On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 02:43:17 +0200 Benoît Minisini <gam...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> Le 23/06/2016 09:12, Benoît Minisini a écrit : > > Le 23/06/2016 05:04, adamn...@gmail.com a écrit : > >> Well this is a bit obscure but for me it's a big pain. > >> > >> When developing a custom gambas control I quite often include a test > >> form inside that project. That form is used extensively during > >> development of the custom control (i.e. even before I package and > >> deploy the control in client projects, and sometimes even later when > >> issues arise...) Now, here's the problem. If I have given the > >> control a "development" name and I later want to give it a more > >> meaningful name, the entire custom control project collapses because > >> the renamed class does not exist in the test form. > >> > >> An example might illuminate. I am working on a "lightweight" version > >> of the native DirChooser control - in essence, I want to get rid of > >> much of the extended functionality of the native control and just be > >> able to display a directory tree, no file view, no added vitamins > >> etc. So, I copied the native source and have expunged much of the > >> features I do not need. The goal is to just display a directory tree > >> in a side bar, so I need to get rid of the extra features and just > >> show the tree. It's a bit like the IDE project tree sidebar but even > >> simpler. > >> > >> So developmentally, I (like the fool I am) renamed the "target" > >> control class as XDirChooser. Now I want to rename that class > >> "LWDirChooser" (for Light Weight) so it will appear in the IDE quite > >> visibly. But having done that, the test form is now invalid and the > >> component wont compile.... grrr. To work around this I need to edit > >> the test.form file and change the XDirChooser to a LWDirChooser, then > >> it all works. > >> > >> But it is a right royal PITA! > >> > >> This bug is raised in the spirit of your comment at the end of the > >> "How to develop Program Components in Gambas" page: Conclusion > >> > >> I try to find the easiest way of making components with the IDE. It > >> is not perfect yet, but if you have any comment, question or problem, > >> please use the mailing-list! > >> > > > > I didn't think about that. It's because I usually directly use the final > > name of the control, and so my test forms are always valid. > > > > The problem is more general anyway, as if you rename any class in your > > project, other classes will continue to use the old name, and will fail > > at compilation or execution time. > > > > You have to rename the class by hand everywhere, and in the forms you > > cannot do that if it was not already opened before you renamed the class. > > > > I will try to implement an automatic renaming of form classes. It may > > slow down the renaming process, but I think I have no choice... > > > > The bug should be fixed in revision #7831. > > Regards, > > -- > Benoît Minisini > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic > patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are > consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, > J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity > planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user Yahoo! And welcome back. b -- B Bruen <adamn...@gnail.com (sort of)> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user