Comments on: From Hacker to microISV: Dynamic About Box Version and Copyright, and Text Formatting http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/ Taglines are for Windows programmers Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matt Long http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Matt Long Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-583 <p>@Ciarán Walsh</p> <p>As Marcus pointed out, we did try this in our tests and it didn't work. It showed up in IB, but then when we built the app, the fonts were not any different.</p> <p>Thanks for the tip, though.</p> <p>-Matt</p> @Ciarán Walsh

As Marcus pointed out, we did try this in our tests and it didn’t work. It showed up in IB, but then when we built the app, the fonts were not any different.

Thanks for the tip, though.

-Matt

]]> By: Ciarán Walsh http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Ciarán Walsh Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:36:19 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-581 <p>You can also just use the standard formatting shortcuts with the text field selected, ⌘B to bold the text and ⇧⌘+/⌘- to increase/decrease the font size.</p> You can also just use the standard formatting shortcuts with the text field selected, ⌘B to bold the text and ⇧⌘+/⌘- to increase/decrease the font size.

]]> By: Marcus Zarra http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Marcus Zarra Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:32:19 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-580 <p>Matt,</p> <p>When we ran our tests we did get the font panel to come up ... BUT ... it was not working at all so we guessed it was a no op. Glad to hear it is working in the latest build of IB.</p> Matt,

When we ran our tests we did get the font panel to come up … BUT … it was not working at all so we guessed it was a no op. Glad to hear it is working in the latest build of IB.

]]> By: Matt Long http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Matt Long Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:56:29 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-579 <p>@aclark</p> <p>Well I"ll be! You're right! I make things too hard sometimes. Thanks for the tip.</p> <p>I can't believe how obvious that is now. I feel a little sheepish. ;-)</p> <p>-Matt</p> @aclark

Well I”ll be! You’re right! I make things too hard sometimes. Thanks for the tip.

I can’t believe how obvious that is now. I feel a little sheepish. ;-)

-Matt

]]> By: aclark http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-578 aclark Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:26:32 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-578 <p>I can understand the logic behind wanting the copyright string and the version information to be in the code itself. But why not set the font directly in IB?</p> <p>You could, after all, select the label and bring up the fonts panel to adjust the font size, boldness and other attributes of the label.</p> I can understand the logic behind wanting the copyright string and the version information to be in the code itself. But why not set the font directly in IB?

You could, after all, select the label and bring up the fonts panel to adjust the font size, boldness and other attributes of the label.

]]> By: Matthieu Cormier http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Matthieu Cormier Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:52:44 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-577 <p>Hey Matt,</p> <p>I posted some info on tracking the build number that you might be interested in.</p> <p>http://sunflower.coleharbour.ca/cocoamondo/2008/04/tracking-a-build-count-with-xcode/</p> <p>M@</p> Hey Matt,

I posted some info on tracking the build number that you might be interested in.

http://sunflower.coleharbour.ca/cocoamondo/2008/04/tracking-a-build-count-with-xcode/

M@

]]> By: Matt Long http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Matt Long Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:55:58 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-576 <p>@xlnxminusx</p> <p>Cool! I will take a look at that.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>-Matt</p> @xlnxminusx

Cool! I will take a look at that.

Thanks.

-Matt

]]> By: xlnxminusx http://www.cimgf.com/2008/04/28/from-hacker-to-microisv-dynamic-about-box-version-and-copyright-and-text-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-575 xlnxminusx Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:54:30 +0000 http://www.cimgf.com/?p=98#comment-575 <p>You could also use -[NSApplication orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions:]</p> You could also use -[NSApplication orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions:]

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