ since I want it to happen before they make their selection. Just getting a “no pool in place” error when I try to build this.

Could you give me a little more help? Thanks.

–jon

#7

ric:

Please ignore my last post. I had left another applicatonWillFinishLaunching handler at the bottom of my code. It’s all working fine now.

Thanks again for your help.

–jon