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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