[Laszlo-user] syntax problem using variables in a view's x and y

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Would it make more sense to propose the addition of a "position" attribute to the view class? It could be set to "absolute" or "relative" (and default to absolute) - this would mirror the CSS attribute of the same name.

Getting and setting the x or y position of a relatively positioned view would set or return the value relative to parent, whilst getting or setting an absolutely positioned view would set or return the value relative to canvas.

I suspect this could also be achieved by creating a custom layout with a position attribute, or by extending the view class.


 
On Thursday, April 06, 2006, at 03:37PM, William Krick <wkrick at eio-online.com> wrote:

>I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on "x" vs "absolutex"...
>-----Original Message-----
>From: William Krick [mailto:wkrick at eio-online.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:05 PM
>To: laszlo-user at openlaszlo.org
>Subject: RE: [Laszlo-user] syntax problem using variables in a view's x
>and y
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>
>Ok, that makes sense now.
>
>It *is* a little strange though in that it isn't symmetrical...
>
>When I query a view for its x or y, it gives me its position relative to the canvas, but when I set a view's x or y, I'm setting the its position relative to its parent.
>
>I think it would make more sense if there were two types of x positions..
>
>view.x  and  view.absolutex
>
>view.x is always the x relative to the view's parent.
>
>view.absolutex is always the x relative to the canvas.
>
>Obviously, this all applies to y as well.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Stowell [mailto:dstowell at laszlosystems.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:47 PM
>To: William Krick; laszlo-user at openlaszlo.org
>Subject: RE: [Laszlo-user] syntax problem using variables in a view's x
>and y
>
>
>> But shouldn't it still work with parent.x+5 anyway?
>
>Not quite. parent.x refers to the parent's x position relative to the 
>canvas. In your example, the first red view has an x of 0 in the canvas. 
>The interior view is constrained to have an x of parent.x + 5, which 
>works out to 5 in this case. The second red view has an x of 100 
>relative to the canvas. The interior view therefore has an x of 105. 
>Since it is being place 105 pixels from the left of the second red view, 
>the views are not working as desired. Here's a modified version:
>
><canvas width="600" height="400">
>
>     <simplelayout axis="x"/>
>
>     <view name="first"
>           bgcolor="red" width="100" height="100">
>         <view bgcolor="black"
>               width="${ parent.width - 10 }" height="${ parent.height - 
>10 }"
>               x="5" y="5"/>
>     </view>
>
>     <view name="second"
>           bgcolor="red" width="100" height="100">
>         <view bgcolor="black"
>               width="${ parent.width - 10 }" height="${ parent.height - 
>10 }"
>               x="5" y="5"/>
>     </view>
>
></canvas>
>
>>> <canvas width="600" height="400">
>>>   <simplelayout axis="x"/>
>>>
>>>   <view bgcolor="red" width="100" height="100">
>>>     <view bgcolor="black"
>>>           width="${parent.width-10}"
>>>           height="${parent.height-10}"
>>>           x="${parent.x+5}"
>>>           y="${parent.y+5}"/>
>>>   </view>
>>>
>>>   <view bgcolor="red" width="100" height="100">
>>>     <view bgcolor="black"
>>>           width="${parent.width-10}"
>>>           height="${parent.height-10}"
>>>           x="${parent.x+5}"
>>>           y="${parent.y+5}"/>
>>>   </view>
>>>
>>> </canvas>
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>>
>> Dan Stowell
>> Software Engineer
>> Laszlo Studios
>>
>>
>>
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>
>Dan Stowell
>Software Engineer
>Laszlo Studios
>
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