Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-09-08 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, > I feel I am missing something not knowing anything about base :-/ so > please any example ( and steps for dummies ) to test with base would be > very interesting for me attached to the issue (pretty minimalistic, but it should give you an idea when you open the form in the DBDoc). > y

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-09-05 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank, On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 11:29 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > Hi Noel, > which reminds me that I wanted to attach a small sample database for you > to the issue ... still interested in, now that the patch is finished? I feel I am missing something not knowing anyt

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-09-05 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, >> You enable the "Link" check box the wrong way 'round - it must be >> enabled when there is *no* field, since if and only the control is bound >> to a field, then the image will be stored in the database, anyway. > that's why I didn't like not being able to test it, but still I > shoul

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-09-04 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 11:53 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > Hi Noel, > > > It seems to work (but.. /me is not very unfamiliar with gui things ) I > > made it so the SvURLBox thingy now accepts an externally defined > > placeholder ( I hope where I defined the r

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-09-01 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, > It seems to work (but.. /me is not very unfamiliar with gui things ) I > made it so the SvURLBox thingy now accepts an externally defined > placeholder ( I hope where I defined the resource for use with the > formcontrol browser is acceptable ), if the placeholder is displayed, > the fi

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-21 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank I found some time ( took a little longer than I thought to get back to this ) to look again at the patch, the latest iteration is attached to the iz issue, hopefully it addresses all of the issues :-) On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 13:30 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > H

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-11 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, >> since of course we want it to handle the placeholder text >> as one big chunk only (i.e. when the user starts to type, the place >> holder is completely removed). Not sure how difficult this would be. >> > not sure what you mean about that, probably what you mean will become > obv

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-11 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 11:25 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > Hi Noel, > > thanks for your recent changes, this is going to look better and better ... Thanks for the positive feeback !! > > Two non-negligible (IMO) issues: > > + removing an embedded image from a

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-11 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, thanks for your recent changes, this is going to look better and better ... Two non-negligible (IMO) issues: + removing an embedded image from a control is possible in some round-about way only: You need to set a linked image, and then remove it. This is a pretty bad user experienc

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-07 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 23:42 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > Hi Noel, > Forget about that, it also happens in the MWS (m29). Because it was > about bitmaps, I assumed it had to do with your changes for saving > embedded images - sorry. Going to submit an issue. np

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-07 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, >> + bug: >> - open a new text document >> - insert an image control >> - do not assign any graphics to the image control >> - save the document >> => assertion saying something about forbidden acccess to an empty >> bitmap >> (non-product builds only) > seems to be to

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-08-06 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank, eventually found some time to revisit this yesterday & today :-) I will try to combine responses to the last two emails from you to explain what I have done ( hope this doesn't confuse things more ) On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 13:38 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > -

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-07-30 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, >> actually, I think the usage of SfxMedium there is historically only, >> dating back to times when images where loaded asynchronously. Not sure >> if this is still the case today, but given that in a lot of cases, the >> "real" loading happens internally beforehand, then the bits are co

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-07-29 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank, wow fast response !!! ( /me is not so fast and also was not is work yesterday ) On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 13:38 +0200, Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: > Hi Noel, > > > appeared on my radar again ;-), so I decided to try and fix it > myself. > > great, I'm looking forward

Re: [dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-07-28 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany
Hi Noel, > appeared on my radar again ;-), so I decided to try and fix it myself. great, I'm looking forward to have this feature. > I do have some > questions/queries etc. when looking at the patch you will see my silly > comments about those The only question I found is the patch is the one a

[dba-dev] embedded images in form controls

2008-07-25 Thread Noel Power
Hi Frank, while trying to a) make import of controls in Excel docs for calc a little better & b) trying to import vba Userforms ( and associated api ) http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38215 appeared on my radar again ;-), so I decided to try and fix it myself. I attached a patch