Re: Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-14 Thread TimOnGmail
Ok, thanks for the suggestions folks - I'll experiment! - Tim On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1:54:28 AM UTC-8, Jens wrote: > > > I thought that PopupPanel also uses table for internal layout; is that not >> the case? >> > > PopupPanel just takes any kind of widget and displays it as an

Re: Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-13 Thread Jens
> I thought that PopupPanel also uses table for internal layout; is that not > the case? > PopupPanel just takes any kind of widget and displays it as an overlay on top of your app, optionally modal and optionally with a dark glass pane. As Colin said a DialogBox adds a 9-box layout through

Re: Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-13 Thread Frank
I think the easiest way is to create your own DialogBox ? A DialogBox, in its easiest form, is just a div with a high Z-order, that is placed in the center of the screen. And if you want a glasspane just a full-screen size div, with a black transparant background color just behind (in Z-order

Re: Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-12 Thread TimOnGmail
Hello Colin... I don't have a problem with tables; but we're using the embedded form of CKEditor in a dialog, and there's a bug with it that, if it is embedded within a table (even way up the DOM), certain focus and key events cause it to remove itself from the DOM. We'll be submitting a bug

Re: Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-07 Thread Colin Alworth
Tables should only be needed (even historically) to manage rounded corners or some other "9-box" way to build corners and edges - if you just want a flat popup with square, solid colored border, there shouldn't be a need for tables. If you only need modern browser support, you shouldn't need

[gwt-contrib] Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-07 Thread TimOnGmail
I posted this in GWT Users, but thought there might be more expertise here. Hi all... We're currently using a third-party component that, for some reason, doesn't play well when embedded in HTML tables. One of the uses we have for this component is within a DialogBox. Unfortunately, it

Any way to create a DialogBox-like component that DOESN'T use HTML tables?

2017-12-05 Thread TimOnGmail
Hi all... We're currently using a third-party component that, for some reason, doesn't play well when embedded in HTML tables. One of the uses we have for this component is within a DialogBox. Unfortunately, it appears DialogBox does its layout using HTML tables. Does anyone know of an