+1 tabstops is another property I use quite a bit in scrolling list fields which is no longer available in the LC8 PI.
Will the geometry manager appear at some point? I know it's a bit rough round the edges for complex situations but I've always found it to work quite well for simple resizing. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Richard Gaskin <[email protected] > wrote: > Kay C Lan wrote: > > It appears to be a 'smart' option. >> >> If your field is large enough and contains data that could be interpreted >> as a table then when you select the field the property inspector gives you >> an extra 'table' tool. So for me, a couple of one line fields I have when >> I >> select the property inspector the third tool across the top is 'Colors', >> but if I select a large field with multiple lines of formatted text in it, >> the third tool becomes the 'Table' tool and Colors and the rest are moved >> to the right. >> > > How large is "large"? How does one turn an empty rectangle field into a > table field? Sometimes I use single-line fields with table formatting > (vgrid), sometimes multi-line, sometimes I use vgrid with listBehavior, > sometimes without.... > > Rather than the IDE try to guess what I'm going, perhaps it could simply > provide options for the selected object and let me make my own choices. > > Adjusting the order of buttons prevents people from acquiring muscle > memory with the tool, already made surprisingly difficult with the small > target area for the tab icons. After all, the whole point of moving from > the option control to tab icons was for ease of access, and Fitts' Law and > all that.... > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > [email protected] http://www.FourthWorld.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
