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2 years on

2 years ago today, I started this blog at mattgemmell.com (with a rubbish post). Since then, I’ve graduated from university, developed an unhealthy interest in Animal Crossing, and moved to Scotland’s lesser city. Irate Scotsman has been defunct for some time now (I still have the site archived here though), and my posting has slowed [...]


NSColor+ContrastingLabelExtensions

A quick Cocoa source code post. This one is simple: it’s a category on NSColor which returns another NSColor for use when drawing label text on top of the receiver. Either white or black is returned, depending on which will have most visual contrast with the receiver’s color. In the event of the receiver’s colorspace [...]


Fame.m

Shockingly, my Cocoa source code is used in stuff.


HUDWindow updated

Quick note: I’ve updated my HUDWindow source so that the close widget is added even if the panel is created via a nib rather than programmatically. Get the updated version (includes demo app) from the Cocoa source code page, or take a look at a screenshot.


Keeping work at work

Much-belated New Year’s resolution: set aside time for personal projects, and keep work at work.


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