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/MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem with NSView
Required plugins for this example: MBS MacOSX Plugin, MBS MacControls Plugin, MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS MacBase Plugin, MBS Main Plugin, MBS Picture Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem with NSView
This example is the version from Thu, 9th Aug 2023.
Project "StatusItem with NSView.xojo_binary_project"
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control CreateMenuButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance CreateMenuButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
dim p,m as Picture
dim s as String
dim img as NSImageMBS
System.DebugLog "Create"
call e.CreateMenu(-1)
view=new MyNSViewMBS(0,0,30,20)
view.needsDisplay=True
view.statusitem=e
e.HighlightMode=true // clickable
e.view = view
const NSLeftMouseDownMask = &h00002
const NSLeftMouseUpMask = &H00004
const NSLeftMouseDraggedMask = &h00040
const NSPeriodicMask = &h10000
e.SendActionOn NSLeftMouseDownMask+NSLeftMouseUpMask
End EventHandler
End Control
Control DeleteMenuButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance DeleteMenuButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
e.Close
End EventHandler
End Control
Control EditField2 Inherits TextField
ControlInstance EditField2 Inherits TextField
End Control
Control SetTooltipButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance SetTooltipButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
if view=nil then
MsgBox "please create a menu first"
else
view.ToolTip=EditField2.text
end if
End EventHandler
End Control
Control StaticText1 Inherits Label
ControlInstance StaticText1 Inherits Label
End Control
Control StaticText2 Inherits Label
ControlInstance StaticText2 Inherits Label
End Control
Control Lastclick Inherits Label
ControlInstance Lastclick Inherits Label
End Control
Control PushButton3 Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PushButton3 Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action()
msgbox "left="+str(e.Left)+EndOfLine+"top="+str(e.top)+EndOfLine+"width="+str(e.width)+EndOfLine+"height="+str(e.height)
End EventHandler
End Control
EventHandler Function CancelClose(appQuitting as Boolean) As Boolean
// no longer needed with NSStatusItemMBS class:
'if e.Handle<>0 then
'MsgBox "RB will crash if you close the application without deleting the menu."
'
'Return true
'end if
End EventHandler
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim f as FolderItem
e=new MyCocoaStatusItemMBS
if not e.Available then
MsgBox "Cocoa not loaded."
end if
End EventHandler
Property Protected e As MyCocoaStatusItemMBS
Property i As integer
Property Protected items(0) As NSMenuitemMBS
Property Protected view As MyNSViewMBS
End Class
MenuBar Menu
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = "File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu7 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cut"
MenuItem EditCopy = "Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu6 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu5 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu4 = ""
End MenuBar
Class MyCocoaStatusItemMBS Inherits NSStatusItemMBS
EventHandler Sub Action()
System.DebugLog "Statusitem.Action"
run
End EventHandler
EventHandler Sub DoubleAction()
System.DebugLog "Statusitem.DoubleAction"
MsgBox "Double Click!"
End EventHandler
Sub run()
dim d as date
d=new date
window1.Lastclick.text=d.LongTime
End Sub
End Class
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open()
if TargetMachO=false then
MsgBox "This example needs a MachO target running on Mac OS X."
quit
end if
End EventHandler
End Class
Class MyNSViewMBS Inherits CustomNSViewMBS
EventHandler Sub DrawRect(g as NSGraphicsMBS, left as double, top as double, width as double, height as double)
System.DebugLog "Realbasic drawRect event"
if me.clicked then
statusitem.DrawStatusBarBackground left,top,width,height,true
else
statusitem.DrawStatusBarBackground left,top,width,height,false
end if
// draw something to track mouse events
g.SetColorRGB(0,0,0,0.05)
g.fillRect left,top,width,height
// draw icon
g.drawAtPoint Image,0,2,0,0,16,16,g.NSCompositeSourceOver,1.0
End EventHandler
EventHandler Sub Open()
image=GetSafariIcon
End EventHandler
EventHandler Function mouseDown(e as NSEventMBS, x as double, y as double) As boolean
System.DebugLog "Realbasic mousedown event"
clicked=True
needsDisplay=true // will make the view redraw
End EventHandler
EventHandler Function mouseUp(e as NSEventMBS, x as double, y as double) As boolean
System.DebugLog "Realbasic mouseup event"
clicked=false
needsDisplay=true // will make the view redraw
if statusitem<>nil and menu<>Nil then
statusitem.popUpStatusItemMenu(Menu)
end if
End EventHandler
Protected Function GetSafariIcon() As nsimagembs
dim file as FolderItem
dim p,m as Picture
file=LaunchServicesFindApplicationForInfoMBS("","com.apple.Safari","")
if file<>nil then
p=file.IconImageMBS(16)
m=file.IconMaskMBS(16)
if p<>Nil and m<>nil then
Return new NSImageMBS(p,m)
end if
end if
End Function
Property Protected clicked As boolean
Property Protected image As nsimagembs
Property menu As nsmenumbs
Property statusitem As mycocoastatusItemMBS
End Class
Class MyNSMenuMBS Inherits NSMenuMBS
End Class
End Project
See also:
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem Counter
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem easy
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem with CarbonEvents
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem with Image in menu
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/StatusItem with PDF Icon
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with PopOver
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with PopOver using Container
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with slider in menubar
- /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with textfield in menubar
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCocoa Plugin.