Hello Everyone, I just have one simply question:
Should the setAutoSize() function be added to DynLayer or to TemplateManager? (see below for more info) -- Raymond Irving --- Raymond Irving <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This might call for a setAutoSize() function on > either > DynLayer or TemplateManager. > > lyr.setAutoSize(true) // will adjust the size of the > layer everytime its content changes or a new child > is > added. > > lyr.setAutoSize(false) // will disable auto-resize > > Sometime ago I had create such a function for use in > one of my test systems. Should this function be > added > to DynLayer or to TemplateManager? > > -- > Raymond Irving > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Okay, what is the correct way to do the following > > then: > > > > Have containers sized so that the entirety of > > their contents are > > visible. > > > > > > I have a template that I change the content of. I > > want the object it > > is in display the entire template contents. > > > > And so on up the tree of containers till I get to > > the dynapi.document. > > > > Basically, I have templates and other objects that > > change as the user > > interacts with the page. I want the entire content > > to be visible to > > the user. > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Let me see if I can explain what's on: > > > > > > > > > DynAPI.onLoad(init); > > > function init() { > > > var body = 'I am a simply layer, what is my > size, > > > oldWidth is my size before we fill in a template > > > field, newWidth is the size afterwards. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > > > var sizeTemplate = new Template(body); > > > dynapi.document.addChild(sizeTemplate); > > > > > > // ^ At this point sizeTemplate is created and > > given > > > a > > > // width and a height. This is by design. if no > > > height or width > > > // was specified then DynAPI will assign a > height > > and > > > a width to > > > // the layer once it's created. > > > > > > > > > sizeTemplate.addChild(new > > DynLayer('hello'),'field'); > > > sizeTemplate.generate(); > > > > > > // ^ At this point the DynLayer is added to the > > > templated but > > > // due to text wrapping you'll not see the word > > > "hello" > > > // to see the new layer modify your code above > to > > > reflect: > > > // var sizeTemplate = new > > > Template(body,null,null,null,50); > > > > > > The problem you're having is that once the he > > Template > > > gets a width assigned to it, it will start text > > > wrapping. That's why you are not able to see the > > > 'hello' layer or get a different width. The > > > getContentHeight() function should however > reflect > > a > > > new height. > > > > > > Notes. If you call getWidth() on a layer that > you > > did > > > specify a width for you'll get a 0 or null > value. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Raymond Irving > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I originally had my size check in the onload > > > > function. Then I moved it > > > > to the body as I miss-understood Raymond's > > response. > > > > > > > > This test file has the code back in the > > onload/init > > > > function per > > > > Raymond's last message. The behavior is the > > same. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > GetWidth & GetContentWidth test page > > > dynapi.library.setPath('dynapi3x/src/') > > > dynapi.library.include('dynapi.library'); > > > dynapi.library.include('dynapi.api'); > > > > > > dynapi.library.include('TemplateManager');DynAPI.onLoad(init);function > > > init() { var body = 'I am a simply layer, what > is > > my > > > size, oldWidth is my size before we fill in a > > template > > > field, newWidth is the size afterwards. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > > var > > > sizeTemplate = new Template(body); > > > dynapi.document.addChild(sizeTemplate); var > > oldWidth > > > = sizeTemplate.getWidth(); var oldContentWidth = > > > sizeTemplate.getContentWidth(); > > > sizeTemplate.addChild(new > > DynLayer('hello'),'field'); > > > sizeTemplate.generate(); > sizeTemplate.setLocation( > > 0, > > > 100 ); sizeTemplate.setBgColor( '#FFFFFF' ); > var > > > newWidth = sizeTemplate.getWidth(); var > > > newContentWidth = > sizeTemplate.getContentWidth(); > > var > > > wLayer; if( oldWidth == newWidth ) { wLayer = > new > > > DynLayer( 'oldWidth == newWidth = ' + > > > sizeTemplate.getWidth() ); } else { wLayer = > new > > > DynLayer( 'oldWidth(' + oldWidth + ') != > > newWidth(' + > > > sizeTemplate.getWidth() + ')' ); } > > > wLayer.setLocation( 0, 200 ); > > > dynapi.document.addChild( wLayer ); > > wLayer.setBgColor( > > > '#FFFFFF' ); var cLayer if( oldContentWidth == > > > newContentWidth ) { cLayer = new DynLayer( > > > 'oldContentWidth == newContentWidth = ' + > > > sizeTemplate.getContentWidth() ); } else { > > cwLayer = > > > new DynLayer( 'oldContentWidth(' + > oldContentWidth > > + > > > ') != newContentWidth(' + > > > sizeTemplate.getContentWidth() + ')' ); } > > > cLayer.setLocation( 0, 300 ); > > > dynapi.document.addChild( cLayer ); > > cLayer.setBgColor( > > > '#FFFFFF' > > > );}dynapi.document.insertAllChildren();Simple > page > > to > > > try to demonstrate issues with the getWidth > > > andgetContentWidth in dynapi3 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built > > ASP.NET sites including > > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are > > available now. > > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual > > Studio .NET. > > > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > > _______________________________________________ > > Dynapi-Help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dynapi-help > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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