NSTextViewMBS.alignJustified

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.breakUndoCoalescing

This method should be invoked when saving the receiver's contents to preserve proper tracking of unsaved changes and the document's dirty state.

NSTextViewMBS.changeAttributes

This method changes the attributes by invoking convertAttributes: on sender and applying the returned attributes to the appropriate text. See the NSFontManager class reference for more information on attribute conversion.

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.changeColor

NSTextViewMBS.changeDocumentBackgroundColor

This method gets the new color by sending a color message to sender.
This will only set the background color if allowsDocumentBackgroundColorChangereturns true.

NSTextViewMBS.checkTextInDocument

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.checkTextInSelection

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.complete

By default invoked using the Escape key, this method provides users with a choice of completions for the word currently being typed. May be invoked programmatically if autocompletion is desired by a client of the text system. You can change the key invoking this method using the text system's key bindings mechanism; see "Text System Defaults and Key Bindings" for an explanation of the procedure (on Apple website).

NSTextViewMBS.Constructor

dim t as new NSTextViewMBS

On success the handle property is not zero.

See also:

• Constructor(Handle as Integer)
• Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)

NSTextViewMBS.Constructor(Handle as Integer)

dim t as new NSTextViewMBS(0, 0, 100, 100)
dim v as new NSTextViewMBS(t.handle)

MsgBox str(v.Bounds.Width)+" x "+str(v.Bounds.Height)

The handle is casted to a NSTextView and the plugin retains this handle.

See also:

• Constructor
• Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)

NSTextViewMBS.Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)

dim x as new NSTextViewMBS(0, 0, 100, 100)

On success the handle property is not zero.

See also:

• Constructor
• Constructor(Handle as Integer)

NSTextViewMBS.didChangeText

Invoked automatically at the end of a series of changes, this method posts an NSTextDidChangeNotification to the default notification center, which also results in the delegate receiving an NSText delegate textDidChange message.

Subclasses implementing methods that change their text should invoke this method at the end of those methods. See Subclassing NSTextView for more information.

NSTextViewMBS.insertText(attributedString as NSAttributedStringMBS)

dim textView as NSTextViewMBS // your view
dim a as new NSMutableAttributedStringMBS

if a.initWithString( "Hello World. This is just a little test." ) then
  
  Dim NSFont as NSFontMBS = NSFontMBS.fontWithName("Arial", 24.0)
  Dim NSColor as NSColorMBS = NSColorMBS.blueColor
  Dim NSRange as NSRangeMBS = NSMakeRangeMBS( 0, 20)
  Dim NSAttributes as New Dictionary
  
  NSAttributes.value(NSAttributedStringMBS.NSFontAttributeName) = NSFont
  NSAttributes.value(NSAttributedStringMBS.NSForegroundColorAttributeName) = NSColor
  
  a.addAttributes( NSAttributes, NSRange)
  
  textView.insertText a
  
  // replace text with new one:
  'textView.textStorage.setAttributedString a
  
end if

text: The string to insert. Can be either an string or an NSAttributedStringMBS object.

The inserted text is assigned the current typing attributes.

This method is the means by which text typed by the user enters an NSTextView. See the NSInputManager class and NSTextInput protocol specifications for more information.

This method is the entry point for inserting text typed by the user and is generally not suitable for other purposes. Programmatic modification of the text is best done by operating on the text storage directly. Because this method pertains to the actions of the user, the text view must be editable for the insertion to work.

See also:

• insertText(text as string)

NSTextViewMBS.insertText(text as string)

text: The string to insert. Can be either an string or an NSAttributedStringMBS object.

The inserted text is assigned the current typing attributes.

This method is the means by which text typed by the user enters an NSTextView. See the NSInputManager class and NSTextInput protocol specifications for more information.

This method is the entry point for inserting text typed by the user and is generally not suitable for other purposes. Programmatic modification of the text is best done by operating on the text storage directly. Because this method pertains to the actions of the user, the text view must be editable for the insertion to work.

See also:

• insertText(attributedString as NSAttributedStringMBS)

NSTextViewMBS.invalidateTextContainerOrigin

This method is invoked automatically; you should never need to invoke it directly. Usually called because the text view has been resized or the contents of the text container have changed.

NSTextViewMBS.loosenKerning

Kerning values are determined by the point size of the fonts in the selection.

NSTextViewMBS.lowerBaseline

As such, this method defines a more primitive operation than subscripting.

NSTextViewMBS.orderFrontLinkPanel

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.orderFrontListPanel

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.orderFrontSpacingPanel

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.orderFrontSubstitutionsPanel

Available on Mac OS X 10.6 or newer.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.orderFrontTablePanel

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextEdit MBS

NSTextViewMBS.outline

If there is a selection and the first character of the selected range has a non-zero stroke width, or if there is no selection and the typing attributes have a non-zero stroke width, then the stroke width is removed; otherwise the value of NSStrokeWidthAttributeName is set to the default value for outline (3.0).

Operates on the selected range if the receiver contains rich text. For plain text the range is the entire contents of the receiver.

NSTextViewMBS.pasteAsPlainText

This method behaves analogously to insertText.

NSTextViewMBS.pasteAsRichText

The text is inserted at the insertion point if there is one, otherwise replacing the selection.

NSTextViewMBS.performFindPanelAction(FindAction as Integer)

const NSFindPanelActionShowFindPanel = 1

dim n as NSTextViewMBS = TextArea1.NSTextViewMBS
n.usesFindPanel = true
n.performFindPanelAction(NSFindPanelActionShowFindPanel)

This is the generic action method for the find menu and find panel, and can be overridden to implement a custom find panel.

Possible values:
NSFindPanelActionShowFindPanel = 1
NSFindPanelActionNext = 2
NSFindPanelActionPrevious = 3
NSFindPanelActionReplaceAll = 4
NSFindPanelActionReplace = 5
NSFindPanelActionReplaceAndFind = 6
NSFindPanelActionSetFindString = 7
NSFindPanelActionReplaceAllInSelection = 8
NSFindPanelActionSelectAll = 9
NSFindPanelActionSelectAllInSelection = 10

See also:

• performFindPanelAction(sender as object)

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/TextView with FindPanel

NSTextViewMBS.performFindPanelAction(sender as object)

This is the generic action method for the find menu and find panel, and can be overridden to implement a custom find panel.
Sender could be a NSMenuItem or maybe also a NSView.

See also:

• performFindPanelAction(FindAction as Integer)

NSTextViewMBS.raiseBaseline

As such, this method defines a more primitive operation than superscripting.

NSTextViewMBS.replaceTextContainer(textContainer as NSTextContainerMBS)

textContainer: The new text container. This method raises NSInvalidArgumentException if TextContainer is nil.

NSTextViewMBS.shouldChangeTextInRange(affectedCharRange as NSRangeMBS, replacementString as string = "") as Boolean

affectedCharRange: The range of characters affected by the proposed change.
replacementString: The characters that will replace those in affectedCharRange. If only text attributes are being changed, replacementString is "".

Returns true to allow the change, false to prohibit it.

This method checks with the delegate as needed using textShouldBeginEditing and shouldChangeTextInRange.
This method must be invoked at the start of any sequence of user-initiated editing changes. If your subclass of NSTextView implements methods that modify the text, make sure to invoke this method to determine whether the change should be made. If the change is allowed, complete the change by invoking the didChangeText method.

If the receiver is not editable, this method automatically returns false. This result prevents instances in which a text view could be changed by user actions even though it had been set to be non-editable.
In macOS 10.4 and later, if there are multiple selections, this method acts on the first selected subrange.

See also:

• shouldChangeTextInRange(affectedCharRange as NSRangeMBS, replacementString as string) as boolean

NSTextViewMBS.showFindIndicatorForRange(charRange as NSRangeMBS)

charRange: The character range around which indicators appear.

This method supports lozenge-style indication of find results. The indicators automatically disappear after a certain period of time, or when the method is called again, or when any of a number of changes occur to the view (such as changes to text, view size, or view position).

This method does not itself scroll the specified range to be visible; any desired scrolling should be done before this method is called, first, because the method acts only on the visible portion of the specified range, and, second, because scrolling causes the indicators to disappear. Calling this method with a zero-length range always removes any existing indicators.

Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/NSTextView Selection

NSTextViewMBS.startSpeaking

NSTextViewMBS.stopSpeaking

NSTextViewMBS.tightenKerning

Kerning values are determined by the point size of the fonts in the selection.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticDashSubstitution

Available on Mac OS X 10.6 or newer.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticDataDetection

Available on Mac OS X 10.6 or newer.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticLinkDetection

Automatic link detection causes strings representing URLs typed in the view to be automatically made into links to those URLs.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticQuoteSubstitution

Automatic quote substitution causes ASCII quotation marks and apostrophes to be automatically replaced, on a context-dependent basis, with more typographically accurate symbols.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticSpellingCorrection

Available on Mac OS X 10.6 or newer.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticTextReplacement

Available on Mac OS X 10.6 or newer.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleBold

//  some textview
dim textview as NSTextView = TextArea1.NSTextViewMBS

// switch between bold and non bold
textview.toggleBold

You can set this to continue typing with/without bold or change current selection.
Can only provide bold if the font supports it.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleContinuousSpellChecking

NSTextViewMBS.toggleGrammarChecking

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleItalic

//  some textview
dim textview as NSTextView = TextArea1.NSTextViewMBS

// switch between italic and non italic
textview.toggleItalic

You can set this to continue typing with/without bold or change current selection.
Can only provide italic if the font supports it.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleSmartInsertDelete

Controls whether the receiver inserts or deletes space around selected words so as to preserve proper spacing and punctuation.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

NSTextViewMBS.toggleTraditionalCharacterShape

NSTextViewMBS.turnOffKerning

NSTextViewMBS.turnOffLigatures

NSTextViewMBS.updateDragTypeRegistration

If the receiver is editable and is a rich text view, causes all text views associated with the receiver's layout manager to register their acceptable drag types. If the text view isn't editable or isn't rich text, causes those text views to unregister their dragged types.

Subclasses can override this method to change the conditions for registering and unregistering drag types, whether as a group or individually based on the current state of the text view. They should invoke this method when that state changes to perform the necessary update.