Okay, I'm going to show my complete ignorance... In the objected-oriented model of Delphi or, based on my little experiments, Cocoa, every object is a descendant of "TObject" or "NSObject" and every visual control is a child of TControl or Control.
I can place, either in the IDE or via code, anything I can place on a form within a cell in Delphi. Obviously, this can be really stupid and cause headaches, but this is why I can put a table in a table or any sort of static control in a drop-down list. It's all a matter of the parent controls. In RB, should I assume that the cells of a table are a collection of EditFields? Or, is it a control that is drawn independently and the "edit field" is only superimposed while a cell is being edited? (Talk about a kludge?) I think the combo box is also rigged? Goes back to why tab panels can't be placed on each other, controls on tabs aren't "really" on the tabs.... etc. This would explain why so many things done by programmers of RB are canvas controls. - CSW _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
