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The following code demonstrates how you can handle overlapping tracking areas
import Cocoa
/*
let a = TempNSView(frame:NSRect(0,0,100,100))
a.name = "a"
addSubview(a)
let b = TempNSView(frame:NSRect(50,50,100,100))
b.name = "b"
addSubview(b)
*/
class TempNSView :FlippedView{/*Organizes your view from top to bottom*/
var name:String = ""/*Makes it easier to test*/
var isMouseOver:Bool = false;/*you should hit test this on init*/
var hasMouseEntered:Bool = false/*you should hit test this on init*/
override var wantsDefaultClipping:Bool{return false}//avoids clipping the view
override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
super.init(frame: frameRect)
let trackingArea:NSTrackingArea = NSTrackingArea(rect: bounds, options: [NSTrackingAreaOptions.ActiveAlways, NSTrackingAreaOptions.MouseMoved,NSTrackingAreaOptions.MouseEnteredAndExited], owner: self, userInfo: nil)
addTrackingArea(trackingArea)
}
/**
* NOTE: this method is called from the root view if this view is the top-most visible view
*/
override func hitTest(aPoint: NSPoint) -> NSView? {
//Swift.print("hitTest")
var pos = convertPoint(aPoint, toView: self)/*converts the p to local coordinates*/
pos -= frame.origin/*converts the point from a global position to a local position*/
//Swift.print("pos: " + "\(pos)")
//Swift.print("containsPoint(p): " + String(NSPointInRect(pos + frame.origin, frame)))
return NSPointInRect(pos + frame.origin, frame) ? self : nil
}
required init?(coder: NSCoder) {fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")}
/**
* MouseMoved
*/
override func mouseMoved(theEvent: NSEvent) {
//Swift.print("mouseMoved")
if(hasMouseEntered){/*Only run the following code when inside the actual TrackingArea*/
let theHitView = window!.contentView?.hitTest((window?.mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream)!)
//Swift.print("theHitView: " + "\(theHitView)")
if(theHitView === self){//mouse move on the "visible" part of the view
if(!isMouseOver){mouseOver()}
mouseMove()
}
else if(isMouseOver){mouseOut()}//mouse move on the "invisible" parth of the view
}
}
/**
* NOTE: draws a 100 by 100 square with a random color
*/
override func drawRect(dirtyRect: NSRect) {
Swift.print("TempNSView.drawRect()")
let graphicsContext = NSGraphicsContext.currentContext()!
let context = graphicsContext.CGContext/* Get the handle to the current context */
let path = CGRect(0,0,100,100).path
CGContextAddPath(context, path)
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context,NSColor.random.CGColor)
CGContextDrawPath(context, CGPathDrawingMode.Fill)
}
/**
* MouseMove (only fires when the mouse is actualy moving on the visible part of the view)
* NOTE: It could be possible to only call this method if a bool value was true. Optimization
*/
func mouseMove(){
//Swift.print(name + " mouseMove")
}
/**
* Only fires if the mouse is over the visible part of this view
*/
func mouseOver(){
Swift.print(name + " mouseOver")
isMouseOver = true
}
/**
* Only fires if the mouse is "rolls" out of the visible part of this view
*/
func mouseOut(){
Swift.print(name + " mouseOut")
isMouseOver = false
}
/**
* Fires when the mouse enters the tracking area, regardless if it is overlapping with other trackingAreas of other views
*/
override func mouseEntered( event: NSEvent){
//Swift.print("TempNSView.mouseEntered: ")
hasMouseEntered = true/*optimization*/
let theHitView = window!.contentView?.hitTest((window?.mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream)!)
//Swift.print("theHitView: " + "\(theHitView)")
if(theHitView === self){mouseOver()}//mouse move on visible view
}
/**
* Fires when the mouse exits the tracking area, regardless if it is overlapping with other trackingAreas of other views
*/
override func mouseExited(event: NSEvent){
//Swift.print("TempNSView.mouseExited:")
hasMouseEntered = false/*optimization*/
if(isMouseOver){mouseOut()}
}
/**
* MouseDown (for testing purposes)
*/
override func mouseDown(theEvent: NSEvent) {
Swift.print("TempNSView.mouseDown()")
//Swift.print("window?.mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream: " + "\(window?.mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream)")
let theHitView = window!.contentView?.hitTest((window?.mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream)!)
Swift.print("theHitView: " + "\(theHitView)")
}
}
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eonist commented Jan 29, 2016

preview:
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eonist commented Feb 3, 2016

This is default behaviour of TrackingArea:

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Where is convertPoint function defined ?

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