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#88388 - 2002-10-02 06:00 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Yeah - that should already be there in the current release -

LOCKED = TRUE/FALSE

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#88389 - 2002-10-02 06:09 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Oop!!!

I am usually better than that.

I guess I should get more sleep.

Thanks
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#88390 - 2002-10-02 08:14 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Krabourn - no worries - plus - there is still some debate in terms of whether the LOCKED property provides adaquate LOCKdown ... that is to say ... we were talking about removing the ability to use the mouse and select text when in it locked state - instead of readonly - it would truely be view-only (couldn't copy snippets out of it) ...

Believe as well that one of the things that came out of that discussion was that maybe we could code it so that the textbox would enter this super-readonly state when LOCKED = TRUE and ENABLED = FALSE

The other thing I going to squeeze in for saturday is to implement all THREE styles of ComboBox - adding a new property called STYLE and can be set as follows:

0 - DropDown
The text portion is editable. The user must click the arrow button to display the list portion.

1 - DropDownList
The user cannot directly edit the text portion. The user must click the arrow button to display the list portion.

2 - Simple
The text portion is editable. The list portion is always visible.

Anyways - stay tuned on that one. The other one was the FIND method for ListBoxes and ListViews ... see if I can get that one in as well.

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#88391 - 2002-10-02 11:18 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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un-selectable text?

can't see any usage for that...
if it's addable, do it but if it takes many hours of work, I wouldn't go for it as it's purely a special need...
and can be worked around with scripting really easily...

just my 0.0127 cents...
 
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#88392 - 2002-10-03 12:12 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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I like the idea of 'unselectable' text. It would be great for an AUP or EULA where it adds an 'air' of legal authority in that the text cannot be duplicated - it is purely aesthetics mind you, but if it isn't difficult to implement then I would like to see it in there.

Rod.

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#88393 - 2002-10-03 12:27 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Yeah - I've had a couple of occasions where that style of textbox would have been handy ... definitely keep it on the stack ... where is the stack anyways ?
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#88394 - 2002-10-03 01:26 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Lost under a stack of requests? Hidden under the piles of pulled out hair?

BTW, Shawn, you have mail.

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#88395 - 2002-10-03 01:30 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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back at yeah - thanks again.
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#88396 - 2002-10-03 01:34 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Jooel - you around tonight ?
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#88397 - 2002-10-03 05:13 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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can i have a progress bar that is solid rather than being made up of blocks?
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#88398 - 2002-10-03 11:41 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Hi Redback,

You can achieve a solid ProgressBar in code. Try the following out to give you an idea:

code:
Break On

$Form = CreateObject("Kixtart.Form")
$Form.Width = 226
$Form.Height = 100
$Form.Text = "Solid ProgressBar"
$Form.Center

$PictureBox = $Form.PictureBox("",10,10,200,22)
$PictureBox.BorderStyle = 5

$CommandButton = $Form.CommandButton("Start",70,43,80,22)
$CommandButton.OnClick = "PBar()"

$Form.Show

While $Form.Visible
$=Execute($Form.DoEvents())
Loop

Exit 1

Function PBar()
$PictureBox.BackColor = $Form.BackColor
$PictureBox.ForeColor = 0,0,255
$PictureBox.FillColor = 0,0,255
$PictureBox.FillStyle = 1
For $count = 1 to 196
$PictureBox.Rectangle(1,1,$count,18)
$ticks = @ticks
While @ticks<$ticks + 25
Loop
Next
EndFunction

{Edit}Edited code so that the PictureBox clears when the start button is pressed.{/Edit}

Rod.

[ 03. October 2002, 13:07: Message edited by: rclarke ]

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#88399 - 2002-10-03 11:58 AM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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sadly I wasn't...
I can't understand this, what more I want to be around, that less I am.
this evening (your day) I'll anyway be there...
 
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#88400 - 2002-10-03 03:43 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Redback ... consider it done !

Jooel ... you got mail ...

-Shawn

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#88401 - 2002-10-03 03:54 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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noo-oooo!
I planned to sleep on coming night! [Frown]

well, duty call is a duty call... no matter what...

I just get my ass home and will see on that.
 
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#88402 - 2002-10-03 04:09 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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No rest for the weary my friend.
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#88403 - 2002-10-03 04:30 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Will the multi-line ToolTip be supported in this release? I think someone mentioned this in a previous post or something.

One thing that i'm missing is OnMouseOver so you can show a short description of an item in a label or textbox. I'm guessing it won't be added anytime soon but I hope it's on the to-do list.

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#88404 - 2002-10-03 05:41 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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that is implemented... for object:
http://www.kixforms.freeuk.com/Docs/Events/onmousemove.htm

not listbox item though...
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#88405 - 2002-10-03 05:47 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Oops I missed that one, thanks for pointing it out [Smile]
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#88406 - 2002-10-03 05:50 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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Ok, the three styles of ComboBox are done. Behavior is as outlined in previous post.

The SMOOTH style for ProgressBar is done. It now responds to the STYLE (yeah?) property with the following settings:

0 = Chunky
1 = Smooth

[ anyone for peanut butter? ]

The ToolTip thingy I am game for ... but needs some discussion. In order to do this properly, would anybody "mind" if I introduced a new way of accessing the ToolTip property for all objects ? Basically what I'm saying is that I want break the interface and change things.

Right now, the ToolTip property is simply a read-writable text string, like this:

code:
$Button.ToolTip = "Press me"

What I would like to do is turn this simple text property into an embedded object (within each object) ... so to setup a ToolTip going forward, one would say this:

code:
$Button.ToolTip.Text = "Press Me"
$Button.ToolTip.Width = 50 ; Lines will wrap at 50
$Button.TollTip.Style = 1 ; Regular or Balloon ?

This will give us much more flexibility. There are some more ToolTip features I would like to enable, for example - having Balloon ToolTips (like with MSAgent?) (I can already here Radimus groaning) and embedding icons in ToolTips (fe. a ToolTip that looks like a Windows MessageBox) ...

Anyways, thats the score - if we go this way - can probably have something going by Saturday ... think about it. I know its not good COM practice to keep change the interface, but this has always been a moving target. Plus there are plans for many more embedded (embeddable) objects down the road (like Menus, ToolBars, StatusBars and ImageLists)

-Shawn

[ 03. October 2002, 17:55: Message edited by: Shawn ]

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#88407 - 2002-10-03 06:08 PM Re: Kixforms - Version 2.1 (Build 35) Pre-Release Round Up
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I'd rather have it redone if it means doing it the 'right' way or in a way that supports the evolution of KiXforms. If my vote counts, go for the ToolTip change. [Smile]

As far as other embeddable ojects go. Is Context Menu on the list?

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