> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 8:40 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Tabbed forms - A place for .r files?
>
>
> >This is actually what we do - our tabs and and the stuff
> they show and
> >hide are all on one form. It isn't that bad. In constructor you can
> >select the widget you need by using the menu option "Show object
> >heirarchy" under the Layout menu. You do have to be careful
> to make some
> >changes numerically rather than visually to be certain that
> everything
> >lines up as you expect. You can also hide objects to get
> them out of the
> >way temporarily. It is quite possible to have a form that
> contains lots
> >of overlapping widgets without it becoming unmanageable.
>
> It isn't visual, but working with .r files is one way to
> handle complex
> forms such as that. You can even define constants (for example, base
> horizontal and vertical offsets).
>
This sort of thing is one reason that I wish that
Constructor saved the visually-edited resources in
source form instead of the proprietary binary blob.
I think they mentioned that that might be coming
in the future ... but they didn't mention a particular
target version.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
