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Convert NSString containing URL to POSIX path

I'm working on retrieving a POSIX path to a folder or file from an NSPathControl after dropping the file or folder onto it. I'm a beginner, but I was able to get the value from the control (called Destination) in my code this way: NSString…
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NSPathControl with popups for each component of the path?

From Apple's sample code and reading the docs I can see no way configuring the NSPathControl to behave similarly to e.g. the 'jump bar' in the Xcode Editor window: I.e. have it represent a path (or other kind of hierarchy) and make each component…
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Use of NSPathControl to represent virtual path

When NSPathControl is used to represent path on local machine is fine! The problem rise when I try to represent a virtual path of a remote server; in such case I have to change the icons accordingly. The picture represents what I obtain that is not…
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NSPathControl will not display placeholderString when bound to a value

Subject says is all. I created an NSPathControl with a placeholder message in IB. Ran app, placeholder text appears. I then bound the value of the control to an NSURL* property of my controller. Now, the placeholder text never appears, even when the…
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How to change color of NSPathControl

Please take a look at this picture: I know how to change the text color: NSPathComponentCell *cell = [_pathControl pathComponentCells].firstObject; cell setTextColor:[NSColor redColor]; But i'd also like to change the color of the arrows,…
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NSPathControl to navigate through data structure

I am programming in Obj-C an application which aim to plot scientific chart. The data which I used are structured like a tree. I would like to use a NSPathControl (or something equivalent) to navigate through the data structure and select the chart…
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NSPathControl set path

I am looking for a way to set the path of an NSPathControl to be "~/Desktop".
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Get full path to a NSPathControl selected file

I have a NSPathControl in my app for the user to select a file on his hard disk. I am trying to use -(IBAction) clickedPath:(id) sender { NSString *string=[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:[[pathControl clickedPathComponentCell]…
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Is the fact that NSPathControl does not escape percent ('%') characters when bound to a string a bug?

Steps: Environment: OS X 10.6.4 Xcode 3.2.1 Create a new "Application" project. Open the supplied application delegate. Add an NSString * property. In -applicationDidFinishLaunching: set the string property to @"/TestString%". Open up the NIB. Drag…
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Are NSPathControl and NSPathControlItem full of bugs or is it me? (yosemite)

Apple changed NSPathControl to work with NSPathControlItem's in Yosemite. But from where I am sitting, these new classes don't work at all. I am trying to display a custom path in my data structures, but I have similar problems with a regular file…
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NSPathControl and Auto Layout

I'm having some issues with NSPathControl and Auto Layout. I want the path control to resize with the window. Which means, if I expand the width of the window, the NSPathControl should expand too. This works. Now the problem is, that if I change the…
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Customise NSPathControl

I would like to make a custom NSPathControl. NSPathCell has the method + pathComponentCellClass, where you can return the custom class of the component cells. I have a NSPathComponentCell subclass, which I return right there, but it doesn't work.…
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NSPathControl problems

I have an application I'm developing in cocoa, and I have a problem with NSPathControl. I set the style of the control to Popup, and when I launch my App and click on the path control, it shows me a popup menu with the components of the URL I set.…
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Getting clicked item index in NSPathControl with pathItems instead of pathComponentCells

Since NSPathControl.setPathComponentCells(_:) and .clickedPathComponentCell() are deprecated, I'm trying to use pathItems and clickedPathItem instead. Since I'm representing a virtual path, I cannot use the NSPathControl.url setter, but instead set…
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How do I make an NSPathControl look like other dropdown boxes?

I'm wrestling with NSPathControl. Specifically, I have a dialog (generated by a NIB) which asks the user for a title and a path. The path is supposed to be a local path on the user's hard drive. So, in Xcode 4, I dragged in an NSPathControl. In the…
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