Altering the style of an NSSearchField.

Answer 1

if just want to increase the size of NSSearchfield then u did not need to subclass it you just define NSSearchfield programetically and give ur desire size during defining of frame.

example is given below

mySearchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0,44,320,70)]; mySearchBar.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo; mySearchBar.autocapitalizationType = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone; mySearchBar.showsCancelButton = NO; mySearchBar.delegate=self; [self.view addSubview:mySearchBar];

or if you want some diffrent look specify it i may help you

Answer 2

You need to make a custom NSSearchFieldCell subclass, and override drawWithFrame:, then set your NSSearchField to use that cell. You can either draw your custom border in code, or use end-cap images and a background image for the center that you tile horizontally.

Here's an example of old code that used the latter approach to make a custom NSTextField that looked like a search field back before NSSearchField was a standard control.

Answer 3

Honestly, that field on the left just looks double-struck to me. So you might try just overriding drawRect: to send [super drawRect:] twice. ☺

(The real test would be if you could show both fields with text in them. Double-struck text is really easy to spot, and is definitely not something you want.)