Quote from Forum Archives on February 8, 2012, 4:27 pm

Posted by: svanvoorst <svanvoorst@...>

<< Nibs are used most of the time in iPhone apps. >>

Bernie,

I'm sure that you have more experience in this area than I do, so I believe you.  I swear I've read this somewhere, but can't come up with the reference.  Maybe in the old days.  There is also a chance that Xcode 4.2.1 makes tighter apps (smaller in size) than what I have seen previously.  I tried to test it by creating the following app in 4.2.1.  I spent all afternoon trying to get everything hooked up and finally made it, but then couldn't find the application.  I was able to "Open in Finder" and do a "Get Info" to determine the size, but never could find the application itself other than inside Xcode.  It is possible that nib based applications now are smaller than what I have been creating in FB.  As time permits, could you please see what results you get, i.e. create a nib based app in 4.2.1 that looks like this demo and report its size.  Thanks.

'------ start ------

BeginCDeclaration

@interface AppController : NSObject

{

}

- (void) myBtnAction:(id)sender;

@end //interface

EndC

BeginCFunction

@implementation AppController

-(void) myBtnAction:(id)sender

{

  NSBeep();

}

@end //implementation

EndC

BeginCCode

{

 NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc]init];

 [NSApplication sharedApplication];

 [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular];

// ******** Menu and menubar ********//

  id menubar = [[NSMenu new] autorelease];

  id appMenuItem = [[NSMenuItem new] autorelease];

  [menubar addItem:appMenuItem];

  [NSApp setMainMenu:menubar];

  id appMenu = [[NSMenu new] autorelease];

  id quitMenuItem = [[[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Quit"

        action:@selector(terminate:) keyEquivalent:@"q"] autorelease];

  [appMenu addItem:quitMenuItem];

  [appMenuItem setSubmenu:appMenu];

    

// ******** Window ******** //

  #define _wndW  300

  #define _wndH  150

  id window = [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:NSMakeRect( 0, 0, _wndW, _wndH )

        styleMask:NSTitledWindowMask | NSClosableWindowMask

           backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered

               defer:NO];

 [window center];

 [window setTitle:@"Controller_NoNib"];

 [window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];

// --- Create an instance of the controller class --- //

id myController = [[AppController alloc]init];

NSButton*btn = [[NSButton alloc]initWithFrame:NSMakeRect( 70, 70, 150, 30 )];

[[window contentView] addSubview: btn];

[btn setBezelStyle:NSRoundedBezelStyle ];

[btn setTitle: @"Beep" ];

[btn setTarget:myController];

[btn setAction:@selector(myBtnAction:)];

[btn release];

// ***** Quit btn ***** //

 NSButton *quitBtn = [[NSButton alloc]initWithFrame:NSMakeRect( _wndW - 130, 30, 95, 30 )];

 [quitBtn setBezelStyle:NSRoundedBezelStyle ];

 [quitBtn setTitle: @"Quit" ];

 [quitBtn setAction:@selector(terminate:)];

 [[window contentView] addSubview: quitBtn];

 [quitBtn release];

[NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];

[NSApp run];

[myController release];

[pool drain];

}

EndC

'----- end -----

Steve Van Voorst

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