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How do i put an NSToolbar on the bottom of a window. I need to modify a program that has a toolbar on the top of the window and that needs to go on the bottom now.

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In direct answer, NSToolbar won't cooperate without a lot of hackery.

Stepping back to a wider view: why not use the bottom margin of a window to put tools there? You won't get the user customization of NSToolbar but I'd argue putting a toolbar's worth of buttons on the bottom of the window should raise a lot of questions about your overall design approach. (Yes, I'm aware of things like iPhoto, etc. but it's still localized to a view, not the whole window and it doesn't "overflow" and isn't customizable.)

Joshua Nozzi
I need to put a toolbar like view at the bottom. The buttons there will be changed depending on what is selected in another view on the window.
Your best bet is probably to roll your own. Either swap out a view with one set of buttons for a view with a different set, or build your own single view that lays out buttons horizontally as they're added or removed.
Joshua Nozzi