[Gambas-devel] 2-2.21.0: GTK/QT control grid resolution changed from previous stable releases

[kevinfishburne]

I noticed when moving some buttons and other controls that the snap positions
no longer align to their old positions. It also appears that the default
snap sizes of controls have changed. If I remember correctly, the old
control and grid sizes were multiples of 7, and they now appear to be
multiples of 8.

Being obsessed with multiples of two (don't know if that's a common
idiosyncrasy for programmers), I like the new change. However, it is
something that may cause the hair to stand up on the backs of people who've
already designed complex forms with dozens of controls, as it may compel
them to do one of the following:

1) Increase the size of their forms and manually adjust every control's size
and position to fit the new grid resolution. A one-time pain, but probably
the better solution.
2) Manually preserve the old snap positions and sizes for edited and new
controls by adjusting the control properties for width, height and x/y
position. Not an easy mental feat using multiples of 7, so break out the
calculator.

I don't really have any clever suggestions here, but thought the change
should be pointed out as a potential issue.

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