On Aug 20, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Kyle Sluder <k...@ksluder.com> wrote: >> On Aug 20, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On Aug 20, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Kyle Sluder <k...@ksluder.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014, at 01:13 PM, Carl Hoefs wrote: >>>> I’m working on a financial system that accepts three variable user inputs >>>> to a formula. When the user types into any of the three textfields, it >>>> must update the other fields as the user types, without an Enter or >>>> Return. Think of it like a currency exchange program or temperature >>>> conversion, etc. so the user can immediately see the changes based on >>>> each stroke of the input (sort of like how Spotlight takes as much as >>>> you’ve typed in). >>>> >>>> So what I’ve managed to program so far is a KVO setup between three >>>> textfields, and when the user enters a number into any one of them — and >>>> presses Return — the others textfields update to reflect the new input. >>>> I’m trying to do this same thing but without the need for the Return. >>> >>> NSTextField is not (documented to be) KVO-compliant. Don't try observing >>> it. >>> >>> Instead, turn on the isContinuous property of your text fields (the >>> "Continuous" checkbox under the State group on the Properties >>> inspector). That'll send the text field's action on each key press. >> >> For the textfield ‘state’ I do have Continuous checked, but I don’t get an >> action sent. Does that setting somehow override the ‘Action’ setting (Sent >> On End Editing)? > > Well, I certainly *thought* it did… > > You might need to sign up as the text fields’ delegate and implement > -controlTextDidChange:. (Or listen for NSControlTextDidChangeNotification.) >
I do have -controlTextDidChange: set up, and it does get invoked on every keystroke typed into the textfields, but how do I then cause the textfield’s action method to be issued? -Carl _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
