no .nib access in .86

indomitable · Post by **indomitable** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:30 pm

I really did search for this because it seems like it would have been mentioned but I got nothin.

I always used to go into messagewindow.nib after each new update and switch off the drop shadow due to an OCD related desire to have my message window blend with my desktop. Now it looks like we're not able to open those files. Is there a way around this, have I screwed something up or am I just SOL?

thanks dudes,
A

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:58 pm

Hmm... strange, I can't open them either...

Post by **evands** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:35 am

We no longer include all the files which are needed for the nib files to be opened in Interface Builder, as it was a waste of space for 99% of users.

See http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/GettingAdiumSource for how to download and build your own copy of Adium which you can modify as you wish.

Post by **The_Tick** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:05 am

evands wrote:We no longer include all the files which are needed for the nib files to be opened in Interface Builder, as it was a waste of space for 99% of users.

See http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/GettingAdiumSource for how to download and build your own copy of Adium which you can modify as you wish.

What kind of space did we save, just curious really

Post by **evands** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:14 pm

The_Tick wrote:
evands wrote:We no longer include all the files which are needed for the nib files to be opened in Interface Builder, as it was a waste of space for 99% of users.

See http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/GettingAdiumSource for how to download and build your own copy of Adium which you can modify as you wish.

What kind of space did we save, just curious really

Just over 2.3 mb uncompressed at present -- savings increase with each additional translation added, as well.

Post by **The_Tick** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:48 pm

evands wrote:
The_Tick wrote:
evands wrote:We no longer include all the files which are needed for the nib files to be opened in Interface Builder, as it was a waste of space for 99% of users.

See http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/GettingAdiumSource for how to download and build your own copy of Adium which you can modify as you wish.

What kind of space did we save, just curious really
Just over 2.3 mb uncompressed at present -- savings increase with each additional translation added, as well.

Very nice. Sort of like when we converted the tiffs to png and then removed the resource forks, that saved us something like half a meg.

Post by **bgannin** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:29 pm

The ancillary benefit is that users cannot open and alter application level resources without the source (although there are workarounds) It's Apple's recommended method for protecting your interface files [weak, but moderately successful, security++]