[wxperl-users] Another couple of probably easy questions

[Edward W. <Edward.Wildgoose@FRMHedge.com>]

I'm=20sorry=20if=20I'm=20being=20a=20dummy=20here,=20but=20I=20have=20wast=
ed=20a=20lot=20of=20time=20trying=20to=20figure=20this=20out=20for=20mysel=
f...=20=20I=20would=20be=20*really*=20grateful=20if=20someone=20could=20of=
fer=20=20some=20ideas=20on=20these=20two=20questions=20please:

First=20off,=20I=20want=20to=20create=20a=20simple=20dialog=20box=20with=20=
menus=20and=20a=20few=20controls=20visible,=20such=20as=20a=20couple=20of=20=
text=20boxes,=20buttons,=20etc.=20=20However,=20I=20think=20I=20need=20to=20=
derive=20a=20main=20class=20from=20Wx::Frame=20rather=20than=20Wx::Dialog=20=
in=20order=20to=20add=20menus?=20=20The=20problem=20is=20that=20now=20all=20=
my=20controls=20are=20against=20a=20dark=20grey=20default=20background=20o=
f=20the=20wx::Frame=20control=20and=20look=20extremely=20wierd.

Now,=20what=20is=20the=20easiest=20solution=20to=20work=20around=20this?=20=
=20Can=20the=20background=20be=20changed=20so=20that=20it=20looks=20light=20=
grey?=20(Does=20this=20work=20when=20people=20have=20played=20with=20theme=
s,=20and=20what=20is=20the=20correct=20colour=20anyway?=20=20I=20tried=20"=
light=20grey"=20and=20this=20is=20not=20even=20close).=20=20

Should=20I=20put=20the=20whole=20lot=20in=20a=20Panel=20perhaps?=20=20This=
=20might=20work,=20but=20I=20originally=20used=20wxDesigner=20to=20knock=20=
up=20my=20dialog=20and=20the=20autogenerated=20code=20seems=20to=20want=20=
something=20of=20type=20wxWindow=20to=20insert=20it's=20controls=20into,=20=
and=20isn't=20happy=20with=20a=20Panel=20control.=20=20Has=20anyone=20play=
ed=20with=20WxDesigner,=20it=20seems=20like=20a=20shame=20to=20have=20to=20=
abandon=20it=20or=20continuously=20patch=20the=20output=20in=20order=20to=20=
achieve=20the=20required=20effect?

Any=20suggestions?

My=20second=20problem=20is=20that=20I=20want=20to=20put=20a=20neat=20outli=
ne=20box=20around=20a=20group=20of=20controls,=20like=20that=20offered=20b=
y=20the=20static=20box=20sizer.=20=20However,=20I=20want=20it=20to=20expan=
d=20in=20both=20horizontal=20and=20vertical=20directions...=20It=20seems=20=
that=20the=20static=20box=20sizer=20comes=20in=20either=20horizontal=20OR=20=
vertical,=20but=20not=20both?=20=20Is=20there=20a=20suggested=20way=20to=20=
work=20around=20this?

Thanks=20for=20any=20thoughts.

Ed=20W




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