>From what I understand you can't subclass a Container Control like you do any other control, it works more like the way you subclass a window i.e.
Create a new class (myCC) Set it's super to ContainerControl Add your methods, props and whatever Create a new ContainerControl Set it's super to myCC HTH on 27-07-2006 14:46, Karen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Jul 27, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Jonathan Johnson wrote: >> It should be supported. We use this technique ourselves in the 2006 >> IDE itself. > > Not with the RB2006R3 IDE !!!! If you did you would see the issue. > > >> If there's something not working, please file a report with some >> easy steps to reproduce -- I had a hard time figuring out what >> exactly you were doing above, which is why I didn't reply the first >> time :) > > What's to figure out? To parphrase Yoda: "Do ***WITH Rb2006R3*** NOT > figure!" ;) > > What's easier than this? In a new project : > > 1) Create a container control (ContainerControl1)... in my case it > had two bevelButtons on it -one as button the other as menu) > > 2) Create a new Class (Class1). Assign it's super to ContainerControl1. > > 3) Go to the default window (window1) in layout mode > > 4) Select project Controls and try to drag Class1 onto the window to > create an instance. > What you get is a tiny little selection outline (as small as possible > I think) and if you click elsewhere it disappears in the IDE > > 5) Try Double Clicking Class1 entry to add it to the window. You get > a selection outline the size of the window instead of the size of the > super container control. You can can resize teh selection enclosing > the invisible control ... but click elsewhere and it disappears as it > is not visible > > But if you run the project the subclassed container control appears > in the app as it should. > > If you can't see it in the layout editor it makes using subclassed > container controls in a UI VERY difficult. > > RB06R3 Mac OSX 10.4.7 Dual 2.3 mHz PPC G5 2.5GB RAM > > > > - Karen > > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> Cool Runnings, Erne. -- / |\ |\ | / |/ | \ | \ |\ | \| \ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
