[Gambas-user] Write a new component: Firmata (Second attempt)

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 27/03/2018 à 17:16, Benoît Minisini a écrit :
> Le 27/03/2018 à 17:03, Matias De lellis a écrit :
>>
>> I attach a test version of the component. It has a Led class - Which 
>> is literally a copy of 'SwitchButton' - which is shown in the toolbar, 
>> but when I put the control on the form, I can not get it to show the 
>> Switch. It show the component icon.. :disapointed:
> 
> The IDE can only display the controls it uses itself. For every other 
> control, it will display a frame with the control icon inside (it does 
> not know how to draw the control).
> 
> Otherwise, you can define the "_DrawWith" constant to tell the IDE which 
> standard control it can use instead to draw the new control.
> 
> I don't want the IDE to dynamically load components just to draw them, 
> because it's a security risk, and a potential source of errors.
> 
>>
>> Please.. keep in mind that it is just an example, I do not want to 
>> show the SwitchButton. I want to draw a led considering a color, and 
>> this seemed like a good starting point... :wink:
>>
>> Can you please check if I'm missing something?
>>
>> p.s:
>> 2nd doubt: Is there any way to install the component for the user to 
>> test.? $home/.local/gambas??
> 
> No. You can do that with library projects, not component projects.
> 
> See components like what device drivers are for the Linux kernel.
> 
> If your control is well written, we can put it in the 'gb.form' 
> component. That way, the IDE, as it uses that component, will be able to 
> draw it.
> 
> Regards,
> 

Anyway, I looked at your code, but didn't understand the goal of all 
these controls.

If you can explain. :-)

-- 
Benoît Minisini