[Gambas-user] Optimalisation of default name property after copy of a control

[Steven Lobbezoo]

Yes, yes and yes
Steven


Le Wednesday 12 December 2007 11:28:43 ron, vous avez écrit :
> On Wednesday 12 December 2007 11:00, Benoit Minisini wrote:
> > On mercredi 12 décembre 2007, wig wrote:
> > > In the IDE it would be interesting if, after making a copy of a
> > > control, the Name property would default to a copy of the name property
> > > of the copied control, plus let's say a number.
> > >
> > >
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > The IDE helps giving good names with giving a standard name, like for
> > > the LCD control a new control gets the name "LCDNumber1".
> > >
> > > When I adjust the control, I adjust properties like color, font etc,
> > > and I give it a relevant name  for my application like "LCDChannel".
> > >
> > > The application screen needs repeating similar controls, so I copy the
> > > control.
> > >
> > > Existing LCDNumber control "LCDChannel"
> > >
> > >  copy ctrl-c, paste ctrl-v
> > >
> > > result "LCDChannel1"
> > >
> > > (=what I would like it to be)
> > >
> > > instead of "LCDNumber1"
> > >
> > > Probably a typical question of a simple GUI user who doesn't use code
> > > for making the controls ...
> > >
> > > Wim
> >
> > No problem for changing the default behaviour, but I think other users
> > should give their opinion before.
>
> This is one of the nice things from VB/MSAccess I miss.
> The copy does not use the orginal control template but the customized
> available. (I know it is the orginal in fact)
>
> VB/MSAccess does not only the name but also font/color/size
> With the form editor in Access you can adjust set all (including the name)
> the properties for the control in the control/tool -box to a house style.
> It can also saved so every form inside the same project can use it.
> Then all next actions of putting controls on the form uses the house style.
>
> For gambas using the copy/past here only the position and name need a
> change by the IDE and all (almost) other can be the same.
>
> I vote for this
>
> Ron (cheese)
>
>
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