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g3nrw
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Re: Graphics paint issue -- incomplete objects
« Reply #2 on: Dec 20^th, 2014, 09:06am »

Thanks Richard

Yes, it was an overlapping bounding box situation. Now fixed.

I tried to use Group boxes, but dropped them because:

a. There isn't enough vertical room
b. More important, they are barely visible

How did I draw the horizontal "dividing lines"?

Code:

PROC_static(dlg%, \
\  "_________________________________________________________________________________________" + \
\  "_________________________________________________________________________________________" + \
\  "_________________________________________________________________________________________" , \
\staticUnderline%,   0, 19, panelWidth%, 9,0)

Re your challenge: being more used to the graphics capability of VB, I have been looking at the possibility of positioning the controls on a form using the mouse, then extracting the X/Y/delta-X/delta-Y parameters for BB4W. But don't hold your breath!

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rtr2
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Re: Graphics paint issue -- incomplete objects
« Reply #3 on: Dec 20^th, 2014, 11:59am »

on Dec 20^th, 2014, 09:06am, g3nrw wrote:

I have been looking at the possibility of positioning the controls on a form using the mouse

Did you not design your form using DLGEDIT (or one of the improved, custom, versions such as JDlgEdit or DlgEditCE)? Designing a complex dialogue box without a graphical aid is hard work!

Incidentally I presume nothing came of the idea of porting FreeForm to BB4W, which somebody said they were planning to attempt.

Richard.

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g3nrw
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Re: Graphics paint issue -- incomplete objects
« Reply #4 on: Dec 20^th, 2014, 2:57pm »

Dlgeditce is a new one on me. I will have a look at it.

Yes, it is hard to write the raw code, specially when you have to move most of the controls down the screen by 5 units to make room for something else!

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