[Gambas-user] Sidepanel Problem

[Benoit Minisini]

On Saturday 06 May 2006 13:57, ron wrote:
> On Saturday 06 May 2006 12:37, ron wrote:
> > Beside of my other mail I send.
> >
> > The SidePanel is a gb.form component.
> > That means it is written in gambas basic language.
> > This way it should be posible for non C programmers to
> > change the Properties, Methods and *Events* the way they like
> > it in the gambas(ic) language. :)
> >
> > I wil look to it if i can change it the _Show and _Hide
> > will do what I (we) want.
> >
> > Ron
>
> I started but need info.
>
> in FSidePanel.class i Add just before the _new()
> ---------------------------------
> '<add ron>
> PROPERTY READ roWidth2 AS Integer
> PROPERTY READ roHeight2 AS Integer
>
> PRIVATE FUNCTION roWidth2_Read() AS Integer
>   DIM iWi AS Integer
>   iWi = ME.Width
> '  IF $hForm.IsHidden() THEN iWi = 0
>   RETURN iWi
> END
>
> PRIVATE FUNCTION roHeight2_Read() AS Integer
>   DIM iHi AS Integer
>   iHi = ME.Height
> '  IF $hForm.IsHidden() THEN iHi = 0
>  RETURN iHi
> END
> '</add ron>
>
> The same in Sidepanel.class but roWidth1 and roHeight1 instead of 2
> Then at menubar 'make executable'.
> then copy then gb.form.class to /opt/gb29/lib/gambas2
> The base location my gambas is installed --prefix=/opt/gb29
>
> In the resulting pseudo binary I can't find those 4 readonly properties.
> When start the project to continue edit the completion can not
> find my 4 properties. The embeded help also do not show them.
>
>
> Questions:
> 1) How do I refresh the installed component after edit in the source
>    I mean a gambas already created component as gb.form but edit by user.
>
> 2) Can you make a documented sample of a mini control in gambas
>    The head section with explain what this mean and why to use them.

I should do one...

>
>    From SidePanel.class
> 	EXPORT
> 	INHERITS UserContainer
>
> 	PUBLIC CONST _Properties AS String =
> "*,Hidden,Orientation,Resizable,Border"
>
> 	EVENT Show
> 	EVENT Hide
>
> 	PROPERTY Orientation AS Integer "<Align,Top,Bottom,Left,Right>"
> 	PROPERTY Border AS Boolean
>
> Special about UserControl, UserContainer and _Properties.
> Do I understand it right
>   PROPERTY Orientation AS Integer "<Align,Top,Bottom,Left,Right>"
> is your alternative for the Enum

Less than that. This string is just an information for the IDE.

>
> For now I find out the SidePanel.class is the first one I
> should concentrate on.
> I did add roWidth1 in the _Properties as
> PUBLIC CONST _Properties AS String = "*,roWidth1,Hidden,Orientation,
> but does not work either.
>
>
> Greets from sunny Holland
>
> Ron
>

All is right. You just have to refresh the component information file with the 
gbi2 program. As root, type:

$ gbi2 gb.form

Then the IDE will know that there are new properties in the component.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini