[Gambas-user] Form editor group functionality

[Ron]

Rolf-Werner Eilert schreef:
> 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
>
>   
Rolf,

You describe the procedure I use now, the drawback is, that when you 
paste the selected objects, their position gets lost.
ie they will be placed in the left hand corner of the object.
I'm missing a function which doesn't involve cut and paste, just one 
that redefines the hierarchy and leave the postitions and sizes alone.
The right mouse click menu after selecting the objects the way you 
describe seem to be the right place to have such a function.
Because most of the time the objects are already on the correct 
positions, just the frame or object beneath it is new.

I'm picky I know ;-)

Regards,
Ron the 2nd