Re: [wxCode-users] Cron job: RlLayout is pending approval

[Arne S. <ast...@gm...>]

On 8/1/07, Francesco Montorsi <f18...@ya...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Arne Steinarson ha scritto:
> > Thx for feedback. Of course I want to make it clear to visitors what the
> > component is about. There is some new thinking in it, so its maybe not
> > so easy to get the message straight through.
> sure
>
> >  >> name: RlLayout
> >  >a question: why the "rl" in front of the name?
> >  >It's not clear from description below what does it means...
> >
> > Rl stands for Recursive Layout,
> ok but then I'd call it "wxRLayout" or "wxRecursiveLayout", not
> "rllayout" as expanded it becomes "recursive layout layout"... (the 'wx'
> prefix is not indispensable - choose what you prefer: use it or not use
> it)....


OK, I think we could settle for wxRL which expands to wxRecursiveLayout.
I'll see if it means renamining some source files.


> and describes the algorithmic approach,
> > without using very specialized code to represent 'panes', 'captions',
> > 'edges'
> > and other layout components. It is more based on rules.
> ok
>
> >  >all other infos seems ok to me except maybe the central reason for
> >  >having such component: it would be nice to explicitely state what this
> >  >component would provide besides what is already provided by the
> wxSizers
> >  >and wxAUI framework...
> >
> > Essentially, wxSizer & friends cannot paint themselves (and are
> > invisible to
> > the user). wxRlLayout let them draw themselves (and do some simple
> > messaging) so they can represent edges, captions, buttons without the
> > overhead of a wxWindow for each part.
> >
> > wxAui assumes a layout with a central document area and builds around
> > that. It does not work so well for layouts that have two (or more)
> parallel
> > main areas (think of Eclipse IDE or old Norton Commander).
> >
> > RlLayout can also be used on dialogs or panels, so that elements can be
> > visually moved, resized and dragged. Since dialogs in general don't have
> > a central document area wxAui does not do such layouts.
> >
> > RlLayout solves a more general layout problem and can therefore be
> > applied also in the dialog case.
> >
> > Does it make sense?
> yes, it does! And seems very cool indeed!
>
> Now it's much clearer what it is and why it does not duplicate
> wxSizer/wxAUI systems.


I'll see if I can tweak the description a bit.

Regards
// ATS


I'll setup the component as soon as we fix the name.
>
> Francesco
>
>
>
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