Laurent, Look into subclassing the view and setting up a tracking area.
Thanks, Arvin On 4/29/11 2:16 PM, "Abhinav K Tyagi" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Laurent, > >I too agree with you on this. The circular shape i just mention as a >case. >It can be any shape. > >Its just an idea.. good or bad will depend on how and when one finds its >application. > >I remember that MSVC++ had a similar thing to set the "shape" of the >window >but here how to do i am not sure of. > >Thanks >Abhinav >On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> On Apr 29, 2011, at 09:46, Abhinav K Tyagi wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> How can i create an arbitrary shaped window? Mouse events should be >>> handled in the shape only and not the rectangular window portion. >>> For Ex. If my window is circular, then outside the circle, any >>> mouse should >>> go to desktop or whatever is there behind it. >>> Using borderless and transparent mainwindow i can only display it >>> circular >>> but mouse events still be there in rectangular region which i want to >>> be only in circular (or whatever defined) region. >>> If anyone can suggest the best possible way to do it would be great. >>> >>> After this is done, i would like to dynamically change the window >>> shape >>> depending on user inputs >>> Thanks in Advance >> >> I think a circular window, or almost any other shaped window, is a >> bad idea. That will confuse the user. In a circular window, where is >> the window title bar? >> >> -Laurent. >> -- >> Laurent Daudelin >> AIM/iChat/Skype:LaurentDaudelin >> http://www.nemesys-soft.com/ >> Logiciels Nemesys Software >> [email protected] >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > >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/arvin.bhatnagar%40verizon >.com > >This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) 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 [email protected]
