Steven G. HarrisMar 12
I have used #MacCatalyst for years and appreciated what it does in spite of some sharp edges and neglect on Apple’s part, but using Claude in #Xcode to port a #SwiftUI / #UIKit app to #AppKit really spells the end it.
Florian HeidenreichMar 12

Does anyone know how to navigate between preference panes of apps on macOS using the keyboard?

I tried to highlight the toolbar buttons and moving the focus works, but selecting the focused pane by, e.g., pressing Space only gives the error sound.

Seems like an obvious thing to do...

#macOSTahoe #AppKit

PuppetheadMar 10

Ish. The Swift Playground app on macOS is Catalyst. Guess I can't use it as a workaround for Xcode 26.3 Playgrounds crashing on Sequoia.

#macOS #SwiftUI #AppKit

Snapp iOS WeeklyMar 9

Ever wondered how macOS blur effects really work under the hood? This fascinating reverse engineering journey challenges assumptions about 𝑁𝑆𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤, explores alternatives, and shares great discoveries along the way.

🔗: https://oskargroth.com/blog/reverse-engineering-nsvisualeffectview by Oskar Groth (@oskargroth)

#macOS #AppKit #ReverseEngineering

Reverse Engineering NSVisualEffectView

How NSVisualEffectView renders blur effects under the hood, and building a custom material view from scratch using CABackdropLayer.

Mario GuzmánMar 7
Some early screenshots of my all-new #PDXTransit for #macOS using mostly #SwiftUI and some #AppKit. 🤓🚌🚏
Show threadMario GuzmánMar 7
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Other ideas including just relying on a shadow from the right/details pane overlaid the left/source list by removing the visual divider. #AppKit #SwiftUI #macOS
Mario GuzmánMar 7

I wanted a more interesting selection state for my app. Initially I wanted the highlight to be pointy on the right side so you know data & details flow to the right.

But my friend @tuomas_h (always challenging me to something better) suggested a little triangle tab pointing from the details to the selected row.

Through illusion, I got it to work using NSSplitViewController without doing something gross or abusing AppKit. The little arrow tab even follows on scroll! 😄

#AppKit #SwiftUI #macOS

AmmadMar 6

I’m excited to share that Oliphaunt is now available on the App Store!

It’s a Mastodon client built specifically for the Mac using AppKit with some SwiftUI. The goal was to create a well-behaved Mac application that follows the platform’s design language, adopts macOS idioms and feels natural to Mac users, rather than being a scaled-up iOS port, cross-platform app or anything else.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6745527185

#Oliphaunt #Mac #macOS #OSX #AppKit #Swift #SwiftUI #Fediverse #Mastodon

Florian HeidenreichMar 6

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fhe/114935753524661168

It's fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta 3 🙌 There is hope!

#macOSTahoe #AppKit

PuppetheadMar 2

I'm using my own NSWindowController with a SwiftUI view as the root view of an NSWindow, and I'm trying to figure out how to use @Environment (or something else) to change a value in the NSWindowController and let the SwiftUI view act accordingly.

The window does work and displays properly, but I can't figure out how to change the state from within my NSWindowController update method.

If anyone has any tips I'd be appreciative.

#SwiftUI #AppKit #macOS