[Gambas-user] Restoring position in an HSplit

[Tobias Boege]

On Tue, 24 Nov 2015, Rolf-Werner Eilert wrote:
> I've got an HSplit which fills the main area in my application.
> 
> The HSplit contains a TreeView on the left and a TabStrip on the right.
> 
> Of course, the HSplit makes one bar in the middle when running. When the 
> program starts, the position of the bar is set to 50 % automatically. Of 
> course, the user can grab it and slide it to another position once the 
> program is running.
> 
> I would like to store this user position, but I do not find a property 
> of HSplit for it. When I save TreeView.Width and try to set it when the 
> program starts (Form_Open), it's overwritten.
> 
> What can I do?

With gb.settings it's as easy as:

  Public Sub Form_Close()
    ' Save
    mySettings.Write(myHSplit)
  End

  Public Sub Form_Open()
    ' Restore with default a 1:2 ratio split
    mySettings.Read(myHSplit,, [1, 2])
  End

Regards,
Tobi

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