[First: Remember to upgrade the PPM modules before you try to run demos or build your own windows. Just run the install.bat files in the PPM dir. The GUI Loft...
Johan Lindstrom
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Aug 10, 2001 5:32 pm
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WOW...Thanks Johan!!! It's amazing how fast you put that together. So, on another topic, do you know how to change the Program Icon (as viewed in Windows...
Joseph H. Schwendt II
jhs2@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:10 pm
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... Sorry, no. But it's something I'd like solved too. Searching the ActiveState forums a few months ago didn't produce much. I guess you can simply...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:36 pm
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Release theme: loose ends wrapped up neatly. * Manipulate controls: SHIFT snaps to horizontal/vertical movement * Demo program: FileDisplay * StatusBar...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 19, 2001 3:03 pm
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Release theme: Almost done No need to download the new release unless you need any of the two new controls: * Graphic * Toolbar The only control not...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 23, 2001 9:21 am
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Is there a possibility of having a mode which generates straight perl code to a file? One of the hard parts is how to save the "config" and then load it back...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 23, 2001 12:48 pm
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... That was the original plan, but I finally decided against it. The reasons are described here: ...
Johan Lindstrom
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Aug 23, 2001 1:11 pm
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Ok, for example, the -maximizebox => 0, -minimizebox =>1, -helpbutton => 0, properties passed to the Window object are things I use alot. Mainly, I use these...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 23, 2001 2:35 pm
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... Ahhh, simple things[1] . They're on the priority todo list now. ... I'm not exactly sure how that works (haven't used it yet), but it sound like it falls...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 23, 2001 2:56 pm
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Personally, I use the the MSXML parser that comes with IE 5+. It does a great job and supports all of the XML standards in place at the time IE 5 was...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 23, 2001 3:28 pm
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Release theme: Failure is not an option--boxes are I added the requested Window options and found a few more in GUI.xs: Maximizebox Minimizebox Helpbox Menubox...
Johan Lindstrom
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Aug 23, 2001 5:49 pm
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Johan, I downloaded and ran the install.bat file in the adhoc and loft directories, however, when I run the exe, I dont get the new properties. One more thing,...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 23, 2001 6:30 pm
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Johan, there are three tar files Win32-Gui-loft-x.xx-PPM.tar.gz where the x.xx are 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03 in the zip. All three contain the window.pm file,...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 23, 2001 7:04 pm
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... What if you try with a new window, does that window contain the new properties? I have a mechanism for keeping the .gld files forwards compatible, but it...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 24, 2001 7:38 am
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I did try a new window, no such luck AFTER I put the correct version of window.pm into place. The PPM install put one of the older version of window.pm into...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 24, 2001 11:12 am
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Release theme: Not this time New: Aligning controls. Can be found in the Edit menu, or by right-clicking selected controls in the Design window. [As always:...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 26, 2001 6:18 pm
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How about docking the toolbar and properties window to the main window? Is that something that can be done fairly easily, while letting those who want them...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 27, 2001 1:23 pm
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... Sure, although I'm not sure how useful that would be since you (or at least I :) tend to put the windows in a useful way and then leave them there. Does...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 27, 2001 1:35 pm
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... The "Main" window with the File, Edit, Design, Help Menu. Perhaps having the toolboar "docked" to the right of the listbox which shows your controls, and...
Frazier, Joe Jr
joe.frazier@...
Aug 27, 2001 2:11 pm
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... I still don't quite see the need for them to be "docked", as opposed to just being located in a convenient manner. Or is it that we mean different things...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 27, 2001 5:40 pm
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Release theme: select * from controls This is a micro-release with only one extra feature: You can select/deselect controls by right-clicking on them (you get...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Aug 28, 2001 11:09 am
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I'm really not sure how to explain this... but I've been using GUI Loft to design a GUI for a program with a lot of parts... and it's come to the point where I...
Ultimate Red Dragon
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Sep 3, 2001 6:12 pm
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... Sounds weird. Sounds like Data::Dumper (used to save .gld files) isn't very happy with something. Please let me have a look at the .gld file you have that...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:54 pm
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Hmm, I really can't email it as Yahoo insists on hiding your email address. §Flame§ / Ultimate Red Dragon ... isn't very ... crashes...
Ultimate Red Dragon
sccouchman@...
Sep 4, 2001 2:39 am
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... Seems like Data::Dumper isn't happy at _all_ with the data structure for some reason. Might be circular references. Anyway, when I load your 167K file and...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Sep 4, 2001 5:16 pm
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Hmm, well I hope we see it soon. I wanna finish my program. :) I'd try to edit it outside of GUI Loft but it can't export into perl. I read the reasons as to...
Ultimate Red Dragon
sccouchman@...
Sep 4, 2001 7:10 pm
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I was trying to sucessfully get Perl to import what I DO have sucessfully saved... when something strange happened... One of the few times I sucessfully got it...
Ultimate Red Dragon
sccouchman@...
Sep 5, 2001 3:54 am
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... Bug accepted and added to todo list. ... -snip- ... In your Design, you have a number of clusters, one for each Tab in the TabStrip control. So far, so...
Johan Lindstrom
johanl@...
Sep 5, 2001 7:09 am
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... the ... connect the ... Cluster ... Unfortunately you're right... I had actually done that already, but I had forgotten that it had failed to save that...
Ultimate Red Dragon
sccouchman@...
Sep 5, 2001 11:04 am
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Ok.... I was able to hack the gld file using a text editor to add the clusters... and it seems to work... but when it first loads it still has a problem with...