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How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5413]

Wed, 20 September 2006 09:52

laurice
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I'd like to achieve this effect wherein in my TopWindow, I add an insetframe and then i want all my other windows will only move on the insetframe regions. How do I do this?

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5416 is a reply to message #5413]

Wed, 20 September 2006 12:24

mirek
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laurice wrote on Wed, 20 September 2006 03:52

I'd like to achieve this effect wherein in my TopWindow, I add an insetframe and then i want all my other windows will only move on the insetframe regions. How do I do this?

I am not really sure if I undestood the problem well...

Anyway, from this description, what you require is default behaviour.

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5423 is a reply to message #5416]

Thu, 21 September 2006 03:00

laurice
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Luzr,

Oh quite vague in my description there. Anyways, attached a file here of what I want my first U++ app to be.

As you can see I want those two small windows inside the insetframe to be moved within the boundaries of the insetframe only. Can you refer me to some docs, or snippets?

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[Updated on: Thu, 21 September 2006 03:00]

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5427 is a reply to message #5423]

Thu, 21 September 2006 11:07

zsolt
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This is MDI and it is not supported by Ultimate++, AS I know.

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5432 is a reply to message #5423]

Thu, 21 September 2006 15:15

mirek
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Yes, it is MDI and is not directly supported.

You could however, with some non-trivial effort, achieve this by painting all frames yourself.

(I am sorry for not undestanding you at first, "frame" has a little bit different meaning in U++ terminology).

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5455 is a reply to message #5432]

Sat, 23 September 2006 17:06

laurice
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Thanks Luzr and Zsolt.

So for now, I'll track the where the windows will be dragged on the screen and contain it on the rect/region of the mother frame? Right?

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5457 is a reply to message #5455]

Sat, 23 September 2006 18:41

mirek
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laurice wrote on Sat, 23 September 2006 11:06

Thanks Luzr and Zsolt.

So for now, I'll track the where the windows will be dragged on the screen and contain it on the rect/region of the mother frame? Right?

Actually, if you want to start implementing MDI, just make sub-"windows" based on Ctrls, that is the simplest solution.

In fact, the most complicated issue here is to paint proper frames for individual "windows" and teach them to react to resize/move events.

Mirek

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5478 is a reply to message #5457]

Tue, 26 September 2006 11:06

laurice
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Luzr,

Yes I understand the intricate details on tracking the events relative to the sub-windows and it's parent as well and trigger the paint functions. This is a lot of work, and I've decided to reorganize the UI in splitter instead.

Thanks a lot for shedding light on this, hoping we can have MDI support next.

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Re: How to contain frame inside an insetframe? [message #5479 is a reply to message #5478]

Tue, 26 September 2006 11:18

mirek
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laurice wrote on Tue, 26 September 2006 05:06

Luzr,
Yes I understand the intricate details on tracking the events relative to the sub-windows and it's parent as well and trigger the paint functions. This is a lot of work, and I've decided to reorganize the UI in splitter instead.

Actually, it is not THAT lot of work. I think it could be done in 500 lines or so (more for generic solution, less for single application).

[Updated on: Tue, 26 September 2006 11:23]

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