RE: [Xbae-discuss] Column Labels and XmStrings

[Danny B. <dan...@sk...>]

Ok, give me a couple of days (that probably means two weeks).

	Danny

On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 21:24, Page, Andrew (N-OXFORD) wrote:
> We have several applications that are making use of the XbaeMatrix.  We have
> one application where it is used several times.  In each use the columns are
> to be sorted on their data when the column button is clicked.  At the
> present them we indicate which column is being sorted and in which direction
> by appending "(asc)", "(desc)" or nothing, to the column label.  However, we
> have a client department that is absolutely adamant about having the sort
> indicator be an arrow of some description, or to paraphrase, "make it look
> like Windows."
>    While we feel that this present implementation is more than sufficient,
> especially considering that the XbaeMatrix widget is doing so much for us
> already(Thank you, by the way), this department has refused to budge on this
> issue.
> 
>     With an XmString capability for the column headers, we would be able to
> format the column headers with a standard font, switch to symbol font, then
> draw the delta, or reverse delta character to indicate the sort direction.
> 
>     
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danny Backx [mailto:dan...@sk...] 
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:10 PM
> To: Page, Andrew (N-OXFORD)
> Cc: 'xba...@li...'
> Subject: Re: [Xbae-discuss] Column Labels and XmStrings
> 
> 
> I don't see a reason in your explanation why you would
> need the column headers to be XmString.
> Why do you need it ?
> 
> (It looks like it's not hard to add XmString support for this, but I don't
> like adding unnecessary features. The Matrix has too many resources
> already.)
> 
> 	Danny
> 
> On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 15:35, Page, Andrew (N-OXFORD) wrote:
> >     According to everything that I've read in the mailing list, the 
> > 'buttons' that are drawn on the column headers are not actual widgets, 
> > but simply text drawn there.
> > 
> >      We have a need to put somewhat more complex graphics, namely a 
> > 'sort indicator', into these column headers, the 'delta' sign and what 
> > appears to be an upside down delta(char code 0xD1) in the Symbol font 
> > would suffice as sort indicators, but we'd need to express the column 
> > label as an XmString, as opposed to C String.
> > 
> >      Is there any way to get the XbaeMatrix widget to draw an XmString 
> > for the column label?
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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