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Reputation: 5344

Setting the shadow of a window in Cocoa?

I have created a custom window to override NSWindow. It works perfectly except for the fact that it has a shadow. I use [self setHasShadow:NO] to programatically set the shadow but it still remains. However if I check with [self hasShadow], it returns false.

The only way I seem to get the shadow to go away is if I turn shadow off in Interface Builder. Yeah, I realize this is okay, but I am curious about why the programatic setting doesn't override the Interface Builder setting even though other programatic settings do.

I am not allowed to post any code therefore please do not ask me to do so.

Do I need to do anything in addition to [self setHasShadow:NO] to set the shadow of the window programatically?

EDIT: Calling [self setHasShadow:NO] from awakeFromNib makes the shadow go away. However I want to remove the shadow directly from the constructor not awakeFromNib

Mac OSX Snow Leopard, Xcode 3.2.6

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1598

Answers (1)

Justin Boo
Justin Boo

Reputation: 10198

This can be done if You call it in "awakeFromNib" or make borderless window like so:

- (id)initWithContentRect:(NSRect)contentRect
        styleMask:(NSUInteger)windowStyle
          backing:(NSBackingStoreType)bufferingType
            defer:(BOOL)flag
{

self = [super initWithContentRect: contentRect
              styleMask: NSBorderlessWindowMask 
                backing: NSBackingStoreBuffered
                  defer: NO];

if(self)
{
    [self setHasShadow:NO];

    [self setBackgroundColor:[NSColor clearColor]];
    [self setOpaque:NO];
}   

return self;
}

** I don't know if You have titlebar. If You have You should use styleMask: NSTitledWindowMask if not NSBorderlessWindowMask

But If You don't want to create borderless window also it should work when You call from "awakeFromNib":

-(void)awakeFromNib {
    [self setHasShadow:NO];
}

I hope You choose for Your window class Your own writted class?? You can do this here:

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Also You should write this to disable shadow if You use borderless window:

-(BOOL)hasShadow {
    return NO;
}

Upvotes: 3

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