Symbolic Constants

Control Point Constants

Characteristic	Description
Delcared In:	include/InterfaceBuilder/IBViewAdditions.h

Synopsis

IB_BottomLeftKnobPosition
IB_MiddleLeftKnobPosition
IB_TopLeftKnobPosition
IB_MiddleTopKnobPosition
IB_TopRightKnobPosition
IB_MiddleRightKnobPosition
IB_BottomRightKnobPosition
IB_MiddleBottomKnobPosition

Description

These constants identify the control points that appear around a selected NSView object in a application that is under construction. See the descriptions of the minimumSizeForCelSize: and maximumSizeForCellSize:methods in "NSCellAdditions" on page C-14 and the

minimumSizeFromKnobPosition: and maximumSizeFromKnobPosition: methods in "NSView Additions" on page C-15 for more information.

Global Variables

Notification Types

Characteristic	Description
Declared In:	include/InterfaceBuilder/IBConnectors.h

Synopsis

NSString IBWillAddConnectorNotification
NSString IBDidAddConnectorNotification
NSString IBWillRemoveConnectorNotification
NSString IBDidRemoveConnectorNotification
NSString IBDidOpenDocumentNotification
NSString IBWillSaveDocumentNotification
NSString IBDidSaveDocumentNotification
NSString IBWillCloseDocumentNotification

Description

These global variables identify additional notification types used by Interface Builder. The types are used in notifying when Interface Builder documents are opened or saved, or when connections between objects have been added or removed.

Characteristic	Description
Declared In:	include/InterfaceBuilder/IBEditors.h

Synopsis

NSString IBSelectionChangedNotification
NSString IBAttributesChangedNotification

Description

These global varaibles identify some additional notification types used by Interface Builder. The types are used in notifying when the selection has changed and when the user has changed an object's attributes in the Inspector.

Pasteboard Types

Characteristic	Description
Declared In:	include/InterfaceBuilder/IBPalette.h

Synopsis

NSString IBObjectPboardType;
NSString IBCellPboardType;
NSString IBMenuPboardType;
NSString IBMenuCellPboardType;
NSString IBViewPboardType;
NSString IBWindowPboardType;

Description

These global variables identify some additional pasteboard types used by Interface Builder. See "IBPalette" on page C-6 for information on the use of these types.