macOS Creating Preference Panels for Own Application

[Garrett]

I am having a struggle trying to find any resources on making preference panels to look like:

I can't seem to figure out if there is some sort of class, because if there is, it's well hidden.

Seeing as, I am thinking this is some sort of Subclass of NSToolbar, where whenever one is clicked it loads a subview of some sort. I have looked through many applications nib files to try to understand how this interface or animation is created. Any help is much appreciated, I finally feel this is something worthy as I have not been able to find the answer.

Thanks,
Garrett

 

[Manty]

Well, I am doing a little SIMBL plugin for safari and I've done a preference module, I think it's the same thing if you want to do it for your app.
Just search for the NSPreferences header (it's inside AppKit framework) and look at it.
Also i found this link.
If you succeed please let me know.

Manty

 

[Mac Player]

There are two main options:

1: View Swapping with NSToolbar
2:Tabless NSTabbiew with an NSToolbar as delegate.

 

[Manty]

There are two main options:

1: View Swapping with NSToolbar
2:Tabless NSTabbiew with an NSToolbar as delegate.

Doing that you have to do the resize effect right?

 

[Garrett]

There are two main options:

1: View Swapping with NSToolbar
2:Tabless NSTabbiew with an NSToolbar as delegate.

How would you do the view animation and the Toolbar image on click? 🙁

 

[Mac Player]

Doing that you have to do the resize effect right?

I guess so 🙁, never heard of NSPreferences before but it looks much simpler.

Off: Cool another portuguese

How would you do the view animation and the Toolbar image on click?

Setting the size each time the user clicks another tab item.