Olivier: Thank you for the suggestion. I've done some interesting things with ALP so a one row grid is certainly an option. Plain text would not give me the UI I want but, per your suggestion, using an image will provide a more attractive interface.
And thank you for the link to your toolkit. It looks quite helpful! -- Douglas von Roeder 949-336-2902 On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 11:51 AM Olivier Flury via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Maybe as an alternative to SVG a Listbox with one row and no header and > use the cell's as tab controls? You can detect single/double/context click, > can put images, set colour, font style/size/colour insert and delete > columns... > > Listboxes are very versatile, I used them to create a custom colour > picker, a calendar picker and many other things, e.g.: > > https://flury-software.ch/a-swiss-army-knife-for-4d/ > > (free and source included) > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: 4D_Tech <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com> Im Auftrag von Douglas von > Roeder via 4D_Tech > Gesendet: Montag, 21. Januar 2019 18:45 > An: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Cc: Douglas von Roeder <dvonroe...@gmail.com> > Betreff: Re: How to Create a Browser-Like Tabbed Interface > > Keith: > > Thanks for the reply. > > The issue in 4D (which I should have explained) is that, since 4D doesn't > report a click, I can't trap for the contextual click. > > "SVG pictures offer a good way to see clicks. You'll always get an > object's ID, and you can put almost anything in the picture." > Agreed, but I'd rather avoid rolling my own — I'm a believer in the idea > that "someone, somewhere has solved this issue so there's a solution out > there". > I've also looked into using a button grid + graphic (not very > aesthetic) and there's always using On event call to trap the mouse > clicks, but that could present problems because resizing the tab control > could make the coordinates of each tab hard to determine. > > And I did check to see if Miyako had done something magical to solve this > problem but no joy there. > > -- > Douglas von Roeder > 949-336-2902 > > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 9:11 AM Keith Culotta via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > A tab control will not report a click when the click is on the current > > tab "page", but Safari seems to work that way too (no reaction to a > > click on the current page's tab). Clicking another of the tab's areas > > will generate a click. > > > > SVG pictures offer a good way to see clicks. You'll always get an > > object's ID, and you can put almost anything in the picture. > > > > Keith - CDI > > > > > On Jan 21, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Douglas von Roeder via 4D_Tech < > > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'd like to create an interface that mimics the functionality and > > > appearance of the tab control in Chrome or Safari. > > > > > > Given the functionality of the 4D tab control (once a tab is > > > clicked, it > > no > > > longer reports mouse clicks) what are my options for building a > > > highly functional, tabbed UI? > > > > > > -- > > > Douglas von Roeder > > > 949-336-2902 > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
