Re: [hatari-devel] Hatari Mac GUI: Selecting IDE image

[Eero Tamminen <oak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On 25.8.2022 23.45, Chris Jenkins wrote:
> Here is a patch that allows any type of file to be chosen as an IDE image,
> as well as allowing any filetype to be chosen in various other file
> selectors in the Mac UI.
>
> In doing a bit of reading about the Objective C class that is used
> here, NSOpenPanel, I discovered that the allowedFileTypes property has
> actually been deprecated for a while [0]. This might explain why the user
> is not given any indication of what the set of allowed fields are. If we
> really do want to only allow certain file types then I might be able to
> figure out what it was replaced with... but tbh I'd be happy to leave it as
> it is.
>
> All feedback on this little patch gratefully received.

Thanks!

Patch looks very straightforward / fine, especially considering that 
handling of images was inconsistent, two different extensions were 
accepted for ASCI files, but only one for IDE ones...


I just wonder whether:

* would NSOpenPanel default to all files being selectable i.e. could 
mutString lines be completely removed?

* does using this "chooseDirectories:NO defaultInitialDir" mean file 
selector defaulting to application workdir, or to dir of the initial 
file selection?


	- Eero

PS. In Hatari configuration defaults, TOS / kernel images default to 
DataDir, and HD images + audio/video recordings default to WorkingDir.

Screenshots default to ScreenshotsDir, and if that is missing, to 
WorkingDir.

DataDir is same place as where Hatari binary is (WorkingDir is obviously 
CWD).


> [0]
> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nssavepanel/1534419-allowedfiletypes