Do you have a (non-)working example you could post (or send privately)? Ian
http://examples.roughian.com 2009/3/4 Robert J. Carr <rjc...@gmail.com> > > Great suggestion, but unfortunately it didn't help. The item I add to > the deck is still hidden. > > Thanks though. > > Robert > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Ian Bambury <ianbamb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Try adding the deck to the rootpanel before you add the widget to it. > > I'm not saying this is definitely it, but as a general rule, I try to > build > > up widgets as I nest them, from the outside in, adding them to the DOM as > > soon as possible. > > The reason being that if it is not connected, then 100% of 0 is 0. Hence > > height = 0. > > The deckpanel (last time I looked) sizes the deck innards to 100%. The > > SimplePanel doesn't. > > > > > > Ian > > > > http://examples.roughian.com > > > > > > 2009/3/4 Robert J. Carr <rjc...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Hi Ian ... thanks for the response. > >> > >> Let me put it in code then: > >> > >> Widget w = new MyCompilicatedWidget(); > >> > >> DeckPanel deck = new DeckPanel(); > >> deck.add(w); > >> deck.showWidget(0); > >> > >> RootPanel.get("main").add(deck); > >> > >> // This doesn't work ... shows up as a single black line, however: > >> > >> Widget w = new MyCompilicatedWidget(); > >> SimplePanel simple = new SimplePanel(); > >> simple.setWidget(w); > >> RootPanel.get("main").add(s); > >> > >> // Works fine, or even: > >> > >> RootPanel.get("main").add(new MyCompilicatedWidget()); > >> > >> // End code > >> > >> Assuming I have no styles applied to my DeckPanel (which I don't), I > >> don't see how this can be a CSS issue. Thanks for the suggestion > >> though, I'll dig a little deeper. > >> > >> Also, not surprising, the same behavior happens for a TabPanel, which > >> makes sense because it uses a DeckPanel. > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Ian Bambury <ianbamb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > My approach would be to add a border to the various widget one at a > time > >> > (1px dotted red, say) to find out which widget is not displaying > >> > correctly. > >> > The chances are that you need a height:100% somewhere or that you > don't > >> > have > >> > an absolute height in the chain back to the body element. > >> > Without any code, it's not easy to be more specific (for me, anyway) > >> > > >> > Ian > >> > > >> > http://examples.roughian.com > >> > > >> > > >> > 2009/3/4 rjcarr <rjc...@gmail.com> > >> >> > >> >> I have a complicated widget that I'm trying to add to a DeckPanel. > >> >> When the DeckPanel is rendered the widget is not shown, there's just > a > >> >> thin line a pixel or two high of where it is supposed to be. Other > >> >> widgets added to the deck are displayed fine. > >> >> > >> >> Taking away the deck the widget displays normally. I've been using > >> >> gwt for quite a while now and I've never seen this. There are no > >> >> errors of any sort ... it just isn't shown. > >> >> > >> >> However, if I add my widget to a SimplePanel it works fine. My > >> >> temporary solution is to replace the DeckPanel with a SimplePanel and > >> >> use the setWidget() method with a listner, but I'd prefer to use the > >> >> DeckPanel. > >> >> > >> >> Is there any explanation for this? > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Web-Toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
