Rev.101 Revisited... Background groups

2005-04-27 Thread docmann
Hello folks, I'm getting ready to rewrite (expand) my existing application using a new tabbed interface and another design question comes to mind before getting too serious about it. When using a selection of controls as a grouped background on a tabbed interface, do the controls retain (inherit)

Re: Rev.101 Revisited... Background groups

2005-04-27 Thread Dan Shafer
Off-hand, one *possible* way of doing this (if I'm understanding correctly what you want, which is no guarantee) would be to: 1. Use a group with background behavior for the controls. 2. Have each control call a function or handler with the same name on all tabs. 3. Put the *scripts* for those

Re: Rev.101 Revisited... Background groups

2005-04-27 Thread docmann
Thanks for the suggestions, Dan. I'll try that with a sample stack to test the functionality. The UI has become extremely complex already which is the reason for the re-write (adding tabs and more features). One way or another, I'm sure I'll get it figured out. Off-hand, one *possible* way of