Re: [UFO-devel] Better position management using ufo/glut

[Elie `w. B. <dro...@gm...>]

Hi !

Thanks for the quick answer. Here are the results of my attempts that
considered your first answers. I think I didn't quite get some points.
Here they are:

> If you set the layout manager to a NULL pointer [UWidget::setLayout(NULL)=
],
> the child widgets will be position relatively to its parent.

I assumed that the positionning you are referring to is the one
accessed UWidget::setLocation(int x, int y) (or UWidget::setBounds for
this matter).
I tried to apply the NULL layout to my root pane
(myContext->getRootPane()->setLayout(NULL)), giving arbitrary
coordinates like (42, 42) to my widgets. I doesn't really works as
expected, since the widgets simply disappear.
Could you give me a bit more information on the (x,y) coordinate
system you are using (if I'm to trust the docs, (0,0) is top left of
the screen), or perhaps I'm missing some call to get that custom
positonning ?

> > I'm looking for a way to get some colors inside the TextEdit
> > component, for "syntax highlighting" purposes.
> I'm sorry, this is on the ToDo-list, but there are more important things =
on
> it, too ...

I'd be glad to contribute some code if you can provide me some
directions as to "where" to update the code. I assume it could inherit
from UTextEdit class since it could share many properties. Beside the
syntax analysis, perhaps could you provide some hint on "how" to apply
colors to parts of the text.

I looked a bit at the font rendered (both basic and ogl) without
seeing anything related to color, but I know from screenshots (alas)
that it's possible - but I'm very reluctant into using CSS styles to
apply the colors (could be heavy for syntax highlighting).
Despite looking at the code (I have no IDE but emacs, grep, less and a
shell - so no "nice" method tree ...), I still don't get to the part
where the widgets are actually *drawn* (UWidget::repaint() ..
UGraphics::? ... ?), and where I could specify the colors.


> Well, actually, here comes some new questions, so I use your quotes to ac=
t as
> separators
>

Regarding widgets, do you think I could make some use of glTranslateX
functions in some way or another to provide something a bit more
"dynamic" or "animated" ? If it's possible, where are the available
entry points to the widget drawing code (without having to mess with
UFO code)

Thanks again,

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Elie `woe` BLETON
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