Re: [Boa Constr] moving components using the designer

[Riaan B. <riaan@e.co.za>]

Hi Gary,

GARY SEVIOUR wrote:
> Hi All,
> I've decided to use Boa Constructor this evening and while it looks 
> quite good i'm finding a few thing a tad challnging.
> 
> I'm currently using:
> ubuntu dapper 6.06
> python 2.4.3
> boaconstructor 4.4
> wxPython 2.6.1.2pre
> 
> "Once the component is on the form, it can be moved and resized. You 
> move it by placing the mouse within the component and dragging it. You 
> resize it by dragging one of  the eight markers shown on the edge of a 
> selected control."
> 
> i've found that while components can be resized on  the form as per the 
> instructions it is not possible to use the mouse to drag them to a new 
> position.
> 
> I have found a partial solution in using the Inspector to edit the 
> Position attributes of a component (using the spinner controls is quite 
> handy).
> 
> Is this some bug that is unique to my system (I tried searching this 
> list's archives and could find any discussion on this issue).

The problem is that not all controls trigger mouse over and mouse click
events, for controls that do not trigger these events Boa simply cannot
move or size them via the Designer.

Cheers,
Riaan.