Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] why are the prompts of my textfields not shown?

[<a98...@gm...>]

hi rob,
thanks for your support.

I've created a small working example of my script.

juergen

[snip]
#!.\perl.exe
#
use strict;
no strict qw(subs);
##############################
# GUI
use Win32::GUI 1.05 qw( CW_USEDEFAULT
                        WM_HOTKEY
                        VK_J
                        IDI_DEFAULTICON
                        MB_OK 
                        MB_ICONHAND 
                        ES_WANTRETURN 
                        WS_CLIPCHILDREN 
                        WS_EX_TOPMOST 
                        WM_HSCROLL
                        WM_VSCROLL
                        SB_CTL
                        SB_HORZ
                        SB_VERT
                        SB_TOP SB_BOTTOM SB_LINEUP SB_LINEDOWN SB_PAGEUP SB_PAGEDOWN
                        SB_LEFT SB_RIGHT SB_LINELEFT SB_LINERIGHT SB_PAGELEFT SB_PAGERIGHT
                        SB_THUMBTRACK SB_THUMBPOSITION SB_ENDSCROLL
                        );

use Win32::GUI::Constants ();
use Win32::API();
use Win32::Sound;
use Win32::ChangeNotify;
use Win32::GUI::SplashScreen();
#
my $main;
my $cfg_window;
my %cfg = (
	iconfile    => undef,
	icon_file   => undef,
);
my %config = (
    playsound            => 0,
    showsplash           => 0,
    monitor_dir          => join( "", Win32::GetFullPathName( '.' ) ),
    monitor_subdirs      => False,
    timeout_value        => 30,
    archive_destination_name => XXX,
);
my %config_tooltips = (
    playsound            => "start startsound [0]|1",
    showsplash           => "show splash screen on startup [0]|1",
    monitor_dir          => "Path to monitoring directory",
    monitor_subdirs      => "Should subdirectories be monitored? [False]|True",
    timeout_value        => "timeout value in seconds [30]",
);
#----------------------------
sub do_animation {
  my $window = $_[0];
  print "do_animation: $window\n";
    $window->Animate(
        -show => !$window->IsVisible(),
        -activate => 1,
        -animation => "blend",
        -direction => "rl",
        -time => 400,
    );
  $window->BringWindowToTop();
  $window->DoEvents();
  $window->Update();
}
# --------------------
 sub configuration
 {
   configuration_window();  # create the window
   my $count = 0;
   my $padding = 10;

   $cfg_window->AddGroupbox(
         -name  => "CFGX",
         -title => "Configuration",
         -left  => 25,
         -top   => 10,
         -width => 400,
         -group  => 1,
   );

   foreach my $xx (sort(keys %config))
   {
     $count = $count + 1;
     print "$xx = $config{$xx}\n";
     $cfg_window->AddTextfield(
       -name => "${xx}_name",
       -text => "$config{$xx}",
       -tip  => "$config_tooltips{$xx}",
       -left => 35,
       -prompt => [ "$xx:" , 150 ],
       -height => 20,
       -width => 200,
             -top   => 25 + ($count * 20),
             -width => $cfg_window->CFGX->Width() - (2 * 20),
             -tabstop => 1,
     );
   }

   $cfg_window->CFGX->Height(350);
   $cfg_window->CFGX->Width(550);

#   $cfg_window->{archive_destination_name}->SetFocus();
   do_animation($cfg_window);
   $cfg_window->SetRedraw(1);
 }
# -------------------
sub configuration_window
{
  $cfg_window=Win32::GUI::Window->new(
  	-name  => "configwin",
  	-title => "$cfg{name} - Configuration",
    -left => CW_USEDEFAULT,
  	-size  => [ 600, 450 ],
  	-parent => $main,
    -vscroll => 1,
    -hscroll => 1,
    -helpbutton  => 0,
    -dialogui    => 1,
    -resizable   => 1,
    -onTerminate => sub { do_animation($cfg_window); 0; },
  );
  
  my $ncw = $cfg_window->ScaleWidth();
  my $nch = 20;
  
  $cfg_window->AddButton(
    -name => "CFGOK",
    -text => "OK",
    -pos  => [ 30, $nch ],
  );
  $cfg_window->AddButton(
    -name => "CFGCANCEL",
    -text => "CANCEL",
    -pos  => [ 70, $nch ],
  );
}
# ----------------
sub create_MainWindow
{
  $main = Win32::GUI::Window->new(
      -name  => 'Main',
      -left => CW_USEDEFAULT,
      -addstyle => WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
      -width => 100,
      -height => 100,
      -text   => "main".$cfg{title_string},
      -menu => $cfg{mainmenu},
      -vscroll => 1,
      -hscroll => 1,
      -size        => [800,550],
      -helpbutton  => 0,
      -maximizebox => 0,
      -resizable   => 1,    
      -background => {0x00FF00},
      -foreground => {0x33AABB},
      -dialogui    => 1,
#      -accel      => $cfg{accelerator},
      -noflicker => 1,
#      -onMinimize => \&toggle_show_state,
      -eventmodel => both,
      );
}
# ----------------
create_MainWindow();
$main->AddButton(
		-visible => 1,
		-cancel  => 1,
		-onClick => configuration(),
	);
$main->Show();
Win32::GUI::Dialog();
[/snip]
-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:40:23 +0000
> Von: "Robert May" <rob...@us...>
> An: "a98...@gm..." <a98...@gm...>
> CC: per...@li...
> Betreff: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] why are the prompts of my textfields not shown?

> On 22/11/2007, a98...@gm... <a98...@gm...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I've a small application with a configuration window.
> > this window is created with a for-loop and some textfields with "prompt"
> for the values.
> > this window is shown with an Animate().
> > but the prompts aren't shown until i focus it with tabstopps or the
> mouse.
> > what's my problem?
> >
> > thx for help.
> > juergen
> 
> Juergen,
> 
> As the example you have posted is a snippet and not a complete script
> that I can look at then I can't tell what your problem is.  I expect
> that in your do_animation() you only deal with the textfield, and not
> with the associated label, but without seeing more code I can't really
> tell.  If you were to post a short but complete example showing your
> problem, then I'm happy to have another look.
> 
> Regards,
> Rob.
> >
> > [snip]
> > sub configuration
> > {
> >   configuration_window();  # create the window
> >   my $count = 0;
> >   my $padding = 10;
> >
> >   $cfg_window->AddGroupbox(
> >         -name  => "CFGX",
> >         -title => "Configuration",
> >         -left  => 25,
> >         -top   => 10,
> >         -width => 400,
> >         -group  => 1,
> >   );
> >
> >   foreach my $xx (sort(keys %config))
> >   {
> >     $count = $count + 1;
> >     print "$xx = $config{$xx}\n";
> >     $cfg_window->AddTextfield(
> >       -name => "${xx}_name",
> >       -text => "$config{$xx}",
> >       -tip  => "$config_tooltips{$xx}",
> >       -left => 35,
> >       -prompt => [ "$xx:" , 150 ],
> >       -height => 20,
> >       -width => 200,
> >             -top   => 25 + ($count * 20),
> >             -width => $cfg_window->CFGX->Width() - (2 * 20),
> >             -tabstop => 1,
> >     );
> >   }
> >
> >   $cfg_window->CFGX->Height(350);
> >   $cfg_window->CFGX->Width(550);
> >
> >   $cfg_window->{archive_destination_name}->SetFocus();
> >   do_animation($cfg_window);
> >   $cfg_window->SetRedraw(1);
> >   get_configuration();
> > }
> > [/snip]
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