I decided against a full palette as using it would make it difficult to get the same colour selected twice, I kinda took all of GWaves HTML and CSS and was going to use that as a basis for creating a new widget. Sounds like there isn't much of a preference so I'll just plough on in then :)
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you using a full palate, or just a selection of colours? > > If its a full palate, Id make a png and use that in a bundle. Then > work out the RGB of where the mouse is over based on its x/y relative > to the palate. > (or just direct link with Image.setURL rather then use the bundle - > the point of bundles is for it to make imagestrips automatically for > you and thus save on loading, if theres only one image theres not as > much point. It might inline the image as a data url and provide a > fullback, which could save loading on smaller images...probably not > worth it in this case) > > If its just a selection of presets colours, however, Id build it at > runtime. Would make it much easier to adjust later if a color needs to > be changed or added. > > I've seen both used for both, however. I don't think theres a > preferred method as such. > > > ~~~~~~ > Reviews of anything, by anyone; > www.rateoholic.co.uk > Please try out my new site and give feedback :) > > > > On 27 January 2012 17:23, Ben Hegarty <heg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I'm working on creating a new widget for the colour selection, as I'm new > > to the whole GWT/web development stuff, I'm just wondering if the > preferred > > method for creating a widget is by defining it in the clientbundle xml or > > building it at run time? > > Regards > -- blog:http://thelifeofbenhegs.blogspot.com/ phone: +447767-322-122
