Right, I want to add subviews into a layer-hosting view. I want to do this, in particular, because I want the "cells" in my custom view to drop shadows. If I implement cells like simple subviews and use layer-backed view, I can't seem to do it, can I?
I have performed an experiment right now and it seems that it's okay to add subviews to a layer-hosting view. It seems to work fine. Is there any explicit prohibition to do so in the docs? Thanks. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Scott Anguish <sc...@cocoadoc.com> wrote: > A layer-hosting view can’t have subviews, which is what it sounds like you > want to do in the second to last paragraph. > > > Why can’t you just use layer-backed views? You get the controls, you can > still do animation using the animation proxy and the other animation methods. > > On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:27 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'd like to create a custom view based on Core Animation, namely, a >> layer-hosting view. In other words, I'd like to directly manipulate >> layers in my code rather than using children NSView's. >> >> The custom view is like a matrix consisting of cells. Each cell is >> represented with a separate CALayer. >> >> However, certain cells should contain standard buttons like if they >> were "child views" of those cell layers. In other words, when I move >> the cell layer, the button needs to move synchronously; when I hide >> the cell layer, the button needs to hide as well. >> >> I would like to use the standard NSButton control, to avoid >> reinventing the wheel. >> >> But if I just place the button as a first-level child view of the >> custom view, it will not be associated with its parent cell layer. I >> also cannot access and manipulate NSButton's root layer to add it as a >> sublayer to the cell layer, AFAIK. >> >> So what is the best way around? >> > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
