Re: [Dynapi-Dev] DynLayer and setClass()

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

what is this for?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raymond Irving" <xw...@ya...>
To: "Dynapi-Dev" <Dyn...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] DynLayer and setClass()


> Kevin,
> 
> Proposed DynLayer functions for use within
> assignElement(): 
> 
> p.getElmWidth = function(){ 
> var w = parseInt(this.css.width);
> if(isNaN(w)) w=this.getContentWidth();
> return w;
> };
> p.getElmHeight = function(){
> var h = parseInt(this.css.height);
> if(isNaN(h)) h=this.getContentWidth();
> return h;
> };
> 
> while DynLayer._assignElement will now use:
> 
> if (dlyr.html!=null && dlyr.html!='' && (dlyr.w==null
> || dlyr.h==null)) {
> var cw = (dlyr.w==null)? dlyr.getElmWidth() : null;
> var ch = (dlyr.h==null)? dlyr.getElmHeight() : null;
> dlyr.setSize(cw,ch);
> }
> 
> 
> Please run a performance test on this to see if it is
> ok.
> 
> 
> Any comments, suggestions?
> 
> 
> --
> Raymond Irving
> 
> 
> --- Kevin <ke...@ke...> wrote:
> 
> > > "Raymond Irving" <xw...@ya...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > When using setClass('whatever',true) you should
> > always
> > > > create dynlayer with width and height or 0. This
> > is to
> > > > prevent dynlayer from attempting to autosize the
> > > > layer. 
> > 
> > I disagree the w & h should be defaulted to null in
> > the
> > constructor and not be touched until _assignElement.
> > 
> > > > It was suggested once that we get the width and
> > the
> > > > height from the style of the layer, but that
> > might not
> > > > be a good thing to do as style sheets can use
> > > > different values for width and height:
> > > > 
> > > > width:100px; height:100px;
> > > > width:100%; height:100%;
> > > > width:100cm; height:100cm;
> >  
> > A user/developer knowing that pixels are supported
> > would use px in style sheets as in the same way
> > lyr=new DynLayer('z',10,10,'100%',100%')
> > wouldn't be expected to work in any case.
> >  
> > > > If a layer's style width inside the style sheet
> > was
> > > > set to 100% then the dynlayer would report the
> > wrong
> > > > size, correct?
> > > > 
> > > > Any thoughts on this? Should we document that
> > users
> > > > set the width and height to 0,0 when using style
> > > > sheets? Or should we enable
> > DynLayer.assignElement()
> > > > to first check for a valid css width/height
> > before
> > > > calling getContentWidth/Height? 
> >  
> > Defaults as explained above. Then in assignElement:
> > 1) call new methods getElmWidth() & getElmHeight()
> > to satisfy the style sheet requirement
> > then if the user/developer hasn't specified a style
> > object
> > or class
> > 2) call getContentWidth() & getContentHeight() to
> > satisfy
> > the auto size requirement (single character
> > DynLayers etc)
> >  
> > -
> > Kevin.
> >  
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Raymond Irving
> > > > 
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