Mark, (I assume that you are using Pivot 1.5.1)
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/pivot/tags/v1.5.1/tutorials/src/org/apache/pivot/tutorials/explorer/ http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/pivot/tags/v1.5.1/tools/src/org/apache/pivot/tools/wtk/ Can you please attach the WTKX file you are having problems with? (You might have to put it in a zip for the mailing list to accept). It should make it easier to sort this out. It sounds like you need one or more ScrollPanes in the mix somewhere. http://pivot.apache.org/tutorials/scroll-panes.html http://pivot.apache.org/1.5.1/docs/api/org/apache/pivot/wtk/ScrollPane.html ScrollPanes have 'horizontalScrollBarPolicy' & 'verticalScrollBarPolicy' properties which affect how preferred widths & heights are calculated. http://pivot.apache.org/1.5.1/docs/api/org/apache/pivot/wtk/ScrollPane.ScrollBarPolicy.html I can't find much documentation for the various ScrollBarPolicy values, so for now I can only think to point you to http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/pivot/tags/v1.5.1/wtk/src/org/apache/pivot/wtk/skin/ScrollPaneSkin.java and ask that you search for 'ScrollBarPolicy' and look at the javadoc comments. One place that you can see the effect of different ScrollBarPolicy values is in the ComponentExplorer demo. Immediately to the left of the 'Properties' tab label, you will see a menu button which allows you to change the 'horizontalScrollBarPolicy' & 'verticalScrollBarPolicy' values used for the Visualization tab. Regards, Chris On 16 September 2010 03:00, Mark Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm ... I've taken out all my widths and set maximized to true, but I'm > still having problems. Perhaps It's the components I have. > > My top level component is a tab control - but the first tab pane will > only stretch out to the length of some text I have in the tab pane - it > doesn't care how much room the two split panes and a box pane in the tab > might want - it cuts them off if they are longer than the text - and > when you re-size, nothing scales - it all stays fixed - so you can't > even drag a larger window to fully see the controls. > > Any chance you could point me to the source of the component explorer demo? > > - Mark > > On 9/14/10 9:53 PM, Greg Brown wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > Yes, this is definitely possible - in fact, it is Pivot's default layout > behavior. You may find the tutorial section on Layout Containers helpful: > > > > http://pivot.apache.org/tutorials/layout-containers.html > > > > Here's one example: > > > > http://pivot.apache.org/demos/component-explorer.html > > > > Unfortunately, if you run it on a Mac, you'll see a flicker effect as you > resize the browser window. This is due to a low-level AWT issue that can be > controlled on Windows (and Linux, I believe) but not on the Mac. :-( It > doesn't affect desktop applications, though - only applets. > > > > One thing you'll probably want to do is be sure to set the "maximized" > property of your root window to true. Otherwise, the window won't expand to > take the full width and height of the display, and will always assume its > preferred size. > > > > In order to get the fluid resizing behavior in a browser, you'll need to > allow the user to resize the applet - this is most easily done by setting > the width and height of the applet to 100% so it occupies the entire client > area of the browser window. When run as a desktop application, a maximized > window will always resize with the native frame. > > > > The FAQ entry you mentioned refers to Pivot's ability to scale the UI - > try holding down the Control and Shift keys and use the mouse wheel while > the mouse is positioned over a Pivot app. You'll see what I mean. :-) > > > > Hope this helps! > > > > Greg > > > >> I've been working with pivot for a little while now (overall, it's been > >> a nice experience), and I still cannot see how to make a nice UI that > >> scales with the amount of screen real estate available - like most > >> modern desktop applications. > >> > >> I'd kind of come to the conclusion that this wasn't really possible - > >> and that pivot focused much more on fixed width applet type > applications. > >> > >> The best I could find was trying to hack around using tables and the > >> ability to do width by percentage with columns - but that doesn't seem > >> like a hopeful path. > >> > >> However, looking in the FAQ, I see this: > >> > >> "Pivot applications are inherently resolution independent. Bitmapped and > >> vector images are interchangeable, and the entire user interface can be > >> scaled to take advantage of high-resolution displays or for > >> accessibility purposes." > >> > >> This almost sounds like I can make a nice fluid UI that uses the space > >> available. So what am I missing? The components I am using do not scale > >> based on window size - something that's quite easy to accomplish with > >> Swing or any other UI tookits I've used. > >> > >> Any help? > >> > >> Thanks a lot, great software > >> > >> - Mark > > > >
