macOS Change background to Textured NSWindow?

[Danneman101]

I've decided to go with the textured NSWindow simply because it looks so good for my intended app.

However, the default metalic-looking texture seems to be non-editable, and all edits you can do to the window seems to be to change its backgroundcolor.

This would be ok if the backgroundcolor did have the same shadow-effects as the default texture, but it doesnt and looks plain and boring.

I've been thinking about workarounds, like making a whole new custom view, but before getting to that, is there anything I'm missing as to how to customize the background of a textured window? Is there a simpler way to get that same look but with another color, or is there a way to actually set the background texture?

 

[Blakeasd]

Try this:

- (void)awakeFromNib
{
myImage = [[NSImage alloc] init]

[self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
}

- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect
{
NSSize isize = [myImage size];
[myImage drawInRect:[self bounds] fromRect:NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0,
isize.width, isize.height) operation: NSCompositeCopy fraction:1.0];
}

 

[Danneman101]

I keep getting this type of error:

incompatible type for argument 1 of 'drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:

..for the line..

[img drawInRect:[self bounds] fromRect:NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, isize.width, isize.height) operation: NSCompositeCopy fraction:1.0];

 

[(marc)]

Actually, setting the backgroundColor should do what you want. Are you sure you used it correctly?

 

[chown33]

I keep getting this type of error:

incompatible type for argument 1 of 'drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:

..for the line..

[img drawInRect:[self bounds] fromRect:NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, isize.width, isize.height) operation: NSCompositeCopy fraction:1.0];

What type is self?

That is, what is the type of the class this code is in? Is it a view with a bounds method?