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Hi Greg, All: Greg's point about the border styles is right on - it doesn't make sense to be specifying that sort of detail at the ATDL level. As for the text boxes, sizing a text box based on the maximum length of its input target doesn't always make sense because it is not uncommon for a text field to be visually shorter than the actual maximum length of the variable you're entering text for. > From an implementer... 1. TextField_t – establishing a width for this > control – you’re correct – you could derive a field width from > Parameter/@maxLength. Perhaps you should point this out as being the > appropriate way to size text fields? (NB It would be clearer if the > definition for maxLength and minLength read “The maximum/minimum > allowable length of the parameter in characters.”) > > 2. Can StrategyPanels contain both controls and other panels? > > Actually the answer is in the entry for ‘StrategyPanel’ in the table on > page 21: “Container for either groups of parameters or strategyPanels, > but not both.” – perhaps the “not both” should be in bold, and also > should it rather read “…groups of Controls or StrategyPanels…? > > 3. Bordering on panels – as per the entry for > ‘StrategyPanel/@border’ in the table on page 36, the > current list is: > > • None • Line • RaisedEtched • LoweredEtched • RaisedBevel • > LoweredBevel > > As mentioned, I would argue that this level of detail puts an > unnecessary burden on the implementer, and is stepping a little on the > toes of the OMS/EMS in terms of presentation/look-and-feel. I think it > would be better to stop at None and Line. > > I hope this is helpful. [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fix-protocol?hl=en.
