Re: [Dynapi-Dev] set border bug

[Doug M. <do...@cr...>]

I say use CSS where we can.
A point tho: I have yet to force mozilla to paint the right and bottom
borders..
I'll post an example shortly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Irving" <xw...@ya...>
To: "Dynapi-Dev" <Dyn...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] set border bug


>
> --- Kevin <ke...@ke...> wrote:
> > Solution.
> >
> > 1) I like the way borders are done in dynapi for
> > ns4. Layers for top,
> > bottom, left and right. So if we implement this for
> > all browsers and
> > not mess with the style it would be consistent,
> > though dynlayer width
> > will include border.
>
> That's true, but this would require us to us more
> layers. The solution is ok for ns4 (as it's an old
> browser) but css now available I think it's much more
> efficient to use css.
>
> > 2) If we mess with border style for dom browsers.
> > For the
> > dynlayer size to consistent with ns4 border
> > implementation
> > it''s the dynlayer width that should be set to the
> > actual element
> > width plus twice the size of the border.
>
> If we set the actual elm size to be less than twice
> the border size then it would be consistent with the
> ns4 implementation:
>
> lyr.w = 100
> lyr.h = 100
> lyr.css.width=(lyr.w-(lyr._border*2))
> lyr.css.height=(lyr.h-(lyr._border*2))
>
> In the above the dynLayer width/height will always be
> 100x100 although the actual elm size will be 98x98.
> This IMO shouldn't be a problem as the content inside
> the elm will either wrap or overflow. This will only
> be true when borders are set for DynLayers on DOM
> browsers.
>
> Agree? Or should we use the NS4 design despite the
> draw backs or having to use four additional layers?
>
> --
> Raymond Irving
>
> > I have a setBorder method that fixes the bug and
> > should
> > work ok:
> >
> > p.setBorder=function(w,c,s) {
> >   var width=w||0;
> >   var bstyle=(typeof(s)=='string')?s:'solid';
> >   var bcolor=(typeof(c)=='string')?c:'black';
> >   this._border=width+'px '+bstyle+' '+bcolor;
> >   this._cssBorder='border:'+this._border+'; ';
> >   var s=this.css;
> >   if(s) {
> >     s.borderWidth=width+'px';
> >     s.borderStyle=bstyle;
> >     s.borderColor=bcolor;
> >   }
> > };
> >
> > Just need to work out what the dynlayer w & h should
> > be
> > as the w & h of a dynlayer should be the same as
> > when
> > using a border (internal border layers) in ns4.
> >
> > -
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > > > For example in dom browsers we would something
> > like:
> > > >
> > > > p.setSize = function(w,h) {
> > > > .....
> > > >    if (cw) this.css.width =
> > > > (this.w-(this._border*2))||0;
> > > >    if (ch) this.css.height =
> > > > (this.h-(this._border*2))||0;
> > > > ....
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What do you think? Any other suggestions? Can we
> > do
> > > > this?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Raymond Irving
> > > >
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