A set of optional methods that a delegate of NSWindow can implement to respond to events, such as window resizing, moving, exposing, and minimizing.
SDK
- macOS 10.6+
Framework
- App
Kit
Declaration
protocol NSWindowDelegate
ProtocolNSWindow
NSWindow
Topics
Managing Sheets
func window(NSWindow, willTells the delegate that the window is about to show a sheet at the specified location, giving it the opportunity to return a custom location for the attachment of the sheet to the window.
func windowNotifies the delegate that the window is about to open a sheet.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has closed a sheet.
Sizing Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the window is being resized (whether by the user or through one of the set methods other than set).
func windowTells the delegate that the window has been resized.
func windowTells the delegate that the window is about to be live resized.
func windowTells the delegate that a live resize operation on the window has ended.
Minimizing Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the window is about to be minimized.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has been minimized.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has been deminimized.
Zooming Window
func windowCalled by NSWindow’s zoom(_:) method while determining the frame a window may be zoomed to.
func windowAsks the delegate whether the specified window should zoom to the specified frame.
Managing Full-Screen Presentation
func window(NSWindow, willCalled to allow the delegate to modify the full-screen content size.
func window(NSWindow, willReturns the presentation options the window uses when transitioning to full-screen mode.
func windowThe window is about to enter full-screen mode.
func windowThe window has entered full-screen mode.
func windowThe window is about to exit full-screen mode.
func windowThe window has left full-screen mode.
Custom Full-Screen Presentation Animations
func customCalled when the window is about to enter full-screen mode.
func customCalled when the window is about to enter full-screen mode.
func window(NSWindow, startThis method is called to start the window animation into full-screen mode, including transitioning to a new space.
func window(NSWindow, startThis method is called to start the window animation into full-screen mode, including transitioning to a new space.
func windowCalled if the window failed to enter full-screen mode.
func customCalled when the window is about to exit full-screen mode.
func window(NSWindow, startThis method is called to start the window animation out of full-screen mode, including transitioning back to the desktop space.
func windowCalled if the window failed to exit full-screen mode.
Moving Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the window is about to move.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has moved.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has changed screens.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has changed screen display profiles.
func windowTells the delegate that the window backing properties changed.
Closing Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the user has attempted to close a window or the window has received a perform message.
func windowTells the delegate that the window is about to close.
Managing Key Status
func windowTells the delegate that the window has become the key window.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has resigned key window status.
Managing Main Status
func windowTells the delegate that the window has become main.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has resigned main window status.
Managing Field Editors
func windowTells the delegate that the field editor for a text-displaying object has been requested.
Updating Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the window received an update() message.
Exposing Windows
func windowTells the delegate that the window has been exposed.
Managing Occlusion State
func windowTells the delegate that the window changed its occlusion state.
Dragging Windows
func window(NSWindow, shouldAsks the delegate whether a user can drag the document icon from the window’s title bar.
Getting the Undo Manager
func windowTells the delegate that the window’s undo manager has been requested. Returns the appropriate undo manager for the window.
Managing Titles
func window(NSWindow, shouldAsks the delegate whether the window displays the title pop-up menu in response to a Command-click or Control-click on its title.
Managing Restorable State
func window(NSWindow, willTells the delegate the window is about to add its restorable state to a given archiver.
func window(NSWindow, didTells the delegate the window is has extracted its restorable state from a given archiver.
Managing Presentation in Version Browsers
func window(NSWindow, willTells the delegate the window will resize for presentation during version browsing.
func windowTells the delegate the window is about to enter version browsing.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has entered version browsing.
func windowTells the delegate that the window is about to leave version browsing.
func windowTells the delegate that the window has left version browsing.
See Also
Windows
class NSWindowA window that an app displays on the screen.
class NSPanelA special kind of window that typically performs a function that is auxiliary to the main window.
class NSWindowA tab associated with a window that is part of a tabbing group.
class NSWindowA group of windows that display together as a single tabbed window.