dialog box layouts.... :(

Thanks for the replies to my earlier posts.
I ordered the protobox stuff and will try it out soon.

One of the big problems I am having is the huge amounts of dead space
between labels and edit boxes as shown in the
example below. also with a row as shown in the second example...
I'm probably doing something wrong. It seems that the longer the text is in
the label, the more dead space between the label
and the edit box. The same happens as in the second example... as you can
see I have tried controlling it with a width call out, but
it does not seem to do anything!!

Help!!




//***** start of 3dm stuff
//***** start of 3dm stuff
//***** start of 3dm stuff
//***** start of 3dm stuff

: boxed_column {
fixed_width = true;

: edit_box {
alignment = left;
edit_width = 5;
fixed_width = true;
key = "$3dm_rate";
label ="3d milling while soft rate $/hour:";
width = 10;
}

: edit_box {
alignment = left;
edit_width = 5;
fixed_width = true;
key = "$3dm_time";
label ="3d milling while soft in minutes:";
width = 10;
}
}

//***** end of 3dm stuff
//***** end of 3dm stuff
//***** end of 3dm stuff
//***** end of 3dm stuff




2nd example: other stuff with lots of extra spaces.......

: row {
alignment = left;
fixed_width = true;

: text {
alignment = left;
fixed_width = true;
label ="Total grind + setup cost:";
width = 1;
}

: text {
alignment = left;
fixed_width = true;
key = "$total_grind+setup_cost";
width = 10;
}
}

 

I'm not sure what protobox is as I've never used it but ObjectDCL would do
what your trying to do. It's what I use and it's full of features. You
could look at www.objectdcl.com .

Devin

 

Anyone needing help with ODCL can email me, I have done lots of development on it now.
There are tricks you have to know due to a couple bugs. My programming patterns are pretty well refined though for the
ODCL and I really like using it. You will never want to go back to DCL after using it.
Also, it is tructured like VB with events and properties and activex controls, its more powerful but easier to use than
DCL. Its .
I wish there was a group for it somewhere so I could go back and forth with people and have others learn from it...
Would you consider doing that Adesk? Maybe a "PN-Take ODCL" group....
Protobox does not come close IMHO.


"Devin" <>
|>I'm not sure what protobox is as I've never used it but ObjectDCL would do
|>what your trying to do. It's what I use and it's full of features. You
|>could look at www.objectdcl.com .
|>
|>Devin
|>
|>|>> Thanks for the replies to my earlier posts.
|>> I ordered the protobox stuff and will try it out soon.
|>>
|>> One of the big problems I am having is the huge amounts of dead space
|>> between labels and edit boxes as shown in the
|>> example below. also with a row as shown in the second example...
|>> I'm probably doing something wrong. It seems that the longer the text is
|>in
|>> the label, the more dead space between the label
|>> and the edit box. The same happens as in the second example... as you can
|>> see I have tried controlling it with a width call out, but
|>> it does not seem to do anything!!
|>>
|>> Help!!
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>> //***** start of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** start of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** start of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** start of 3dm stuff
|>>
|>> : boxed_column {
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>>
|>> : edit_box {
|>> alignment = left;
|>> edit_width = 5;
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>> key = "$3dm_rate";
|>> label ="3d milling while soft rate $/hour:";
|>> width = 10;
|>> }
|>>
|>> : edit_box {
|>> alignment = left;
|>> edit_width = 5;
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>> key = "$3dm_time";
|>> label ="3d milling while soft in minutes:";
|>> width = 10;
|>> }
|>> }
|>>
|>> //***** end of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** end of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** end of 3dm stuff
|>> //***** end of 3dm stuff
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>> 2nd example: other stuff with lots of extra spaces.......
|>>
|>> : row {
|>> alignment = left;
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>>
|>> : text {
|>> alignment = left;
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>> label ="Total grind + setup cost:";
|>> width = 1;
|>> }
|>>
|>> : text {
|>> alignment = left;
|>> fixed_width = true;
|>> key = "$total_grind+setup_cost";
|>> width = 10;
|>> }
|>> }
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>

James Maeding
Civil Engineer/Programmer

 

Trader....

Protobox is only $60.00 compared to $100.00 for basic ODCL.

Just for that I'm not going to call you anymore....

Sure you have to giveup flexability and yeah it can compile to ARX, so what,
if you can add extra features that Protobox doesn't have, and create
standalone executables............................maybe I should really look
at more seriously.....


hehehe....

Just kidding......

Still I'll be get getting more and more in the future into .Net

patterns are pretty well refined though for the

controls, its more powerful but easier to use than

with people and have others learn from it...

 

Why would adesk create a group for a product it doesn't do any work on or
make any money from or see any benifits from in any way, shape or form?

Why not contact 3rd Day Software to have them create a support
site/newgroup? Or create your own? www.odclusers.com is available and
adding a bulletin board/support board is free and easy.

--
Kevin Nehls

with people and have others learn from it...

 

FYI -
For those of you that may be going to AutoDesk University this year, I will
be teaching an ObjectDCL class. It's intended to help people get up and
running with ODCL and show what's possible.

Joel Roderick
www.caddevelopmentgroup.com

 

wise guy...