[Gambas-user] Form editor group functionality

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Ron schrieb:
> Benoit Minisini schreef:
>> On mardi 17 juin 2008, Ron wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm missing a group function inside the form editor, ie you select a
>>> bunch of controls (main object first, then children) and choose 'group'
>>> from the
>>> menu to make them stick together. Is this possible?
>>>
>>> Now I cut them from the form, select the frame or whatever I want to
>>> join them to, and paste them on it again.
>>> But this way you lose it's position etc.
>>>
>>> I know you must work the other way around, ie first define your frame
>>> etc and then place the buttons, but sometimes you decide to create a
>>> extra frame to place a part of the buttons on.
>>>
>>> Or is it there already, and I just have to RTFM?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ron the 2nd.
>>>
>>>     
>> Sorry, I don't understand what you want exactly.
>>
>>   
> I'll try to explain.
> 
> The ability to make buttons or other objects a child of another object 
> after they where placed on a form.
> So you select them and say they must become a child object of the first 
> selected object. (for example a frame you added after those objects)
> 
> Normaly you select an object and drag another to it, but now I want to 
> do it afterwards.
> 
> Kinda like group function in Visio.
> 
> But since no one besides Benoit replied, I guess i'm doing something 
> wrong, or it is already there somewhere, or it's not a big deal.
> 
> Regards,
> Ron.
> 


Just tried it. No big deal, if I guessed what you meant.

- You have a couple of controls (input boxes, buttons, stuff like that)

- You make a new frame (I used a frame, but a panel should do as well)

- You click the first control, than hit and keep "Ctrl" pressed, click 
the other ones (they get black squares instead of white ones)

- You hit Ctrl-C or Ctrl-X, respectively

- You click the frame

- You hit Ctrl-V

Is this what you meant?

Rolf