Re: Does the IDE support having controls on >1 layers
- Posted by Andrew Katz <Akatz712 at gmail.com> Mar 19, 2007
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Dan Moyer wrote: > > Judith Evans wrote: > > > > Andrew Katz wrote: > > > > > > Lets say I have layers A,B,C and I want control X to be on layers A & B > > > and > > > not on layer C. > > > > > > No big deal if it does not have it in the IDE, since from what I can see, > > > layers are just sequences of controls, which I can do myself. > > > > > > The biggest headache so far with layers is that when I add controls, it > > > will SOMETIMES assign them to groups in the other layers! This is > > > something > > > you should fix! > > > > > > Andy Katz > > > > \Andy, let me explain IDE's use of Layering. Layering allows you to indicate > > controls that might swap visibility or enability with other controls in > > another > > layer. An example would be a group control that might contain different > > radio > > controls under program direction. To do this you would place the group in > > layer > > 0, one set of group child controls in layer 1 and the other in layer 2. Both > > sets of child controls are parented by the group control. Control parenting > > crosses layers for this reason but might assign parenting when you don't > > intend > > for it to happen; you may change the parent of any control on any layer > > using > > the Properties call 'Parent'. Select one of the dropdowns. What case do you > > have that a control should be in more than one layer? > > > > Dan Moyer requested control layering and perhaps he will chime in with more > > information from the user's standpoint. Dan? > > > > judith evans > > Judith, > > Ok, did so on Andy's next post in thread. > > Andy, I just thought of another possible work-around for your problem: > make the tabs bigger than you really want, just for getting your controls > far enough apart to be parented as you wish, then invoke one > "resize/relocate" routine on window open. If you put every control > separated by some specific distance, your relocate routine should be pretty > simple, I think, & it can resize your tab(s) at the same time. > > And Judith, I think your IDE is wonderful, glad to > see you're still working on making it even better! :) > > Dan Dan: Let me start by praising Judith (and others before) Windows IDE. This is the reason why I am using Euphoria for development. Nothing like this exists for C that I have found, and I do not like C++, and I do not want something like Basic (which has it). And Euphoria is like an easier C language. I am well aware that I can use the IDE and then program around it. I am already working outside of the IDE to do my status line (with Derek's soon to be finished sb.e). But when it comes to things like tabs and control placement, I want WYSIWYG in the IDE. Otherwise, there is little point to it. Andy Katz