Mitchell
iChat doesn't use a standard NSTableView or NSOutlineView. The
standard views use one NSCell for each column and draw each row's
contents with the same NSCell (think of using a stencil when
painting). For core animation, the ideal setup is an NSView for each
row. NSCollectionView could serve as a starting point for your
purpose, but writing your own NSView with row subviews is probably
easier. I have been working on something similar to what you are
asking, but the amount of work involved is quite substantial.
If you want to pursue this further, let me know and I can post some
tips based on my own experience. I would also recommend downloading
the iPhone SDK and look at how the iPhone handles tables for some
ideas about implementation (as we cannot discuss those specifics here).
There are other obstacles to overcome once you have the view written
(like how to handle a layer-backed view inside an NSScrollView -
again, tips are welcome here), but the undertaking may be worthwhile
depending on your reasons for the animation.
Best of luck
Luke Gladding
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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:16:58 -0400
From: Mitchell Livingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NSOutlineView "sliding" animation
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Hello,
I want to use core animation to add a sliding effect when expanding/
collapsing rows in an outline view (like iChat's groups), but I can't
figure out where to get started. I have tried using nsview's animator,
but it doesn't seem to be compatible with this type of animation.
Could someone point me in the right direction (perhaps a relevant
tutorial, because my attempts at finding one have failed)?
Thank you,
Mitchell Livingston
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