Hi I would vote for option 2 as that is what I am use to seeing in Windows Desktop apps. The selectbox or combobox is one width while the drop down list may be much wider so you can see the entirety of each item in the list.
Simon On 07/12/2011 9:59 AM, omrihar wrote: > Hi List, > > I am using a VirtualSelectBox in a place where it cannot be very wide, but > the names of the items contained within it can be sometimes rather long. I > used a delegate to bind the tooltipText property of the items in the list to > the "name" property, so this is some help. > I have several questions/suggestions: > > 1. It seems to me to be a rather generic case that, at least when the item's > name is too long, it should > display a tooltip. Is there a way to do it without defining a delegate? > In any case, I suggest either > making this functionality default, or add some property to allow turning > on/off this kind of behavior. > > 2. Is there a way to make the underlying list of the VirtualSelectBox wider > than the select box itself? > > 3. The documentation for the "width" property of the VirtualSelectBox is bad > - it says "The item’s > preferred width." - but in this context it is unclear what is meant by > "item" - since it actually means the > width of the VirtualSelectBox and not that of items of the VSB. > > Best wishes, > Omri > > -- > View this message in context: > http://qooxdoo.678.n2.nabble.com/VirtualSelectBox-changing-the-width-of-the-attached-list-tp7070737p7070737.html > Sent from the qooxdoo mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization > This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of > discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model > of a cloud services business. Read Now! > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ > _______________________________________________ > qooxdoo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
