[Lazarus] TSplitter

[waldo kitty]

On 8/21/2010 04:28, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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> On Sat, 21 Aug 2010, waldo kitty wrote:
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>> On 8/20/2010 22:00, Paul Ishenin wrote:
>>> 21.08.2010 9:17, Bernd Kreuss wrote:
>>>> How is the splitter supposed to be used? Can It be configured in the
>>>> form editor at all? And if so, what steps are needed to configure a
>>>> vertical splitter between two controls in the form editor?
>>> 1. set Align := alLeft for the first control,
>>> 2. set Align := alLeft for the splitter and move it after the first control
>>> 3. set Align := alClient for the second control
>>
>> wow... that doesn't seem "intuitive" at all :?
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> Why not ?

well, i'm not sure why not... as a new user, i'd be confused about how to use 
it, that's for sure... i doubt that it would occur to me to use the above steps...

> I've been doing it for 12 years like this, never gave it a second
> thought. It's perfectly logical and no different from learning how to use a
> combobox.

i've not had any problems with combo boxes that i'm aware of... i guess my point 
was that of if someone with no clue wanted to start coding, they'd have 
problems... but that's ok... they'll learn sooner or later :)