[Gambas-user] Edit specialised Forms in the IDE

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 12/11/2013 14:22, Tobias Boege a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I have written a StatusbarForm.class which is a Form with a built-in
> Statusbar. Some people seem to like this sort of thing.
>
> My class hierarchy looks like this:
>
>   - Statusbar.class (a Statusbar)
>   - _StatusbarLabel.class (to manage the contents of a Statusbar)
>   - Form
>      -> StatusbarForm.class (Inherits Form and builds a Statusbar)
>          -> FMain.class (Inherits StatusbarForm)
>
> FMain is an example of a StatusbarForm to run the project.
>
> First question: Is this a good way to specialise the Form class?
> Second question: How do I now edit FMain in the IDE Form editor?
>
> I believe this is possible, as the Report class can do it - I only can't
> find the right charm.
>
> Regards,
> Tobi
>

You should make a StatusBar control instead, that behaves "the good way" 
when put inside a Form (or any other container).

Imagine that someone else add a feature to the Form class the same way: 
you won't be able to use the two features at the same time. So 
inheritance is not the good method for adding new features to the Form 
class.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini