Posts associated selection update messages associated with the LITabC…

…ontrol prior to context menu display.
monyschuk · Nov 18, 2013 · 1c652cd · 1c652cd
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Showing 1 changed file with 16 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/LITabControl/Classes/LITabCell.m b/LITabControl/Classes/LITabCell.m
@@ -95,16 +95,29 @@ - (BOOL)trackMouse:(NSEvent *)theEvent inRect:(NSRect)cellFrame ofView:(NSView *
     NSPoint location = [controlView convertPoint:[theEvent locationInWindow] fromView:nil];
 
     if (self.menu.itemArray.count > 0 &&  NSPointInRect(location, popupRect)) {
+
+        // this enclosingTabControl business is a bit hokey
+        // but it ensures that the receiver of context popup
+        // actions can determine which tab is associated with
+        // the action. It also ensures that the dataSource and
+        // target of the control updates associated views prior
+        // to context menu display...
+
         id view = controlView;
-        LITabControl *enclosingControl = nil;
+        LITabControl *enclosingTabControl = nil;
         while ((view = [view superview])) {
             if ([view isKindOfClass:[LITabControl class]]) {
-                enclosingControl = view;
+                enclosingTabControl = view;
                 break;
             }
         }
 
-        [enclosingControl setSelectedItem:self.representedObject];
+        if (enclosingTabControl) {
+            [enclosingTabControl setSelectedItem:self.representedObject];
+            [NSApp sendAction:enclosingTabControl.action to:enclosingTabControl.target from:enclosingTabControl];
+            [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:LITabControlDidChangeSelectionNotification object:enclosingTabControl];
+        }
+
         [self.menu popUpMenuPositioningItem:self.menu.itemArray[0] atLocation:NSMakePoint(NSMidX(popupRect), NSMaxY(popupRect)) inView:controlView];
         return YES;