1. wxEuphoria, and how much it's hampered by not having a flash IDE
- Posted by CraigWelch Mar 17, 2009
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Not at all!
This was bugging me for a while. I was trying to build an application without using sizers, and it was a bit laborious playing around with the positioning of controls and so on. I figured that because the windows in this app would not be re-sized, I wouldn't need sizers.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
I went to the trouble of reading the entire chapter on sizers in the excellent wxWidgets book. And slowly it dawned on me. Sizers are the secret to everything. It was as if I had just discovered XYZZY.
I have found the light! Hallelujah!
Now that I understand nested sizers, laying out a window is child's play. It all just happens.
Well done Julian Smart et al., and well done Matt Lewis.
2. Re: wxEuphoria, and how much it's hampered by not having a flash IDE
- Posted by mattlewis (admin) Mar 17, 2009
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I went to the trouble of reading the entire chapter on sizers in the excellent wxWidgets book. And slowly it dawned on me. Sizers are the secret to everything. It was as if I had just discovered XYZZY.
Yes, sizers are like magic, and they make your life easy. 
I believe they're a native part of GTK, and wxWidgets implemented them for Windows.
Though I'd still like to get a nice IDE, it will use sizers. I just need to find the time to work on it...
Matt
3. Re: wxEuphoria, and how much it's hampered by not having a flash IDE
- Posted by jeremy (admin) Mar 17, 2009
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Yes, sizers are like magic, and they make your life easy. I believe they're a native part of GTK, and wxWidgets implemented them for Windows.
Though I'd still like to get a nice IDE, it will use sizers. I just need to find the time to work on it...
Does wxEuphoria not read from files created by, say, DialogBlocks or something?
Jeremy
4. Re: wxEuphoria, and how much it's hampered by not having a flash IDE
- Posted by mattlewis (admin) Mar 17, 2009
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Yes, sizers are like magic, and they make your life easy. I believe they're a native part of GTK, and wxWidgets implemented them for Windows.
Though I'd still like to get a nice IDE, it will use sizers. I just need to find the time to work on it...
Does wxEuphoria not read from files created by, say, DialogBlocks or something?
If they use XRC, then it should be able to. If they output good ole C, then not so much.
Matt
5. Re: wxEuphoria, and how much it's hampered by not having a flash IDE
- Posted by ghaberek (admin) Mar 17, 2009
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I believe they're a native part of GTK, and wxWidgets implemented them for Windows.
In GTK, they're called boxes. But yes, the functionality is the same.
-Greg
