Thank you! That helps :)
On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 10:11:01 AM UTC-4, Thomas Broyer wrote:
>
> "Layout panels" (RequiresResize) need to be sized "from the outside" (they
> don't have an "intrinsic size" depending on their content), and this means
> you either need to give them an explicit, absolute size (i.e. no
> percentages or other relative units) or have an uninterruptible chain of
> parent layout panels (RequiresResize/ProvidesResize, or IIRC possibly
> HeaderPanel's content widget) up until one has and an explicit, absolute
> size, or can give one to its content (RootLayoutPanel or ResizeLayoutPanel)
>
> Your FlowPanels and Composites break that chain. Maybe try using
> LayoutPanel/DockLayoutPanel instead (and ResizeComposite).
>
> But understand that this is a fundamental shift in how the UI is built and
> behaves (e.g. no scrolling, unless you use ScrollPanels; and no "intrinsic
> sizing"). Layout panels are much more "app-y" than "webby".
>
> On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 3:27:33 PM UTC+2, Harry Wagner wrote:
>>
>> I have inherited a GWT application that was written back in GWT's 1.x
>> days. It has since been migrated to 2.4 but will only run in quirks mode. I
>> am tasked with migrating it to 2.8 and making it run in standards mode. It
>> is a challenge for me. I have years of Java experience but no GWT
>> experience. The app relies heavily on HorizontalPanel and VerticalPanel
>> which I am changing to FlowPanel. The app also uses VerticalSplitPanel
>> which I am trying to replace with SplitLayoutPanel but can't get the
>> splitters to show, even when this LOC "Window.alert("SplitterSize: " +
>> rightPanel.getSplitterSize());" indicates 10px, which is what I am
>> expecting. I have struggled with this and am wondering if I might be trying
>> to do something not in SplitLayoutPanel's nature? Here is what my panel
>> layout looks like (I am not using UIBinder). Hopefully downstream
>> formatting won't make a mess of the layout.
>>
>> Should this work, or am I doing something with SplitLayoutPanel that it
>> was not designed for? TIA!
>>
>> Harry
>>
>> Root Panel (RootLayoutPanel)
>> RootWidget (extends FlowPanel)
>> Top Panel (FlowPanel)
>> hpPanel (FlowPanel)
>> cmdPanel (Composite)
>> vpPanel(FlowPanel)
>> rpPanel (SplitLayoutPanel)
>> listPanel (extends FlexTable)
>> detailPanel (extends Composite)
>> iconPanel (extends FlowPanel)
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------
>> top panel |
>> ------------------------------------------|
>> cmdPanel |. listPanel. |
>> | |
>> | |
>> |----- splitter here ----|
>> | |
>>
>> | detailPanel. |
>> | |
>> |----- splitter here ----|
>> | |
>> | iconPanel. |
>> | |
>> ------------------------------------------
>> -------------------------------------------
>>
>
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