Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
2009/8/27 Martin <[email protected]>:
Actually, I attempted to create a frame for this, but run into some bugs
that prevented it.
And you didn't fix those bugs? ;-) Actually I never even though of
Why would I do this myself? I delegated it. ;-> (that is to say I
reported them)
Part of it is in fpc, so you need fpc trunc...
using a TFrame - that could have worked as well.
- it may become collapsible
This was my second thought for a custom "grouping" component. For the
more complex dialogs the grouping component would maybe collapse the
more advanced (or less used) options by default.
yes, that too
IMHO not. I think the notebook is better solved by hiding the tabs, and
using a listbox or even tree-view (sort by directory,...).
For GTK2, I hacked my copy of the editor notebook so that tabs appear
on the right with horizontal text. Windows can position tabs too, but
the text defaults to vertical which makes it much harder to read and
does not save on space - which defeats the whole exercise.
but a listbox will work on all OS.
To overcome the Windows tabs on right with vertical text issue, you
need to do custom drawing to solve it. Hence my idea of a custom
component for editor notebook. The other benefit will be that all
widgets can be made to support the "x" close button on tabs. I have no
true a list box does not have that (x button). but you could emulate the
middle click, as it is used on tabs to close them.
But then this are 2 different things:
- custom draw tabs, to allow an [x] button (but keep orientation nativ)
=> IMHO this would make sense to add to the LCL for everyone.
- custom draw tabs, to change the orientation.
=> IMHO easier to use a listbox (better tree view), though it wont
have the fancy border, and the [x] button was still left for solving
idea how OS X looks with tabs on right or left edges - if it's even
possible. Again a reason for custom drawn notebook component.
The idea of the listbox is actually a good one. There is already a
nice Lazarus add-on which uses a listbox, supports drag-to-reorder and
does filtering. I haven't had time to see if I can manually dock it
inside the editor window. My copy of Lazarus already has two manually
docked add-ons. The editor toolbar and the embedded messages window
below the editor. So this makes it a bit more tricking docking the
file listbox add-on.
It could be fixed into the the source-editor window (meaning not
un-dockable).
The source-notebook is probably alClient. so any extension can just add
an alLeft (or alRight) component).
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