Retired Document

Important: The information in this document has been superseded by the Text Editing chapter of Cocoa Text Architecture Guide.

Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

A B C D E F H I K L M N P R S T U V W

A
`abortEditing` method 1
`acceptableDragTypes` method 1 2

C
control points of editing mechanism 1
`control:textShouldBeginEditing:` method 1
`control:textShouldEndEditing:` method 1
`controlTextDidBeginEditing:` method 1
`controlTextDidChange:` method 1
`controlTextDidEndEditing:` method 1
`currentEditor` method 1
custom views
	for keyboard input 1

D
delegation 1 2 3 4
`deleteForward:` method 1 2
deletion, smart 1
`didChangeText` method 1 2 3
`doCommandBySelector:` method 1 2 3 4
drag and drop 1
	field editors and 1
	text fields and 1

E
editing
	batch mode 1
	customizing behavior 1 2 3
	environment 1
	message sequence 1
	modes 1
	synchronizing 1
`editWithFrame:inView:editor: delegate:event:` method 1
end of editing
	caused by user 1
	defined 1
	`endEditing:` method and 1
	field editor and 1 2
	forcing programatically 1
`endEditing` method 1 2
`endEditing:` method 1
`endEditingFor:` method 1
event handling
	keyboard events 1 2 3

F
field editors
	custom 1
	defined 1
	drag and drop handling 1
	end of editing and 1
	intercepting key events 1
	methods related to 1
	notifications and 1
	operation 1
	text fields and 1
	using delegation and notification with 1
`fieldEditor:forObject:` method 1
`fieldEditorForView:` method 1
first responder
	delegate methods and 1
	end of editing and 1
	field editor and 1 2
	keyboard focus and 1
`firstResponder` method 1
focus, setting programmatically 1
Font window 1

H
`handleEvent:` method 1 2

I
import types 1
input context
	key bindings and 1
	text views and 1
input management 1
`insertBacktab:` method 1
insertion point 1
	in marked text 1
`insertNewline:` method 1
`insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor:` method 1
`insertTabIgnoringFieldEditor:` method 1
`insertText:replacementRange:` method 1 2
`isFieldEditor` method 1

K
key events
	intercepting 1
	processing by a text view 1
key window 1
key-binding support in custom views 1
key-bindings dictionaries 1
key-input message sequence 1
keyboard events 1
`keyDown:` method 1 2 3 4 5

L
layout manager 1 2

M
`makeFirstResponder:` method 1
marked text 1 2
`markedRange` method 1
`markedTextAttributes` method 1
message sequence of editing mechanism 1
`moveForward:` method 1

N
newline characters
	textfields and 1
notifications
	field editors and 1
	of text changes 1
	posted by NSTextView 1
`NSApp` object 1
NSApplication class 1
NSCell class 1
NSControl class 1 2 3
NSDragging category 1
NSDraggingDestination protocol 1
NSFormatter class 1
NSLayoutManager class 1
NSMenu class
	keyboard events and 1
`NSNotFound` constant 1
NSResponder class 1 2
	keyboard events and 1
NSSecureTextField class 1
NSTableView class 1
NSText class 1 2
`NSTextDidBeginEditingNotification` 1 2
`NSTextDidChangeNotification` 1 2
`NSTextDidEndEditingNotification` 1 2
NSTextField class 1
NSTextField class, subclassing 1
NSTextFieldCell class 1
NSTextInput protocol 1 2 3
NSTextStorage class 1
NSTextView class
	as field editor 1
	delegate of 1 2
	features 1
	subclassing 1 2 3
	text input management and 1
`NSTextViewDidChangeSelectionNotification` 1
`NSTextViewWillChangeNotifyingTextViewNotification` 1
NSView class
	NSTextInputClient protocol and 1
NSWindow class 1 2 3 4
`NSWindowDidResignKey` notification 1

R
`rangeForUserCharacterAttributeChange` method 1 2
`rangeForUserParagraphAttributeChange` method 1 2
`rangeForUserTextChange` method 1 2
`readablePasteboardTypes` method 1
`readSelectionFromPasteboard:type:` method 1
`replaceCharactersInRange:withString:` method 1
responder chain 1
	keyboard events and 1
ruler 1

S
`scrollRangeToVisible:` method 1
`selectedRange` method 1
`selectedTextAttributes` method 1
selection
	affinity 1
	altering behavior 1
	granularity 1 2
	marked text and 1
	setting programmatically 1
`selectionAffinity` method 1
`selectionRangeForProposedRange:granularity:` method 1 2
`selectWithFrame:inView: editor:delegate:start:length:` method 1
`setAttributes:range:` method 1
`setEditable:` method 1
`setFieldEditor:` method 1 2 3
`setImportsGraphics:` method 1 2
`setMarkedTextAttributes:` method 1
`setMarkedText:selectedRange:replacementRange:` method 1
`setRichText:` method 1 2
`setSelectable:` method 1
`setSelectedRange` method 1
`setSelectedRange:affinity:stillSelecting:` method 1
`setSelectedTextAttributes:` method 1
`setSmartInsertDeleteEnabled:` method 1
`setUpFieldEditorAttributes:` method 1
`shouldChangeTextInRange:replacementString:` method 1 2 3 4
smart insertion and deletion 1
`smartDeleteRangeForProposedRange:` method 1
`smartInsertForString:replacingRange:beforeString: afterString:` method 1

T
table view, editing a cell 1
text attributes 1
text delegates 1 2
text fields
	newline characters and 1
	secure 1
text ranges, modifying for changes 1
text storage 1
text views
	creating your own 1
	defined 1
	NSTextInputClient protocol and 1
`textDidBeginEditing:` method 1 2
`textDidChange:` method 1 2
`textDidEndEditing:` method 1 2 3
`textShouldBeginEditing:` method 1 2 3
`textShouldEndEditing:` method 1
`textView:doCommandBySelector:` method 1 2
`textView:shouldChangeTextInRange: replacementString:` method 1 2 3 4
`textView:willChangeSelectionFromCharacterRange: toCharacterRange:` method 1

U
`updateDragTypeRegistration` method 1
`updateFontPanel` method 1
`updateRuler` method 1

W
`windowWillReturnFieldEditor: toObject:` method 1
`windowWillReturnFieldEditor:toObject:` method 1
`writablePasteboardTypes` method 1
`writeSelectionToPasteboard:type:` method 1