Xcode splitter get size/set size

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#1

Hi,

I am trying to resize the Xcode “groups & files” view, and thought that if I set the (splitter group 1) to the width I want that should work.

I tried to set the left pane of an Xcode project to be 250 pixels wide. I observed the variables as I traced through using ScriptDebugger, and everything worked fine, except the pane did not resize.

	
    set desired_width to 250
    activate application "Xcode"
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Xcode"
            -- get the {w, h} of the "groups & files" view
            set {groups_w, groups_h} to size of (splitter group 1) of group 1 of window 1

            -- don't change the height, only the width
            set (size of splitter group 1 of group 1 of window 1) to {desired_width, groups_h}
        end tell
    end tell

It appears to me that Xcode supports the get, but not the set {read only} for (splitter group 1)…

Any idea what I am missing ?

Thanks for any help you can provide…

Bill Hernandez
Plano, Texas

#2

Hi,

the size of the sidebar is not settable.

Check the value of property settable of attribute AXSize of splitter group 1 of group 1 of window 1 of process “Xcode”

#3

Stefan,

Thank you so much for the reply…

So that being the case, what other method can I use to accomplish what I need, i.e. change the width of the view ?

…and if there is now way to do this, how do I bring it to Apple’s attention, so that hopefully they will add this to the list of things that do work?

Bill Hernandez
Plano, Texas