Re: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool

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I've been dragging skinwindows just by attaching the 'behavior' at creation
time.  When Master Pascal mentioned the need for updating I think he was
refering to the need to convert them to the precreate system.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Melvin" <do...@cr...>
To: <dyn...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool

> Window is now draggable..
> also, you can double click on the title bar to maximize/restore..
> Need to add a cover layer over caption text as caption text blocks click
> events
> in the title bar..
>
> Doug Melvin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard :o" <ma...@ri...>
> To: <dyn...@li...>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool
>
>
> > > correct, the widgets are not in the CVS. They would also need work to
> make
> > > them work in the latest DynAPI2.. something I'm not planning on for a
> > while.
> >
> > So Doug, please send your fixes over to me as I would like to support
> these
> > great
> > widgets as long as possible, and the lack of draggability under IE5.5
was
> a
> > long overdue fix.
> >
> > Regarding elastic, I apply this on my page by detecting browser
dimensions
> > like this:
> >
> > var winH,winW,w, h, ow, oh, q
> >
> > function findWH() {
> >  winW = (is.ns)? window.innerWidth : document.body.offsetWidth-20
> >  winH = (is.ns)? window.innerHeight : document.body.offsetHeight-4
> >                              //I'm not sure what the -20 and -4  was
> needed
> > for now
> >    ow= 1004/winW;
> >    oh= 648/winH;
> >    if(ow>oh){q=ow;}else{q=oh;}
> >  return q
> > }
> >
> > DynAPI.onLoad=function() {
> >     q=findWH()
> >
> > and then all sizes defined are divided by q, like this:
> >
> > statusMsg=new DynLayer(null,0,0,120/q,120/q);
> >
> > When done like this it means objects retain their original shape; so if
> > someone's browser is letterbox
> > shaped, your page doesn't become squashed, but decreases in width as
well.
> >
> > in the resize event you could put:
> > q=findWH()    //gets new dimensions
> > statusMsg.slideTo(120/q,120/q);
> >
> > I haven't done the resizing bit on my page right now, because I wanted
to
> > animate the resizing
> > properly (ie the things fly to the new place, and grow/shrink). Also
many
> > people resize the browser
> > while the page is loading, which could cause errors and crashes, so I
only
> > let the onResize()
> > code execute (during testing) after a variable was set at the end of my
> > preloading sequence.
> > Of course NS can't animate anything onResize(), as it simply has to be
> > reloaded, at least I haven't
> > seen recreateAll() work properly without a reload.
> >
> > The only problem I run into was text size, you can change the font size
> > using the same variable, ie:
> >
> > statusMsg.setHTML('<span style="font-size: '+16/q+'pt;">Blah
Blah</span>')
> >
> > but during testing NS gave a lot of problems, looking on it now I think
> the
> > problem was that I had two stylesheets
> > applied to the same document, one directly and one through a skinButton
> > widget, but I'm not sure.
> >
> > I hope there's something in there of use;
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Richard  :o
> >
> > ma...@ri...
> > www.richardinfo.com
> > (Everything running on, and ported to the 19/12/2000 snapshot of
DynAPI2)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pascal Bestebroer" <pa...@dy...>
> > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 9:40 PM
> > Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool
> >
> >
> > > correct, the widgets are not in the CVS. They would also need work to
> make
> > > them work in the latest DynAPI2.. something I'm not planning on for a
> > while.
> > >
> > > cya,
> > >
> > > Pascal Bestebroer
> > > pa...@dy...
> > > http://www.dynamic-core.net
> > >
> > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > Van: dyn...@li...
> > > > [mailto:dyn...@li...]Namens Robert
Rainwater
> > > > Verzonden: woensdag 10 januari 2001 21:35
> > > > Aan: DynAPI Development List
> > > > Onderwerp: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > As far as I know none of those widgets are in CVS.  Aren't those
> > > > Pascal's widgets?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > // Robert Rainwater
> > > >
> > > > On 1/10/2001, 6:02:56 PM EST, Doug wrote about "[Dynapi-Dev]
> > > > Making progress on a Java gui tool":
> > > >
> > > > > How do I get access to the CVS system..
> > > > > I've fixed a few bugs myself..
> > > > > Such as the 'movebility' of the skinwindow.
> > > > > I also updated the doDock mothod of the skintoolbar.
> > > > > Now calling doDock(0) will dock the toolbar at the top.
> > > > > (re-position it and set it's width)
> > > > > and passing a 1 instead will dock it at the bottom.
> > > > > I am also working on an elatic object..
> > > > > What this does is resizes and repositions the content on your
> > > > page for any
> > > > > browser size.. and automatically does so when you change the size
of
> > the
> > > > > browser..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Assuming I do get access to CVS..
> > > > > Is the bug list at sourceforge complete?
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Raymond Smith" <dst...@or...>
> > > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 1:54 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Making progress on a Java gui tool
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >> I was beginning to wonder where Dan went off to, now we know.  It
> > does
> > > > >> appear that we've created a bit of a two headed hydra here, as
> others
> > > > >> mentioned might happen.  Dan's off working on a DynBuilder while
> > other
> > > > >> pontificate about the holy-grail of RAD tools to speed up "the
> still
> > > > > bugged
> > > > >> version of DynAPI2" that hasn't had a refresh since November of
> 2000.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> While I do my best to muddle thru this code and help Robert debug
> > this
> > > > > stuff
> > > > >> I fear I submit about as much confusion as contribution.  But I
get
> > the
> > > > >> feeling that others are not really 'actively debugging' the
> > > > current CVS.
> > > > >> Dan's working on a GUI which he will 'share' with us, thus
> > > > allowing us to
> > > > >> further defocus our efforts while other do grand debate on what
> this
> > > > > "thing"
> > > > >> should be.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> It would be nice to, at a minimum, clean up the current base
> > > > code in the
> > > > > CVS
> > > > >> before we defocus the limited masses even more.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Sorry for the rant.  But ALOT of change was introduced with
> > > > precreate and
> > > > >> inline creation integration that still needs to be cleaned up.
> > > >  It seems
> > > > > the
> > > > >> only really active debugger right now is Robert and Pascal (on
> > > > a limited
> > > > >> basis).
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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