On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Nir Levy wrote:
> I think the new vtcl-1.08 look and feel is MUCH BETTER then the old versions.
> But:
there's always a "but :)
> 1. I think using a listbox on a -overrideredirect toplevel will be better
> looking then a tk_optionMenu becuase I (for one) have about 80-90 fonts and
> can see only 20-30 of them in the tk_optionMenu because of the lack of screen
> space (win95 does not the wonderfull virtual desktop :(
more like this is a weakness in the tk menu implementation. I shouldn't
have to write a custom menu program just because I need long menus.
> 2. I think making the toolbars transient WAS a good choice but the problem
> of size conflicts on win95 is terrible as I can only see half of the
> geometry manager (tk8.02 - yea, yea, I know ). isn't there a way to set up
> the toplevel's size after packing a inner widgets ?
I am planning on writing a new Geometry Manager window that is more
flexible and informative (and doesn't rely on the placer).
> 3. I still did'nt figure out how to create tk8.0 menubars (if at all possible)
Double-click on the background on a toplevel and you will get the menu
editor. It still has a few bugs, but it basically works.
> Thanks for a great application
> /NL
My apologies to all for being off the air for the last week or so.
Numerous things were consipring against me (including the internic)
to make net access nearly impossible.
-stewart-
