Creating OSX Notifications Xcode 4 Style

Question

How can I create the floating, translucent, black notifications Xcode 4 and some other apps use to notify users of events?

This screenshot shows Xcode's "Build Succeeded" notification as an example.

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Thanks in advance.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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My answer here How to implement HUD-style window like Address Book's “Show in Large Type” could serve as a pretty good starting point. You would want to up the radius on the rounded NSBezierPath that's drawn, and set the opacity lower in the window so it matches that of the Xcode notification.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

Community

answered Jun 16 '11 at 18:43

NSGod

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '11 at 18:30

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Also checkout the RoundedFloatingPanel example project by Matt Gemmell:
http://mattgemmell.com/source/

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answered Jun 16 '11 at 18:30

Anne

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 16 '11 at 17:36

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Have a look at the code (Open Source) for Growl.

It might give you some ideas.

answered Jun 16 '11 at 17:36

Abizern

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See also [QuickSilver](http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-alchemy/). I believe it basically comes down to "create a chromeless window and stick your view in there". – Jeremy W. Sherman Jun 16 '11 at 17:49

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