Re: Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-25 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Mike, > Am 25.05.2024 um 17:07 schrieb Mike Kerner via use-livecode > : > > a couple of notes on bob's comments: > * the widgets were written by a third party using lcb. lc purchased the > source. AHA! Well, that explains the "inconsistency" in the syntax. > unfortunately, the source is

Re: Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-25 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
a couple of notes on bob's comments: * the widgets were written by a third party using lcb. lc purchased the source. unfortunately, the source is closed, so your ability to improve them is limited. (then there's the whole matter of the property editor and property inspector not being documented,

Re: Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-24 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Yes I was very surprised when first working with widgets how limited their list of commands and properties are. The only widget I use is the segmented control, and only then because the tab panel looks godaweful ugly in Windows, and I can maintain visual constancy using the segmented control.

Re: Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-21 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Bob, > Am 21.05.2024 um 17:09 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > I find a lot of the widget properties less than useful. Try setting the > widths of all the tabs of a segmented control to a specified width based upon > the total width of the widget. no, I won't! :-D > Bob S >

Re: Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I find a lot of the widget properties less than useful. Try setting the widths of all the tabs of a segmented control to a specified width based upon the total width of the widget. Bob S On May 21, 2024, at 7:48 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi firends, this came up in the LC

Strange syntax in new widgets!?

2024-05-21 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi firends, this came up in the LC forum: How can I delete a line in a PolyGrid? "deleteline" or something did not work, so I searched the dictionary and found that one needs to set a PROPERTY to do so: ... put 2 into tLine set the pgDeleteRow of widget "PolyGrid" to tLine ... Very intuitive in