Re: [Gnustep-cvs] r27874 - in /libs/gui/trunk: ChangeLog Source/NSCell.m

[David Chisnall]

I just checked the Apple documentation.  It says:

For Mac OS X v10.3 and later: If you use a class that responds to the  
selectorattributedStringValue for the object value of a cell, the cell  
uses that method to fetch the string to draw rather than the  
stringValue method.



This is not what the code Fred posted does.  It calls - 
attributedStringValue, but then sets the contents to the return from - 
description.



Checking the documentation for -setObjectValue: there is nothing to  
indicate that -description is ever called; it requires an NSFormatter  
to be provided to convert from the object value to the display string,  
although this may be undocumented behavior.



David

On 16 Feb 2009, at 16:47, Gregory John Casamento wrote:

> "If Apple really allows non-String parameters to setStringValue:  
> this is
> rather a bug then a feature. If you insist to add this to GNUstep,  
> it is
> fine for me, but at least we should not break working GNUstep code  
> for this."
>
> Since it is documented on their site I would not classify this as a  
> bug.  It is a bug on our side if we don't have it, in my opinion.
>
> GC
> Gregory Casamento -- Principal Consultant - OLC, Inc
> # GNUstep Chief Maintainer