I haven't had a need to be too picky about positioning, so I'm not sure what the tricky conditions are (though I'm sure they're there). You didn't mention how you're doing your positioning, but I can imagine you're using either AbsolutePanel or PopupPanel. I had suggested PopupPanel because it has a showRelativeTo(UIObject) method that might be helpful. According to the docs, though:
from http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.6/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/PopupPanel.html#showRelativeTo(com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject) "Normally, the popup is positioned directly below the relative target, with its left edge aligned with the left edge of the target. Depending on the width and height of the popup and the distance from the target to the bottom and right edges of the window, the popup may be displayed directly above the target, and/or its right edge may be aligned with the right edge of the target." So it looks like the algorithm that it uses for positioning may be too variable for your needs. One final note is that, assuming you manage to cover up the link in the table cell, you probably don't have to remove it, which might cause the table to shift around. -Brian On Nov 23, 1:12 pm, Sudeep S <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your suggestion. > > i am trying a similar approach for this one. > > instead of having a menu bar in the cell i have placed a simple link in the > cell and when it is clicked, i capture the cell and the absolute position of > link that is clicked. > > With the absolute position of the link inhand i delete the link and place my > menubar at that position. > > having little trouble with positioning though. > > thanks > Sudeep > > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like a tricky problem. I haven't worked with menu bars so I'm > > not sure this will work. What I'm thinking is that you could use a > > placeholder menu bar in the table cell that doesn't have any menu > > items. Then, when that is clicked on, display a PopupPanel with the > > real menu bar and position it relative to the placeholder menu bar. > > You may have to play with styling on the PopupPanel to remove any > > decoration and/or margins to get the effect right. You'll also have to > > capture which menu item (assuming there's more than one) was clicked > > on the placeholder and simulate a click on the corresponding item in > > the real menu bar. > > > Or maybe you can do away with the menu bar in the table cell > > altogether and make your own drop-down menu using PopupPanels. It > > depends on what you're looking for in terms of user interface feel. > > > -Brian > > > On Nov 22, 10:56 am, Sudeep S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have a req wherein I have to add a menubar widget to every row in a > > > flextable. When the menubar is clicked it opens but it also expands the > > > cell in which it is placed distorting the layout. > > > > Any ideas on this one. > > > > Thanks > > > Sudeep > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%2Bunsubs > > [email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" 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/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
