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CocoaControlMBS.Close

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 8.4 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The control is about to close.

CocoaControlMBS.ConstructContextualMenu(base as MenuItem, x as Integer, y as Integer) as Boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 22.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
This event is called when it is appropriate to display a contextual menu for the control.

CocoaControlMBS.ContextualMenuAction(hitItem as MenuItem) as Boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
Called when a menuitem is choosen.

This allows the control to react on its relevant menu items. Please return true if you handled it or false to give others a chance.

CocoaControlMBS.EnableMenuItems

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The event where you can enable menu items.

CocoaControlMBS.GetView as NSViewMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 8.4 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
Asks your application which NSView should be used.
Example
// an example on how to use this event:

Function GetView() As NSViewMBS
dim n as NSTextViewMBS

// create a textview:

n=new NSTextViewMBS(0, 0, CocoaControlMBS1.Width, CocoaControlMBS1.Height)
n.ContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled=true
Return n

End Function

Return a NSView setup as you like.
You may also want to keep a reference to the view you use for easier access.

Some examples using this event:

CocoaControlMBS.MouseDown(x as Integer, y as Integer, Modifiers as Integer) As Boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The mouse button was pressed inside the control’s region at the location passed in to x, y.

The coordinates x and y are local to the control, i.e. they represent the position of the mouse click relative to the upper-left corner or the Control.
Return True if you are going to handle the MouseDown. In such a case:

  • The Action event, if any, will not execute and the state of the object will not change.
  • You will receive the MouseDrag and MouseUp events.
If you return False, the system handles the MouseDown so the above event handlers do not get called.

CocoaControlMBS.MouseDrag(x as Integer, y as Integer)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
This event fires continuously after the mouse button was pressed inside the Control.

Mouse location is local to the control passed in to x, y.
As this event is fired continuously (hundreds of time per second), it is your responsibility to determine if the mouse has really moved.

CocoaControlMBS.MouseUp(x as Integer, y as Integer)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The mouse button was released.

Use the x and y parameters to determine if the mouse button was released within the control's boundaries.

CocoaControlMBS.Open

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 8.4 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The control is about to was created and you can initialize it.

CocoaControlMBS.ScaleFactorChanged(NewFactor as Double)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
event Cocoa MBS MacFrameworks Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
The backing store scale factor has changed.

Please invalidate any cached bitmaps or other relevant state.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacFrameworks Plugin.


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