For whatever reason it isn't copying the resources properly. I believe it is an issue with the GNUmakefile, because NONE of the xib/storyboard resources were properly copied. I'm going to address this on a branch and submit a PR.
GC On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM Ethan C <[email protected]> wrote: > After adding all the resources and setting the main storyboard to > Main.storyboard, it gives me an error saying that -[NSXMLDocument > initWithData:options:error] is being called with data = nil. I have just > committed this change, and I can't debug further. > On 4/25/25 13:13, Gregory Casamento wrote: > > If you commit your changes (I presume you have) I'll take a look. > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM Ethan C <[email protected]> wrote: > >> After disabling the pasteboard, the app now builds and links. However, >> only the miniwindow shows up, and it complains about not being able to find >> its resources. I don't know the GNUstep resource system well so some help >> would be appreciated. >> >> On Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 10:10 Ethan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Patrick, Greg! >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I have written a GNUmakefile. The main obstacle is the pasteboard >>> functionality. >>> >>> GNUstep implements the OpenStep/pre-10.5 OSX pasteboard (see the >>> GNUstep docs >>> <https://www.gnustep.org/resources/documentation/Developer/Gui/Reference/NSPasteboard.html> >>> and the Apple docs >>> <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CopyandPaste/CopyandPaste.html>); >>> I have no idea how it integrates with the system's clipboards. This >>> pasteboard contains a single item, which may have multiple representations. >>> >>> Modern macOS implements the post-10.6 OSX pasteboard (see the Apple docs >>> <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/PasteboardGuide106/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008099> >>> - "Pasteboard Concepts" is the most important part), and OpenOutliner >>> expects this to work. This pasteboard is a list of items (for example, if >>> you copy a selection of a webpage which contains an image it should put a >>> rich text and an image onto the pasteboard), each of which may have >>> multiple representations. Additionally, it starts using Uniform Type >>> Identifiers (UTIs) in order to refer to types rather than use the old >>> pasteboard type strings (at least in 10.6 those old strings were still >>> supported but were deprecated). >>> >>> It looks kind of complicated to implement the new pasteboard API, so >>> maybe we could try porting OpenOutliner to the old pasteboard API or >>> temporarily disabling all the features which need the pasteboard. Do any of >>> you have opinions on this? >>> >>> The Uniform Type Identifiers framework, part of LaunchServices, seems to >>> be implemented by Boron so we could probably do that. (However, that would >>> make gnustep-gui depend on Boron, which may or may not be wanted.) We might >>> want to implement in Boron the new Uniform Type Identifiers framework >>> <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uniformtypeidentifiers?language=objc> >>> introduced in macOS 11 Big Sur, which is object-oriented (UTIs are of type >>> `UTType*` rather than `NSString*`, and it provides an Objective-C API). >>> Although OpenOutliner doesn't use the new UTI APIs, it would be useful to >>> implement in case newer apps need it, and regardless it seems to be a >>> cleaner API. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Ethan >>> On 4/25/25 08:01, Gregory Casamento wrote: >>> >>> Ethan, >>> >>> Mine is gcasa. I would like to help a little if I can. Also, expanding >>> libs-xcode, if it needs it, to handle it. >>> >>> Yours, GC >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM Patrick Cardona <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2025-04-24 18:50:21 +0200 Ethan C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Ethan, >>>> >>>> > I started on the porting at https://github.com/ethanc8/OpenOutliner. >>>> >>>> Great! >>>> >>>> > You can >>>> > grep for "FIXME-GNUstep" for the things that don't work yet (the >>>> whole thing >>>> > doesn't compile yet). If you give me your GitHub username I can give >>>> you >>>> > commit access to my fork. >>>> >>>> Mine is: pcardona34 >>>> >>>> > >>>> > On 4/24/25 08:14, Patrick Cardona wrote: >>>> >> Hello Ethan, >>>> > >>>> >> Thanks for this mention. I shall look at this. >>>> > >>>> >> On 2025-04-24 04:57:47 +0200 Ethan C <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >>> Hi everyone, >>>> > >>>> >>> David Chisnall recently mentioned on Lobsters >>>> >>> < >>>> https://lobste.rs/s/btjtkr/what_software_do_you_dream_about_do_not#c_i2m53u> >>>> >>>> >>> a clone of OmniOutliner 3 he wrote in 2017, and said it would be >>>> easily >>>> >>> portable. Its source is on GitHub >>>> >>> <https://github.com/davidchisnall/OpenOutliner> if you want to >>>> look at it. >>>> >>> From the README it looks like a decently complex application with >>>> lots >>>> >>> of functionality, so it could be quite useful to port it. See also >>>> Liam >>>> >>> Proven's comment about why he uses outliners >>>> >>> < >>>> https://lobste.rs/s/btjtkr/what_software_do_you_dream_about_do_not#c_owdlc8> >>>> >>>> >>> to get an idea of what outliner users would want. I might take up >>>> this at >>>> >>> some point, but I doubt it as I am quite busy and have too many >>>> side >>>> >>> projects already :) >>>> > >>>> >>> Thanks, >>>> > >>>> >>> Ethan Charoenpitaks >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Patrick Cardona - France >>>> MUA: GNUMail - Hardware: Raspberry Pi pi400 Model >>>> OS: Debian 12 (RPI-OS Lite) - Desktop: GSDE >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gregory Casamento >>> GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant >>> http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com >>> https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392 - Become a Patron >>> https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c >>> https://www.gofundme.com/f/cacao-linux-a-gnustep-reference-implementation >>> >>> > > -- > Gregory Casamento > GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant > http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com > https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392 - Become a Patron > https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c > https://www.gofundme.com/f/cacao-linux-a-gnustep-reference-implementation > > -- Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392 - Become a Patron https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c https://www.gofundme.com/f/cacao-linux-a-gnustep-reference-implementation
