Ok, now that I have an example like that to look at, it does. my mistake was in defining the size as the size of the check box by itself, and then thinking the text would be at the left instead of on the right of the box. That works well.
Thanks, Steve H. -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Blonde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 10:32 AM To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] cosmetic items Perhaps I'm missing something here, but doesn't the -text parameter produce the text for the checkbox? Or am I just misunderstanding the question? $Window->AddCheckbox( -name => "CB1", -text => "Groups", -pos => [ 25, 125 ], -size => [ 110, 18 ], -tabstop => 1, ); Also, just to demonstrate another method to applying the icon, here's how I've done it. $ICON = Win32::GUI::Icon->new("icon.ico"); $Window->SetIcon($ICON); Jeremy Blonde ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] cosmetic items > > Howard, > > It sounds like you want to have a label next to your check box. Something > like > > > $Window->AddLabel( > -text => "Click here to enable a great feature", > -name => "Viewby", > -left => 500, > -top => 32, > -width => 45, > -height => 16, > ); > > $Window->AddCheckbox( > -text => "", > -name => "IconVW", > -left => 700, > -top => 32, > -width => 15, > -height => 14, > ); > > > (I have not checked the distances so the text might be short of the > checkbox or even over run it). > > For a different icon, something like > > my $w_icon = new Win32::GUI::Icon("my.ico"); > > my $w_class = new Win32::GUI::Class( > -name => "MyUniqueWindowsGuiClass", > -icon => $w_icon, > ); > > $Window = new GUI::Window( > -name => "Window", > -text => "My App", > -width => 500, > -height => 600, > -left => $scr_width-650, > -top => $scr_height-550, > -style => WS_NORESIZE | WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX, > -class => $w_class, > ); > > > The best references I've found for Win32::GUI are the examples that come > bundled in and this list (although last time I looked, the search facility > had stopped working on this list, which is a great shame). > > Kev. > > > > > > "Howard, Steven (US - Tulsa)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent by: cc: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] cosmetic items > eforge.net > > > 28/11/2001 20:47 > > > > > > > I'm familiar with Perl, but I'm working on the first app I've built using > Win32::GUI. For the most part, I have everything functional, but a few > items I am having trouble finding, and would like a few pointers (and a few > pointers to some more good examples and references on GUI) on how to get > this accomplished: > > 1. Can I add a caption, or prompt to a check box? Presently, I am > using a read-only text field. That's OK, but it just doesn't look like I > wanted it to look. > > 2. Can I replace that camel in the upper LH corner with my company's > logo? I've looked for an example, but have not found it addressed (at least > not in a way I recognize). > > Any help would be appreciated - and a pointer to a good online reference > would be REALLY appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Steve Howard > Sr. DBA DTO > - This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is > protected by law. - If you are not the intended recipient, you should > delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, > is strictly prohibited > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users - This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. - If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.
