Re: [Java-gnome-developer] Setting orientation of ProgressBar

[Andrew C. <an...@op...>]

On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 16:32 +0100, Peter Mosseveld wrote:
> It is a really a great tool kit!

I'm sure everyone who has contributed to the library appreciates you
saying so.

> ProgressBar & ProgressBarOrientation ... 
> I would expect to be able to 
> setOrientation(ProgressBarOrientation.BOTTOM_TO_TOP).

Yes, that sounds reasonable.

> Are there plans to extend the 
> functionality of the ProgressBar in the current release?


anyone wearing their "hacker" hat would say:
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The answer for that is the same for anything; if someone needs a
particular thing then they are welcome to contribute it.

Speaking personally, I *myself* haven't *yet* need such thing [yet], so
I *personally* haven't added coverage for it.


returning to my "developer" hat:
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I am quite curious to know what you'd need a vertical ProgressBar for.
Can't say that I can think of any apps I have that use such a thing.
What are you planning to do with it? Whatever it is, I imagine it'll be
pretty cool. 

I am always interested to hear what people are working on and how
they're intending to go about achieving it.


putting my "hacker" hat back on,
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The answer to the last question probably turns out to be just the thing
to have in the API documentation describing setOrientation() - what it's
for, and under what situations you might want to use it.


and lastly, with the project "maintainer" hat on:
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by design, java-gnome is particularly easy to work on; exposing the
functionality you are talking about it will be as simple as adding a one
line method and doing up a couple Constants. Too easy.

I invite you to consider doing so yourself.

If you do, I hope you will contribute that work to the project and
thence to others.

Do drop by #java-gnome. I'm sure you'll find people willing to help you
get bootstrapped. Like any vibrant project, lots of people in different
timezones and with varied work schedules, so perhaps be patient if you
do.

AfC
Sydney