We have a Xamarin.Mac project, with many customized Cocoa NSViews.
We found the Nevron framework interesting, so questions came up if we could use it:
* From that much I've seen, it seems to me it's possible to use Nevron widgets inside an existing Xamarin.Mac app; also inside an existing NSWindow, also inside an existing NSView hierarchy. So an NNovWidgetHost does not have to be at top level in the view hierarch. Did I understand it well?
* If so, is it possible to reuse our custom NSViews within Nevron, so I guess within NNovWidgetHost? Eg is there a way (a fast and easy way) to wrap our existing NSViews into NWidget or similar? Or rather do not try to do that?

Thanks!

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in NOV!

Regarding your questions:

* From that much I've seen, it seems to me it's possible to use Nevron widgets inside an existing Xamarin.Mac app; also inside an existing NSWindow, also inside an existing NSView hierarchy. So an NNovWidgetHost does not have to be at top level in the view hierarch. Did I understand it well?
The NNovWidgetHost is a regular NSView, so you understand the concept correctly. It will act as any other NSView, so you can place it wherever you want in your UI hieracrhcy - It does not have to be root view in the window. This allows you to mix native NSViews and with NOV widgets in a single window as you see fit.

If so, is it possible to reuse our custom NSViews within Nevron, so I guess within NNovWidgetHost? Eg is there a way (a fast and easy way) to wrap our existing NSViews into NWidget or similar? Or rather do not try to do that?
Unfortunately you cannot host native NSViews inside a NOV UI hierarchy, so there is no easy way to achieve this. You can however position these custom NSViews on top of the NNovWidgetHost and maybe use a NOV widget as a placeholder in the NOV UI hierachy. 

Best Regards,
Nevron Support Team

I don't understand this. Could you please explain this in details, and/or show me an example pseudo code or view hierarchy?

Thanks!

Hi,

Suppose that you have a NStackPanel with say 3 buttons and one custom widget. You can launch a timer and inspect the position of the custom widget and position you custom NSView over it. 

Best Regards,
Nevron Support Team