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A friend had the problem that he could not drag items into an NSTextField that was not the First Responder, and asked me if I had a solution. And I found one:
The trick is, to call makeFirstResponder in the draggingEntered method.

Sample Project

Just recently I discovered that some software would fail to work on partitions that are case-sensitive. My partitions are mostly case-sensitive because I develop some stuff for Linux (which often has case-sensitive file systems).

So, be sure to test your applications on case-sensitive partitions. You can easily create a disk image and mount it for this purpose.

In the case your application needs to know if it is running on a case sensitive partition, here is some sample code. There are many ways to find out the vRefNum, depending on what you have to start with. In this case, I am assuming a path, but you can also get a vRefNum for a BSD partition or other things.

Sample Code follows:

"A LEADING imam in the mosque where the July 7 bombers worshipped has hailed their terrorist attack on London as a “good” act in a secretly taped conversation with an undercover reporter."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2036538,00.html

I think the most interesting part of the article is this:

'When asked whether [Hamid Ali] believed that [the bombers'] actions were good, he said: “I don’t know what they died for, that’s what I said . . . According to our faith, everything depends on what their intention is. I don’t know what their intention is"'

So, a tube bombing can be a good thing if your intention is the right one? Really?

Oy vey, it has been a while since I posted something here...

Anyhow, I would like to make both Developers and Non-Developers aware of Smart Crash Reporter, which has caused some weird behavior. Therefore, I recommend

Bill Bumgarter's Weblog which includes instructions on how to remove SCR. It also has some more insight, including what alternatives developers can use instead.

Also, please check the excellent Daring Fireball piece on this discussion.