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This is almost too embarrassing to ask... I create a new Monomac project (though I get the same issue with Gtk#); Mono then drops me in the source view for Main.cs. Now how do I get to the GUI design view? I can't figure it out for the life of me...and can't find anything useful in the online docs. I read that when clicking on MainWindow.cs I should see widget pads and be in the GUI designer, but it isn't working for me. On a Mac, Mono 2.8.2.

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MonoMac projects are not based on Gtk#. You will need to install Apple's Xcode to get a GUI designer that allows you to use the OSX-based bindings that MonoMac provides.

OTOH if you create a Gtk# project it should work using MonoDevelop 2.8.2 (not to be confused with Mono 2.8.x which is quite old).

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  • Ah! I do have XCode but didn't realize you could use it that way. Are there instructions somewhere on how you bind the two together? I find the documentation very sparse and confusing.... Sorry for the dumb questions! – user1058785 Nov 22 '11 at 15:09
  • Xcode should launch if you double-click on any .xib file in your project. If it does not look at MonoDevelop|Preferences...|SDK Locations and ensure the "Apple SDK" has a green mark beside it. If not then specify in which directory your SDK installation was made. – poupou Nov 22 '11 at 15:13
  • Thanks, I will give that a try. All the best, Edward – user1058785 Nov 22 '11 at 15:21