Re: Grid Control: getting original checkbox state
Phil,
Well, I guess you're right, I must have been thinking of ComboBoxes, (rather
than simple lists), which have a drop-down list which can *momentarily*
obscure controls below it, but then disappear when an item in it is
selected. Those drop-down lists seem to be able to be made to show only as
much as is needed, up to the height of the default size of the control. But
I don't need that ability, and I can use the Grid Control just fine as it
is, so it would appear to be a not so good suggestion.
Did you find anything in my demo that should have been done differently or
better?
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Russell" <pg_russell at lineone.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: Grid Control: getting original checkbox state
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> So you want the grid to dynamically resize to fit its contents? Well
> there is nothing stopping you resizing the grid using 'setRect' as with
> any other windows control. You can get hold of the row header and row
> height values (both grid level properties) and size the grid
> accordingly.
>
> However as far as I know
> a) Windows list controls do *not* have this resizing behaviour
> b) It would be of limited usefulness except on simple forms as you would
> then have to shuffle around any other items which appeared below the
> grid.
>
> In addition, my experience with developing Windows apps is that users
> intensely dislike interfaces which suddenly change themselves around -
> IMHO it is better to have a fixed size control which stays put.
>
> That said, if you *really* need to do this then I am happy to write an
> example program. Let me know...
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil
>
> PS I will have to log off soon - will reply tomorrow if needed.
>
>
> Dan Moyer wrote:
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > Well, that's close but not exactly what I meant; refer to the demo
> > following
> > this (& if it's a poor way to do what I'm trying to do, by all means
> > make
> > corrections!).
> >
> > Consider when a Grid Control is created: it shows up as a rectangle of
> > x-y
> > dimensions, even though it could be *empty* to begin with. Then add
> > *one*
> > row of data: the row shows up, but inside an otherwise *empty*
> > rectangle.
> > If you then add additional rows of data, eventually it will have to
> > vertically scroll, which it does.
> >
> > What I am suggesting is that when it *originally* shows, if it has no
> > data,
> > just the top legends should (optionally) show; then, if *one* row is
> > added,
> > *just that row* would show under the legends, *not* the whole empty grid
> > rectangle. And then, as now, when enough rows are added so there's not
> > enough space for them, scroll bars obtain.
> >
> > Dan Moyer
> >
>
>
>
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