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From: dennisg@kgw2.bwi.WEC.COM (Eric Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: link between main menu and module's action method.
Message-ID: <600@kgw2.bwi.WEC.COM>
Date: 10 Jul 90 11:22:01 GMT
References: <3654@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca>
Reply-To: dennisg@kgw2.UMD.EDU (Dennis Glatting)
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In article <3654@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca> kriss@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Christian DUPONT) writes:
>i am writting an App with a module. I included a Subclass of View in the 
>windown 's class of that module. The module's goal is to create as many windows
> as the user request. 
>D
>There are buttons in each window instance. I would like to connect those buttons
>to actions of the subclass of View discussed above. How can i do that ?
>when i connect the buttons to either first responder or File's Owner, none
>of the actions appear in the inspector Window.How to get these actions
>to be able to link them ?

the problem here is to use IB one has to be a sub-class of Control.  in my view
this is a flaw.  i solved the proeem using a quasi multipl-inheritance
technique and assigned the target/action under software control.

>Another question: is it possible from the menu (main nib file) to run action 
>methods defined in the module ? how to do it ?
>what s the trick ???

yes it is but beware of the following problems:  you can't assigne the 
target/action via IB.  again this must be done under software. the menu
targets have to exist, ie they have to be resident when the targets are 
assigned.

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