Ed Leafe wrote: > On Mar 3, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Ken Dibble wrote: > >> 1. When I open a fresh Class Designer, I can access the code from >> my last >> form in the Editing window without bringing up my form with the >> Open... >> menu item first. I keep doing this and then finding that when I >> save, my >> changes aren't saved--naturally. Yes, my mistake, but this MDI >> interface is >> confusing. I'd prefer the Editing and Object Info windows to be >> confined >> child windows of the main Class Designer window, and the Editing >> window >> shouldn't show any code if I haven't opened an existing form. > > OK, I think I see the problem. Try the latest commit from Subversion. > >> 2. People complain that the mouse wheel doesn't work in the VFP >> dropdowns >> in the editing window. I now see why that's a good idea. In the Dabo >> Editing Window if I pull up a method in the dropdown and then >> accidentally >> hit the mouse wheel, the code scrolls out of my method and way the >> heck >> down to some other method. Then I have to go back to the method >> dropdown to >> find my method. To prevent this I have to remember to click in the >> code. >> I'd rather the mouse wheel was disabled for these dropdowns. > > I'm sure that I can do this, but I'd like some general input from > others: do you use the MouseWheel to select from these dropdowns? > >> 3. With a form caption like "Songs & Artists", saving, running the >> form, >> and then going back to edit it adds ampersands, a few each time, so >> after a >> few runs I have "Songs &&&&&&&&& Artists". > > At first I thought it was a problem with the escaping in XML, but > it's actually in wxPython! I tried this code: > > >>> f = dabo.ui.dForm() > >>> f.Caption = "Before" > >>> print f.Caption > Before > >>> f.Caption = "Before & After" > >>> print f.Caption > Before After > >>> f.Caption = "Before && After" > >>> print f.Caption > Before & After > >>> f.Caption = "Before \& After" > >>> print f.Caption > Before \ After > > So this will take more than a little tweaking. For now, use double > ampersands (shades of VFP!). > > -- Ed Leafe
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