Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-08 Thread Charlie
04, 2010 1:36 PM To: delphi@delphi.org.nz Subject: [DUG] hour / minute component Hi, does anyone know of a component that would allow me to enter hours and or minutes into it. What I'm trying to do is enter how much time a particular action will take. Some things will take just minutes while

[DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Charlie
Hi, does anyone know of a component that would allow me to enter hours and or minutes into it. What I'm trying to do is enter how much time a particular action will take. Some things will take just minutes while others will take an hour(s) or more. For example; install a light switch plate = 5

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Edward Koryagin
TDateTimePicker - Kind = dtkTime or you can write your own using combination of TEdit and TUpDown Edward Koryagin --- On Fri, 5/2/10, Charlie kersc...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Charlie kersc...@bellsouth.net Subject: [DUG] hour / minute component To: delphi@delphi.org.nz Received: Friday

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Jeremy Coulter
--- On Fri, 5/2/10, Charlie kersc...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Charlie kersc...@bellsouth.net Subject: [DUG] hour / minute component To: delphi@delphi.org.nz Received: Friday, 5 February, 2010, 7:35 AM Hi, does anyone know of a component that would

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread John Bird
I don't think there is any real standard way to enter either times or time intervals - what I do is use a straight edit box which allows several alternate formats and convert the entry on the onexit event, eg I can allow times like 1:10pm to be entered as 13:10 1:10pm or time intervals can

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Steve Peacocke
I'd suggest a simple edit box that allowed users to enter their times as they can based on some rules. This, if i read you correctly allows a person to enter munutes and/or hours eg : 3h 90m 1h 20m 2d 5h 45m 48h Then process the entry based on the simple rules. If someone enters sething

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Kyley Harris
I agree with this. Its the cleanest easiest way to do it. mask edits and stuff always end up being counter productive IMO. it is very easy to use Stringlist Commatext to break it down, then analyze each suffix. even if they type 20m 20m you just have a sum of 40m. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:12

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread John Bird
Incidentally I have taken to doing something similar with date entry. An edit box, but in this case I put a little arrow button at the end of it, and clicking that superimposes a date picker over the edit box. Its rather more work but it works really neatly, and can be easily repeated. Date

Re: [DUG] hour / minute component

2010-02-04 Thread Patrick Sheehan
. From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird Sent: Friday, 5 February 2010 13:53 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] hour / minute component Incidentally I have taken to doing something similar with date entry