On di, 2014-10-07 at 13:39 +0200, Benoît Minisini wrote: > Le 07/10/2014 12:13, Willy Raets a écrit : > > On di, 2014-10-07 at 11:57 +0200, Willy Raets wrote: > >> When using a combobox, with a lot of elements in there you get a screen > >> full. To me this is NOT very user friendly. > >> > >> > >> > >> I was wondering why it is not allowed to set the MaxLength property for > >> a list that is Read Only? > >> Is there a specific reason, or can it be implemented into Gambas for > >> Read Only lists as well? > >> > >> I want users to select from a ComboBox, pre filled with data from a > >> table (a long list and NOT very user friendly to see on screen). I do > >> not want them to be able to type their own stuff into the combobox , so > >> I need to set it to Read Only. > >> > >> > >> Problem now is that MaxLength property is no longer possible to set!! > >> > >> So, it is either: > >> - a short list (desired) and user can input into combobox (not desired) > >> - a long list (not desired) and user can't input into combobox (desired) > >> > > My message accidentally got send when editing it. > > I still wanted to add this: > > > > I know the length of the list of ComboBox was discussed here on the > > mailing list recently (like a week or so ago) and suggestions like > > create your own ComboBox where suggested. > > > > But now I stumble into a situation where it becomes a problem to me too, > > so hence the question. > > > > Would it not be more logical that Gambas IDE supports limiting the > > length of the list (read only or not) out of the box (unless there are > > of course problems with the underlying toolkit to get the job done)? > > > > The ComboBox look and behaviour is entirely managed by the GUI toolkit > and theme. Most of GTK+ theme has this weird behaviour with ComboBox. > Qt4 don't, unless you use the QGtk widget theme that encapsulates a GTK+ > theme inside a QT one.
That explains a lot, as I was using gb.qt4, but the widget theme is indeed QGtk. > > In other words, Gambas cannot do anything against that, unless you > rewrite your own ComboBox entirely in Gambas. > > I will try to do that after the 3.6 release to see if it is possible. I'll be looking forward to that :) Thank you -- Kind regards, Willy (aka gbWilly) http://gambasshowcase.org/ http://howtogambas.org http://gambos.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
