Hi Mike, > Am 25.05.2024 um 17:07 schrieb Mike Kerner via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > 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 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, which makes fixing the properties > panels for the widgets much more interesting) > * i've completely replaced the segmented control and the tab panel with a > polyList, because it's more flexible, and i can get more functionality out > of it. > * give the polygrid a try. it is much, much faster than the datagrid, and i > have not had any issues with missing functionality (at least for what i'm > using it for). Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderful widget and I replaced the DataGrid with a PolyList/PolyGrid wherever possible in my projects. > On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> 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. YES! Same here... >> Well, also because I’m too lazy to implement any of the others just yet. >> >> Don’t get me wrong, there are some great widgets. But trying to replicate >> the functionality of datagrids, yeah not so much. >> >> Bob S Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de https://www.major-k.de/bass kl...@major-k.de _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
