How would one implement a sidebar similar to Mail/iTunes/Finder/etc in Cocoa/IB?

Question

I think the title pretty much says it all... I\'m looking to implement an interface similar to the standard OS X sidebar used in all the above mentioned programs, and I\'m w

Answer 1

Direct support for this sort of thing was added in Leopard. It's called a 'source list'.

Please see the AppKit release notes. Search for NSTableViewSelectionHighlightStyleSourceList in the document.

Or, drag out a table view and select Highlight: Source List in Interface Builder.