While working on the user interface for Rip I struggled to find an elegant way to allow users to easily view and edit a compact disc’s metadata. I finally settled on something similar to what Interface Builder uses for editing an object’s attributes:
Unfortunately there is no native Cocoa control for doing this, so I rolled my own. I call it SFBViewSelector and it functions similarly to an UITabBar for those familiar with iPhone development. Here is how I’m currently using it in Rip:
I also wanted a Finder-esque inspector for viewing attributes, with sections that could be expanded and collapsed. SDInspectorKit was a nice start, but I wanted something a little more tailored to my purposes. Here is the result, SFBInspectorView:
My TODO list includes an Interface Builder palette, but even without the classes are fully functional. A demo app is included to show how to set things up.
The code is available at SFBInspectors and is BSD licensed.