RE: "Classic Controls" package

[Ed D. <ed...@cf...>]

I like the idea too.

I've always had my Controls palette setup with both the 3D and Classic =
as separate menus sitting next to each other so I have easy access to =
whatever one I want.

So my Controls palette ends looking like;
3D numeric - Classic numeric - 3D string - Classic string and so on.

This makes it easier to get to what you want by only having to go to a =
top level menu.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From:	ope...@li... on behalf of =
Jim Kring
Sent:	Fri 11/14/2003 7:57 PM
To:	ope...@li...
Cc:=09
Subject:	"Classic Controls" package

Hello All,

I have an idea I want to bounce off of the group.

Personally I like to use Classic (2D) Controls for all non-GUI VIs, and
think that this should be part of the "OpenG Style" of coding.  The =
reason
for using 2D Controls is related mostly to performance and memory =
issues,
but I also think that they simply look much "cleaner".  So, I have =
created a
package called "ogrsc_classic_controls".  It is an add-on for the =
Dynamic
Palette View.  What it does is the following:  For each of the 3D =
controls
menus it adds the corresponding 2D controls menu as a submenu.  For =
example,
the Classic (2D) Numeric Controls menu is added as a submenu of the 3D
Numeric Controls.  To me, this seams like a more natural route, for =
getting
to classic controls, than having to go in to the root classic controls
submenu and then navigating to the control type I need.

Any thoughts?

BTW, the "classic_controls" package is a good example of the flexibility
provided by the Dynamic Palette View.

-Jim