I tried your test function with the following result:
coclass'example'
EXAMPLE=: 0 : 0
rem form definition
)
test=: 3 : 0
wd EXAMPLE
wd'pshow'
)
test_example_''
|pshow : no parent selected: wd
| (wd ::(''"_)'qer') (13!:8)3
NB. =====================
I tried inserting some lines into the form from the cities demo form, but
that didn't help.
Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norman Drinkwater
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 19:21
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Jbeta] wd interface for Qt
Although the Qt layouts make it more straightforward to generate forms by
hand, I've found it useful to add a test function to the script to make sure
I'm on the right track. That way I can separate the initialization logic
that is usually in the run function. For example:
coclass'example'
EXAMPLE=: 0 : 0
rem form definition
)
test=: 3 : 0
wd EXAMPLE
wd'pshow'
)
Running test_example_ in the terminal brings up the form and if need be I
can go back and adjust the form definition. The usual run or create function
contains all of the necessary logic to actually use the form.
Although the above is probably obvious, once I started using this approach,
building forms was much quicker and I stopped missing the form editor.
On Mar 15, 2013, at 5:09 PM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote:
> J8 does support wd and will continue to do so. The format is similar
> but not identical to J6.
>
> We haven't bothered with the GUI design tool yet. In J6 and earlier,
> controls had exact xywh positioning which is tedious to get right
> manually, hence the need for a form editor. J8 uses Qt layouts which
> are automatic, so a form editor is not so essential.
>
> One possibility is that the output from Qt Creator could be read into
> a J8 wd form definition. But you should find that it is easy enough to
> create J8 forms manually.
>
> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 2:45 AM, McGuinness, Brian
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ...If J8 continues to support wd and the GUI design tool, and these
>> work on 64-bit platforms, then I will seriously consider writing
>> GUI-based applications in J once again. But I'm not interested in
>> playing a constant game of catch-up with an ever-changing platform,
>> and I'm sure most other people feel the same way.
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