How can I display the spinning NSProgressIndicator in a different color?

Answer 1

Try setting the "Opaque" flag to "On" for the indicator in Interface Builder.

Answer 2

I've seen some third party HUD-style control frameworks that include the bar style NSProgressIndicator, but unfortunately I don't remember ever seeing the spinner. If you can't find a way to get it to do what you want, this page can generate an animated gif that might be helpful for making your own.

Answer 3

Not sure if this would work correctly with NSProgressIndicator, but you might try using a Core Image filter to invert the display of the progress indicator view. You would have to make the view layer backed, and then add a CIFilter to its layer's filters. You may be able to do this all in the effects inspector in Interface Builder, otherwise you could also just do it in code.

Answer 4

I think you want a UIActivityIndicatorView:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/283032/background-color-for-uiactivityindicatorview

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIActivityIndicatorView_Class/Reference/UIActivityIndicatorView.html

Answer 5

I actually have implemented clones of the spinning NSProgressIndicator that might suit your needs. They can be drawn at any size and in any color. One is a subclass of NSView, which can be used on OS X 10.4, and the other is a subclass of CALayer, which can be used in a CoreAnimation-based project. The code is on github (both the NSView-based version and the CoreAnimation-based version), and there is a post with some screenshots on my blog.